Residential Treatment for Men
OGD’s residential treatment program for men provides intensive intervention
in a residential setting to promote sobriety and prevent relapse for men deal-
ing with issues of alcohol and drug abuse. The majority of our consumers
are adult males who participate in a 45- to 90-day program, which includes
intensive substance-abuse and mental-health treatment in individual and
group settings; classroom instruction utilizing didactic sessions and a CBT
– or cognitive behavior therapy approach; financial-literacy and career-development education; recreational activities; random drug screenings;
and on-site AA & NA meetings.
Referrals are made by the City of Detroit Health Department, Bureau of
Substance Abuse.

Prisoner Re-Entry Program
OGD provides services to ex-offenders released from the M.D.O.C.
This population – which represents some of Detroit’s and Wayne County’s
most at-risk men – receives individualized case-management services to coordinate reintegration efforts with OGD’s community partners and other
agencies. Clients also are assisted with real-life obstacles like obtaining proper identification, applying for appropriate government-assistance pro-
grams, resume-writing and job-search help, housing help, and classroom
and other educational instruction. The combination of a structured environment, one-on-one interaction with counselors, group therapy, classroom
settings and real-world encounters helps ease the transition from incarceration to freedom.

Transitional Housing
This temporary residency program for men lasts up to 24 months while con-
sumers prepare for independent living. Men in this program must be commit-
ted to being drug free. Supportive services include case management, indivi-
dual and group substance-abuse treatment, job training and employment re-
ferrals, and housing referrals. Consumers are referred from various sources,
including churches, treatment programs and emergency shelters. Walk-in
homeless consumers also are accepted.

IOP (Intensive Outpatient)
This program serves men seeking help on their own, often referred to as
“walk-in” clients. This residential program varies in length depending on
each client’s needs, as does the content of the program, which is deter-
mined by a collaborative client-counselor treatment plan.

Emergency Shelter & Warming Center
Emergency shelter services are provided 365 days a year, from 6 p.m. until
6 a.m. daily, offering meals, a hot shower and bedding for the night. OGD’s
seasonal warming center, located at 6821 Medbury, operates during winter
months and serves women and children as well as men. Transportation is
provided by Operation Get Down for many clients of warming-center ser-
vices. his program is funded by the State of Michigan with the Salvation
Army as fiduciary.