Vision

ChainBreakers Recovery vision is  to provide a supportive rehabilitative environment for ex-offenders, addressing re-offending risk factors in the context of employment, relationships and social skills.

Operation

ChainBreakers Recovery aims to provide an environment which would be of interest and relevance to the service users, as well as providing healthy and safe relationships. This environment would be the ChainBreakers Shed.

The shed will provide a ‘play ground’ for recovering men to attend and enable them to make new & safe ‘playmates’, thus providing intergenerational mentoring opportunities.

The shed will be manned by volunteers from the local area. These volunteers will comprise of retired men who have a background and interest in handyman skills and various hobby interests. It would be operated on a roster basis, to ensure optimum use and responsibility of the resources.

A volunteer ‘training course’ on how to relate to people from prison will also be available.

Strategy

This program is for those who desire  a permanent change from their past lifestyle. At present the service can only accommodate 6-8 service users.

Case management will be provided by a qualified Recovery Coach, who will help the service users identify their Vision, Values, and life Purpose, empower them to achieve the hopes and dreams they have for their life.

Coaching is done in conjunction with activities available from the shed program, as well as from the various course work conducted by TAFE Outreach. Some of the courses available over time will be:

• Computers
• Horticulture
• Carpentry
• Welding
• Paving, etc.
• Certificate courses are planned for the future. Other introductory courses will also be available such as the P.E.E.T program and the ‘Green card’ course.

Our Partners

• CareWorks NSW
• Telopea Church of Christ
• Mary MacKillop Outreach -  Ashfield / Marrickville Men’s Shed
• Housing NSW— Parramatta
• Parramatta City Council
• NSW Dept. Community Services Metro West - Cumberland
• NSW Dept. Corrective Services, Community Offender Services - Probation &  Parole; Parramatta.
• Prison Fellowship Australia—NSW Council
• Parramatta Leagues Club
• Carlingford/Dundas Lions Club
• Rotary Parramatta / Holroyd Community Drug Action Team (P/H CDAT)
• ChainBreakers Recovery is auspiced by CareWorks NSW which is a registered charity  & holds DGR & PBI status. All donations to ChainBreakers are tax deductible.

SMART RECOVERY

Are you worried about your drug or alcohol use? Do you want to regain control of your life?

Have you tried…

SMART Recovery

S.M.A.R.T – Self Management and Recovery Training – is a peer managed, self-help group that assists you recover from alcohol and drug use.

SMART Recovery teaches practical skills to help you deal with your problems enabling you to abstain and achieve a healthy lifestyle balance. We have mens and womens groups who meet at 16 Shortland Street, Telopea.

Men’s Group - Mondays 6.30pm to 8pm

Women’s Group - Wednesdays 10am to 12pm

Contact

Paul Leary JP - Recovery Coach

9638 7955 or 0425 223 808

chainbreakers@telopea.org.au