The program participants must be a recovering from a substance abuse and/or supervised by a probation or parole officer. The program participant cannot be actively using any substance that would hinder the recovery. The program participant must be working or performing community service. The program participant must be in a mode to learn basic life skills (i.e., maintain a checking account, repair credit, income tax preparation, protecting resources such as water and electricity), maintain a clean personal hygiene. The program participant must perform the assigned chore on a regular basis and clean up after themselves. There is a curfew for the program participants and all program participants must attend meetings and counseling.