I believe you're referring to the drug treatment foundation Cenikor.
I've gathered some information for you.
Here you'll find the homepage of Cenikor's website:
Cenikor Foundation: Home
http://www.cenikor.org
Contact data for Cenikor:
Cenikor Foundation: Contact Us
http://www.cenikor.org/content.aspx?page=contactus
Some info on the concept and history of Cenikor, from the Cenikor site:
"A group of Colorado prisoners wanting to change the direction of
their lives started Cenikor in 1967. They dedicated themselves to
staying clean and sober and helping others do the same. The name
Cenikor was chosen to reflect the core or center of an individual-that
emotional muscle that weakens in all addictions.
Cenikor's first treatment facility was a small house in Lakewood,
Colorado. The organization now has long-term residential treatment
centers and outreach offices in three states serving 500 clients
daily. The corporate office is located in Houston, Texas...
The recovery program lasts about 2 1/2 years. It is not an easy path
and it is not for everyone. But for men and women, 18 years of age and
older, who truly want to change, it works. Ninety percent of those who
graduate from the program each year remain clean and sober...
Clients receive substance abuse therapy, housing, medical care,
educational opportunities, everything needed to prepare them for a
successful recovery-at no cost!
Everyone works their way through Cenikor. Clients work in
Cenikor-owned and operated businesses; in jobs in the facility; or
other on-the-job training programs. Because of this, and due to the
generosity of contributors, Cenikor, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization, does not rely on government support."
Cenikor Foundation: About Us
http://www.cenikor.org/content.aspx?cat=aboutus&page=aboutus
"1967
Cenikor founded at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City.
Former prisoners and addicts begin a peer-centered therapeutic
community with strict rules and guidelines. Those in the program
pledge to direct and support each other to change bad behavior.
Several businesses in Denver help Cenikor buy a small home in
Lakewood, Colorado, to serve as a residential facility...
1971
Cenikor expands operations to Houston in response to the city's search
for a reliable and effective drug treatment program. A residential
facility opens at the original Jefferson Davis Hospital, just outside
of downtown Houston. A few years later, Cenikor relocates to the old
William Penn Hotel on Texas Avenue.
1978-79
Cenikor purchases a residential treatment facility in Ft. Worth. The
Winn Dixie Corporation donates two buildings located at 2209 Main St.
to help our cause in North Texas. Cenikor sends representatives from
the Houston and Lakewood facilities to help renovate one of the
buildings and transform it into a livable facility that house up to
180 residents...
1994
Houston moves its residential facility to sprawling grounds in Deer
Park. The facility, formerly a rehab center owned by HCA (Hospital
Corporation of America) is remodeled by the residents and can
comfortably house up to 180 people. With an impressive total of 19
acres, this new facility has ample room for future growth...
1995
Cenikor establishes an outreach office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in
space provided by the city at the Dr. Leo S. Butler Community Center.
Through this office, more than 150 clients are accepted each year and
are transferred to Cenikor facilities in Texas and Colorado...
1999
To meet the need of residential treatment, the Office for Addictive
Disorders of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
(OAD/DHH) offers Cenikor the rent-free use of two buildings located on
the grounds of East Louisiana State Hospital. The agency will help
with the renovation. After extensive evaluation, it is determined that
renovation of the buildings will not be feasible.
The Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation makes a $1 million grant to Cenikor.
2000
Cenikor's Houston residential facility in Deer Park is paid off thanks
to generous contributions from Houston Endowment, Inc., The Hamill
Foundation, the Fondren Foundation, J.A. and Isabel M. Elkins
Foundation and Rockwell Fund.
A second Louisiana outreach office opens in New Orleans in space
provided by OAD/DHH, while the search continues for a suitable
residential building.
2001
The 152,000-square-foot building at 2414 Bunker Hill Drive in Baton
Rouge is purchased with proceeds from a bond issue through LPFA and
the State Bond Commission. Cenikor residents and staff renovate the
site.
2002
Treatment facility opens in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Department of
Health and Hospitals, Health Standards Section completes its survey
and grants Cenikor an initial license for 98 beds. We are currently
working on three more wings that will provide 72 additional beds.
Overall, 235 beds have been approved and this project represents only
a portion of the building. Future plans include a program for women
with children and outpatient services."
Cenikor Foundation: History
http://www.cenikor.org/content.aspx?cat=aboutus&page=history
Regarding the efficacy of the program:
"Experts at the University of Houston and the University of Texas
Health Science Center in Houston conducted a follow-up study with a
random sample of 63 former Cenikor participants. Among the results of
the study were:
- All 32 Cenikor graduates had a driver?s license, while only 20 had
one before entering the program
- In the long-term group, eight had driver?s licenses before entering
the program; afterwards, 16 did.
- All graduates reported legitimate full-time employment, while only
40 percent had jobs before becoming a Cenikor resident.
- Among long-term residents, employment increased from six before the
program to 14 afterwards."
Donation Depot: Cenikor Foundation
http://www.donationdepot.com/donate/charities/116094/index.html
"An important part of Cenikor's recovery program is that everyone
undergoing treatment works. The reason is twofold: it helps raise
money to keep the program going, so each resident is in essence
working to pay for his or her treatment; and, it gives residents
on-the-job training that will help him or her get a good job when
leaving Cenikor.
And, getting up and working at least eight hours a day is therapy for
substance abusers, many of whom have never had a full-time job nor
accepted responsibility for themselves. A recent university study of
Cenikor's program showed that only 40 percent of residents starting
the program had been employed full time. One year after graduation,
100 percent were employed."
Cenikor Foundation: Community Services
http://www.cenikor.org/content.aspx?cat=communitysvcs&page=industry
Concerning the acceptance of Cenikor by the criminal justice system,
I've found several references to referrals made by courts (sometimes
such referrals are mandates as an option to prison time):
"Some of the workers behind the construction had been supplied by
Cenikor, a treatment facility for recovering drug addicts and
alcoholics, some of whom are referred by the court system."
2theAdvocate: More Than Luck
http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/evergreen/sk/052304ser_luck001.shtml
"Clients are referred by treatment professionals or by the judicial
system. Many times, a person comes to Cenikor because of his or her
own will to change."
Cenikor Foundation: About Us
http://www.cenikor.org/content.aspx?cat=aboutus&page=aboutus
"Lisa Walker, 39, a resident of Cenikor, a long-term rehab facility
run by former addicts in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. 'I just hit the
bottom,' she explained. 'Twenty-three years of meth and the last five
with ice and I just had no place to turn anymore. The last straw was a
nine-day ice binge.'
Unlike many of the Cenikor's residents, who were mandated to treatment
by the courts as an alternative to prison, Lisa came to the
therapeutic facility on her own."
AlterNet: Drug Reporter
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/20249/
"After numerous encounters with the law and ultimately being arrested
for presenting a fraudulent doctors prescription, I was sentenced to 5
years in the Texas Department of Corrections but after some persuasion
from a sympathetic attorney the judge saw fit to offer an alternative
treatment. Not lay-in-a-bed-sit-in-group-therapy type treatment, but
hard core treatment in a 2 to 3 year residential program, a facet of
the Cenikor Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. Only about 6% of those
who begin this treatment actually complete it. Even those facing
prison time often leave because of the strenuous conditions of this
particular program. But of those who do graduate, 90% go on to lead
drug-free lives, according to a study at a local university."
Recovery Month 2004: Christy's Story
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2004/voices/storylist.aspx?state=Texas
My Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: "cenikor foundation"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22cenikor+foundation%22
I hope this is helpful. If this is not the correct organization, or if
anything is unclear or incomplete, please request clarification; I'll
be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my answer.
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