The Soroptimist House of Hope cordially invites you to our virtual Mother’s Day Tea Party on May 8, 2021 at 2 P.M. via Zoom.
Day: Saturday, May 8, 2021
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom
We are starting our 40th year of helping women out of the addiction of substance use. During those 4 decades over 4000 women have become better mothers, daughters, sisters and productive members of society.
Please join our celebration with a donation of $40.00 and receive a tea party place setting in-a-box that will be delivered to you before May 8th. RSVP deadline is May 1, 2021.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR “A DAY OF HOPE” ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
We are pleased to announce that we have scheduled our annual “A Day of Hope” event for Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 11:00 am. The festivities will be held online this year so you can participate from wherever you are! This year’s event will also serve as our 40th anniversary celebration to commemorate our four decades of service. “A Day of Hope” will include an informative and inspirational video presentation, an online silent auction, and a special gift for every guest. Keep an eye on your email for more details. We hope to see you there!
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Soroptimist House of Hope
President's Message
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January 2021 - March 2021
Happy Spring, everyone! Our desert environment knows how to use the small amounts of rain to get the best results! Everything is blooming!! We wish to all that we will be able to enjoy this Spring as no other! Our staff , again, get great kudos for maintaining the consistency of operations and of our SHOH program. We are starting the 40th year of Soroptimist House of Hope with A Mothers Day Virtual Tea Party on Saturday May 8, 2021 and invite you to please respond. Its a fun way to give a boost to SHOH IN 2021!
Take care, all!
May God bless us all.
Trish Klimkiewicz
SHOH Board President
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Happy Spring wishes from George Fisher, Former SHOH President, Easter Bunny and Bob Dominguez |
CELEBRATING
40 YEARS OF WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
1981-2021
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Soroptimist House of Hope
Executive Director's Message
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January 2021 - March 2021
I love to watch the little flowers and the baby animals come to life! Spring is a renewal of life. In our work, we get to see this renewal of life in the women we serve. The staff at SHOH have had the opportunity to continue watching this happen during the devastating months of COVID 19. I have continued to watch the staff grow and use their skills and abilities to thrive during this time. I am beyond blessed to have been a part of this with them. I want to send them and all who have helped us to remain intact, a ginormous hug and thank you!
For each of you I pray; may you stay safe, may you stay healthy and may you stay positive.Come to our Virtual Tea Party for Mother’s Day on May 8, 2021! To help us with our mission with a recurring and/or one-time donation, please visit our website at www.recoveryhouseofhope.org
Your support is deeply appreciated by our Board of Directors, our staff and the women we help recover from the ravages of addiction.
Peace and Good Health to You,
Rebecca Norton, CADC-II, ICADC
Executive Director
"He is the God who made the world and everything in it." (Acts 17:24)
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Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny |
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Looking Back
Part Eight
.By Dot Reed, SHOH Past President
If you are reading this Newsletter, then you probably have read many others in the past.We have had several Editors over the years. All of whom provided information about SHOH, such as activities, celebrations, clients and staff.
I believe it started with Mary Jane Huling as “New Beginnings”.1991-2001. In those days we had to have it copied, printed, stapled, folded, addressed, stamped and mailed. Yes, snail mail! Remember that? I sure do!
The next editor was Cynthia “Oma” Gray from 2001 until 2005.In 2006 Judy Wehrli produced the newsletter until 2009.Then in 2009 Doris Churry designed the heading we now use with the butterflies and daisies. Doris continued as Editor until 2012. In 2012 we hired a Marketing Coordinator, Juanita Hernandez, who also did a great job until 2014 when she turned it over to Monica Little. Monica continued until 2019.Our current Editor is Oma again, and we are very happy that she stepped up until we find another Marketing Coordinator .
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Many thanks to all of our Editors of “New Beginnings”. Celebrating 40 years of Women helping Women. If you have any memories you would like to share please contact me at dreed66133@aol.com.
Dot Reed
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Cynthia "Oma" Gray and Monica Werner-Little |
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This section provides our readers with ideas for ways to help with in-kind donations. Your support is deeply appreciated!
