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The Summit House Program
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- Provides Alternative Sentencing options for women convicted of non-violent felonies and who have custody of young children and/or are pregnant. Participants are court ordered by a judge to complete the Summit House program as part of their probation.
- Keeps Families Together by providing a 12-24 month residential program for female offenders and their children. Instead of mom going to prison and the child going into foster care, they come to Summit House as a family.
- Breaks the Cycle of Crime by keeping the family together and providing treatment. Research indicates that children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other children to become involved in the justice system. By maintaining the family unit, teaching parenting skills, addressing potential developmental delays, and providing treatment Summit House works to break this cycle for the children as well as mothers.
- Prevents Attachment Disorders that may occur in young children and that often hinders their ability to form healthy relationships as adolescents and adults. Research shows that removal from a primary caretaker during early childhood may result in a myriad of social problems including developmental delays, self-blame, depression and anti-social behaviors.
- Uses Behavior Modification techniques which offer a systematic program of rewards and consequences. Women progress from being unable to leave the facility without a staff member, to being employed and fully independent when they complete the program.
- Ensures Comprehensive Services
- Drug/alcohol treatment
- Parenting skills
- Educational Coaching
- Aftercare
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- Mental health treatment
- Life skills
- Employment Skills
- Supportive Housing
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- Changes the Lives of Women & Children who complete the program. Within the first year of graduation from Summit House, over 90% of women have not re-offended, remaining clean and sober.
- Saves Community Dollars, in fact, Summit House saves the taxpayers of North Carolina millions of dollars by providing an alternative to prison and by avoiding the high cost of dependent and foster care necessary when the parent is incarcerated.
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