Butterfly House (Moms and Dads Against Meth, Inc.)

Our Mission is to provide a safe, sober residence for women in recovery from alcohol or other drug dependency while introducing sober-living skills, peer-to-peer fellowship and support and educational experiences that will aid them in the transition back into their families & communities. 

Butterfly House is the primary community outreach project of Moms and Dads against Meth, Incorporated. Butterfly House has been providing a safe and sober residence with drug education and recovery support programming since May 2007. Butterfly House residents are required to maintain sobriety and full time employment, construct a budget and save money, pay on past debt and current financial obligations, attend daily 12 Step meetings, meet weekly with a recovery sponsor to learn to incorporate the 12 Step Principles into their daily lives, participate in service to their community, identify and work towards accomplishing health, recovery, financial and relationship goals, follow Butterfly House rules, follow societal rules, follow probation rules, maintain the safety and cleanliness of house and grounds, complete drug education curriculum and participate in relapse prevention activities, maintain a respectful relationship with staff and fellow housemates, and demonstrate honesty and responsibility in their daily affairs. Term of stay is 6 months with the opportunity to apply for extension of up to one year. 

RESIDENT TESTIMONIALS 

I want to say thank you for never giving up on me, for helping me with my homework, for "setting me in my place", and for making me do things I didn't want to do. Most important, thank you for always being honest with me. --Ana

Bringing myself to the Butterfly house was very good for me—for my health, and my sobriety, and my sanity. I see my life headed in a good direction right now. I’m definitely seeing things clearer than before. I have daily routines, and a stable mind, and atmosphere. I am focusing more on myself. When I make mistakes, I am quick to see that what I’m doing isn’t right and I try to change course. I actually WANT to live an alcohol and drug free life. With the structure I have here I can see that happening. I have hope that I have never had before. –A.B.R.

I have changed considerably since I came to Butterfly House. The program has taught me how to be a better, healthier person and to find my true self. I know life will not be perfect and things will still happen that will be difficult to get through, but I feel I now have the tools to succeed. I am very grateful for the 12 step program and to Butterfly House for teaching me those things and giving me the structure I need to maintain my sobriety. I am learning to act with integrity. I want to be a better person but I worry about how easy it is to slip back into old behaviors. I make a daily decision to embrace this opportunity I have been given and choose change. –BN

I have grown so much in the past 6 months and it is all because I was given this amazing opportunity to come to Butterfly House. Honestly, I did not look at the first 3-4 months as an opportunity. I saw it more as a punishment. It was hard because there were so many rules and I HAD to go to a meeting every day. I thought all I needed to do was abstain from drugs. I feel that I truly had a spiritual awakening and from that day forward my life started to change. I started working on myself, I became employed at a job where I was valued, I worked with my sponsor every week, saved money, got my driver’s license and a car, and began to see that going to a meeting every day was a blessing. Most of all, I have completely changed as a person. I am learning to live like a normal member of society. When I was using, I didn’t care about myself or anyone else. I am gaining my self-worth and self-esteem back. I am doing things I never thought I would be able to do. –Brittany K.

Since coming to Butterfly House, I have had the opportunity to really work on myself, to have patience, be productive and to live a life with purpose. I don't want to be a slave to drugs anymore. I am on my way to forgiving myself for the pain I've cause others and I have hope for my future. I can see myself holding a job, going back to school, owning my own house, and getting my kids back. It's time for me to grow up, make better choices, and be a good role model for my daughters, and I feel I'm more ready than I have ever been.  ---A.F.

Thank you for teaching me to make my bed every morning. I never realized the importance of it until long after graduation.   –Dani L.

In my addiction, I was so used to being negative and angry, and always forcing things to get my way. You are helping me to learn to be positive and to be grateful for what I have, and that things are not always going to go my way, and that's okay. Thank you for all you are teaching me.  --A.M.B.