SHOH NEEDS - DESERT HOT SPRINGS TREATMENT FACILITY:
- Masks/Face Coverings, Latex Gloves, Hand Sanitizer (Alcohol Content 70% or above)
- House of Hope T-Shirts
- Hygiene Products (Shampoo, Conditioner, Toothpaste, Bath Soap, Lotion, Deodorant, Feminine Napkins)
- 12-Step Books (AA Big Book and Twelve and Twelve Steps and Traditions)
- Office Supplies (Printer Ink, Paper, Binders, Journal Notebooks)
- Paper Goods (Toilet Paper-Scott Brand, Paper Towels, Kleenex)
SHOH NEEDS - BANNING HOPE’S HORIZONS RECOVERY RESIDENCE:
- Masks/Face Coverings, Latex Gloves, Hand Sanitizer (alcohol content 70% or above)
- Sprinkler system repair/replacement and re-landscape of front and backyards
- Laundry Supplies (Soap, Softener, Dryer Sheets)
- Paper Goods (Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Kleenex)
- Cleaning Supplies (Bleach, Lysol, etc.)
- Office Supplies (Printer Ink, Paper, Binders, File Folders, Storage Boxes)
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
JANUARY - MARCH 2021
Due to continued COVID-19 mandates, our usual events have been cancelled for the time being.
SOROPTIMIST HOUSE OF HOPE, INC.
COVID-19 STATEMENT
March 17, 2020
Soroptimist House of Hope (SHOH) is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our clients, staff and the community in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Due to the critical and potentially life-saving nature of our mission to help women with substance use disorders, we will continue to conduct our residential treatment programs at our Treatment Center in Desert Hot Springs and our Transitional Recovery Residence in Banning.
SHOH is following all guidance provided by the Centers of Disease Control, California Department of Health Care Services, and Riverside University Health Center (County of Riverside Departments of Behavioral and Public Health) in maintaining the health and safety of our clients, staff, and the community. Our clients and staff have been directed to practice social distancing techniques whenever possible as well as enhanced personal hygiene and self-care. Frequent and thorough cleaning procedures have been implemented at our facilities. We are screening all staff and clients for symptoms of COVID-19 on a daily basis, limiting group activities within the Treatment Center and Transitional Recovery Residence, suspending all off-site 12-Step meetings, volunteer, and social activities, prohibiting non-essential visitors, and facilitating immediate medical care for anyone displaying symptoms.
We are confident that these practices will keep our clients and staff healthy while we provide our valuable services to women in need. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email at houseohope2@aol.com or by phone at 951-849-9491.
Please take care and stay safe. Thank you for your support.
Rebecca Norton
Executive Director
Soroptimist House of Hope
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- Laura May Stewart Foundation
- Lorraine Becker
- Robert Rosenthal
- Sally Jac Schaefer
- San Gorgonio Pass Rotary Club
- Sharon Parkhouse
- Sharon R. Mullin
- Smart & Final
- Sun Lakes Women For Hope Tournament
- Supervisor Manuel Perez
- The Brudvik Family Trust
- The Champions Volunteer Foundation
- The Frank M. and Gertrude R. Doyle Foundation
- Tim Radigan-Brophy
- Union Pacific Foundation
- UPS Store - Desert Hot Springs
- Weingart Foundation
- Wells Fargo - Community Connection
PATRON SOROPTIMIST CLUBS
GOLD
SI Palm Desert
SI Palm Springs
SILVER
SI Beaumont-Banning
SI Blythe
SI Idyllwild
SI Moreno Valley
SI Twentynine Palms
SI Yucca Valley
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- Allstate Insurance
- Audrey Moe
- Bank of America
- Beaumont Women's Club
- Beth Friedman
- Bighorn Golf Charities - Big Horn Cares
- Brooke Peterson
- Charitable Estate Trust
- Charles Morton
- Costco
- Desert Healthcare District
- Diane Deshong
- Employees Community Fund of Boeing
- Faye Johnson
- Felice & Richard Cutler
- H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation
- International Dancers of Sun Lakes
- Judy Behm
- Kaiser Permanente
- Ken Diamond
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Despite the challenges of the past year, SHOH has been fortunate to receive pandemic-related funding to assist our ability to help our clients achieve sobriety, good health, and self-sufficiency. We obtained two Payroll Protection Program (PPP) Loans totaling $151,482 which were utilized to maintain our staff and will be fully forgiven by the federal government. In addition, we secured a Small Business Relief Grant of $15,000 from the State of California, a Business Assistance Grant of $10,000 from the County of Riverside, a Nonprofit Assistance Fund Grant of $10,000 from the Inland Empire Community Foundation, $9,054 from the CARES Act Healthcare Provider Relief Fund, and $5,000 from the Desert Healthcare District/Regional Access Project Foundation COVID-19 Recovery Fund. We were also awarded $15,000 from the Regional Access Project Foundation and $10,000 from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for our direct program services. These generous grants, along with donations from our supporters, have ensured our financial sustainability during the pandemic. Thank you for your generosity!
