Removing Barriers

How Lifelines Counseling Center’s SAFE CARE Program Supports Parents in Recovery
Amelia Boles at Lifelines Counseling Center promoting Safe Care Program.

Amelia highlights how SAFE CARE steps in to cover the essential costs that often stand in the way of reunification, including:

Court Mandates: Covering costs for required drug screenings.

Transportation: Providing rides to appointments and court dates.

Daily Essentials: Supplying diapers, wipes, and other necessities for the baby.

By handling these logistical hurdles, SAFE CARE allows parents to focus entirely on their sobriety. Amelia shares a moving success story of a couple who, with this support, has successfully graduated from their program and is preparing to be reunited with their child this spring.

As Amelia puts it: “We’re not only saving lives, but we’re saving families.”

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Melanie Warner Spencer

Melanie Warner Spencer is a 20-year veteran journalist, photographer, jewelry designer and adult child of a person who was addicted to prescription opioids. She lives a joyfully alcohol-and substance-free life in New Orleans, in spite of the odds.

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