Mission and Purpose

Mission

To empower suffering addicts and alcoholics regardless of their financial means to live in abstinence-based recovery, and thus to achieve and to share maximum physical, psychological, social and spiritual health.

Purpose

To provide the best possible care at the lowest cost for the most people in need.

• Tuerk House aspires to provide comprehensive treatment and a transitional living environment in a home-like setting for chemically dependent persons who meet the criteria for admission.
• Striving for progress in the long-term wellness of clients is a guiding principle.
• Successful outcomes include a client’s independence from Tuerk House and interdependence with the recovering community. In many instances, clients will benefit from the recovery resources available from the larger community.
• Patience, tolerance and professionalism guide the work of the staff.
• Clinician warmth, kindness and expertise are directly related to a client’s successful abstinence and recovery.