Soroptimist House of Hope relies on the generosity of charitable foundations to provide grants that strengthen our ability to help women overcome substance use disorders. As of March 31, 2021, we have received $207,636.00 for fiscal year 2020-2021. We are honored to collaborate with our foundation partners to meet our shared goals, and we extend our sincere thanks to all of our supporters! With substance use disorders rapidly increasing due to the social isolation and economic instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, SHOH is committed to maintaining our services during this unprecedented time of uncertainty and need.
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Support by Shopping at Ralphs |
Ralph's Cardholders can Help the
Soroptimist House of Hope
If you shop at Ralphs, simply go to their webpage ww.ralphs.com and at Community Rewards, sign up for Soroptimist House of Hope. Then a donation will be made by Ralphs to SHOH every time you shop. We receive a check directly from Ralphs every quarter. Thanks, Ralphs, and thanks to you for signing up.
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Shop on Amazon to Help SHOH.
Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase to SHOH! Simply click this link and log into your Amazon account. Thank you for your support!
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Dear Soroptimist Sisters,
I can’t thank you enough. I am in awe that a group of women have initiated and maintained continuity here at this wonderful place. I came here full of fear. I have been to rehabs before with poor results. They were much larger, understaffed and could be scary. This house doesn’t feel like a rehab. It is an individualized program with so much love and warmth. Not one staff member ever made me feel like I was bothering them. And, though I had an assigned counselor, who is wonderful, every single staff member was sensitive to my needs and took the time with me, dropping what they were doing and reminding me that I am worth being here, respected and answered with love. May God Bless You, this house and everyone that works here. D.B.
Hi, I would just like to say how grateful I am for House of Hope and Founders. Thank you Soroptimist for this chance to change my life around. If is wasn’t for this home and staff’s help, I believe I wouldn’t be clean and sober today. I’m blessed that I ended up here. I’m blessed that I got to forgive myself and others. Today, I no longer have to live with my wall up. I don’t have to worry of where I’ll spend the night next or if I’ll eat or not. I now know there is help out there. I no longer have to get loaded to avoid problems and pain. What I have to do today is keep connected with my sponsor, meetings and checking in with House of Hope. Work the program honestly and apply today and in my future what I’ve learned here. Make my bed every morning; eat as a family, keeping things clean and organized, staying connected with sisters in Recovery and going to as many meeting as I can. But more than anything, staying clean and sober. This place has taught me so much that I don’t have enough words to explain it. All I can do is show with actions how much I’m grateful for what you’ve done for me, all the support I got here, the help from each and every one of the staff members. Thank you. K.P.
