Recovery

At Buffalo City Mission’s Cornerstone Manor Women and Children’s Shelter, and at our Men’s Center, we first provide folks with the relief of a good meal, refreshing shower and clean bed—then we begin to help rebuild and reshape their lives through recovery and a relationship with God.

Often, individuals and families have cycled in and out of homelessness for years, driven by addiction, wrong relationships, financial problems and poor job skills.  Our resident recovery programs recognize it can take months of extensive counseling, study and guidance to help men, women and children through the recovery process. 

Residents take advantage of life-skills classes in budgeting, nutrition, decision-making, setting goals, anger management, addiction relapse prevention and more to stabilize and prepare to live independently.  One-on-one counseling combined with support groups and Bible study help each replace old, destructive habits with new attitudes of responsibility, accountability and self-confidence. 

Throughout recovery, we also encourage residents to identify and deal with physical and mental health issues that, without treatment, may inhibit their ability to realize their full potential. 

Our staff is committed to assist each resident with rehabilitation, relapse prevention, reconciliation with family, spiritual maturity, education and job skills training, medical and mental health treatment, and with other issues that may stand in the way of recovery.