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Dear Soroptimist,
I want to start by saying I was nervous when I came here. Until I looked up the meaning of the word Soroptimist on dictionary.com and found out that it means “best for women”. Then I got here an instantly fell in love with the kind, generous and truly loving staff. In my opinion, this really is the best program for women with substance abuse issues. In this program, I have learned that I no longer have to let my usage and past addiction problems run my life today for that I am very grateful. This program has also taught me coping skills and how to forgive myself and love the wonderful woman I am inside and out. None of that would be possible without the amazing, wonderful women who work here: Dot, Cindi, Arla, Kirby, Alexia, Christine, Lupe, Elizabeth Rebecca and our alumni. None of it would have ben possible for me. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you! My life is better now and I owe it all to you wonderful ladies. I love each and every one of you. I will never forget you guys or what you guys taught me. I love you. Sincerely, L.I.
Dear Soroptimist,
I want to thank you for supporting House of Hope. I cannot express to you how relieved I felt walking through that front door. I am an addict but I’m also a mother, a daughter and an employee. Before coming here, I was in active addiction and in despair. I’d lost custody of my kids and I was on the verge of losing my job and the roof over my heard. I was alone and desperate for help. Coming here was like coming home. Here I was fed and given a safe place to rest. I was no longer alone. The staff here has been warm, welcoming, understanding and supportive. They’ve shared their experience, strength, and hope with us women. They have educated us on the disease of addiction as well as teaching us coping skills and life skills that I believe will help me get through the hard times that life sometimes throws our way. You have something very special here and I have been fortunate for this experience. I was here for the holidays and we were blessed with so many thoughtful gifts. But the biggest blessing is House of Hope and the Soroptimists and the best gift was Recovery. Sincerely, Y.R.
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Board of Directors
Trish Klimkiewicz
President
Tim Radigan-Brophy
Vice President/Operations
Charlotte Hughlett
Recording Secretary
Maria Cox
Treasurer
Quality Assurance
Dot Reed
Past President / Director
Peggy Redmon
Director
Michael Platt
Director
Becky Goebel
Director
Mary Jo Boccadoro
Director
Advisory Board
Janice Heromena
S.I. Palm Desert
Kathy Talkington
SI Beaumont-Banning
Carol L. Curtis
Community Member
Administration
Banning/Desert Hot Springs
Rebecca Norton
CADC-II, ICADC
Executive Director
Cynthia "Oma" Gray
CADC-II, ICADC,
Executive Consultant
Hope's Horizons
Banning
Recovery Residence
Christine Rivas
Recovery Residence Manager/Office Assistant
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Residential Treatment Program
Desert Hot Springs
Lupe Stoneburner
CADC-II, ICADC,
Director/Program Manager
Cindi Handwerk
CADC - CAS,
SUD Counselor I
Arla Provo
CADC CAS
SUD Counselor I
Alexcia Ramirez
RADT Counselor
Kirbie Beltran
RADT Counselor
Elizabeth Buss
RADT
Weekend Night Attendant
Dr. Kenneth C. Russ, M.D.
Medical Director
Kim De Prati, PA
Physician's Assistant
Robert Jones, LCSW
Clinical Supervision
Linda Blumenthal, AMFT
Parenting and Co-Occurring Disorders Education
Dr. Braveheart Cordova, D.D., CADC-II
Grief/Forgiveness/Life Skills Education
Administration
Mark Guidry
Accounting Service
Margaret Henderson
Payroll Service
Christopher Francisco
Grant Writer
Open
Marketing Coordinator
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TYPICAL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES |
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- Morning Mediations - 31
- Smoking Cessation - 5
- Parenting Classes - 5
- Weekly Family Rap - 4
- Health Clinic/TB - 4
- Drug Education Class - 3
- Dept.Public Serv/Food stamps - 5
- Anger Management Group - 5
- Relapse Prevention Group - 5
- Self Esteem Group - 5
- Dr./Dentist appointments - 10
- Coordination Care Team Visits - 8
- Monthly Family Day - 1
- Healthy Relationships - 4
- CPS child Visits - 12
- Probation Visits - 7
- 12 Step Meetings - 31 Via Zoom
- Aftercare Workshops - 5
- Forgiveness, Grief and Life Skills - 1
- Co-Occurring Disorder Education - 5
The staff and clients are also involved in many community volunteer opportunities.
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Soroptimist House of Hope
PO Box 1055
Desert Hot Springs, California 92240
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