Give Them Wings Inc

WINGS STARTED ITS WOMEN'S PROGRAM FIVE YEARS AGO. IT OFFERS YOUNG MOTHERS WHO WANT TO RECOVER FROM METH AND HEROIN ADDICTION WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEIR RECOVERY. WINGS PROVIDES TWO STAFF MEMBERS, WHO ARE ALSO IN RECOVERY. IT PROVIDES HOUSING WITH A FOUR-BEDROOM HOUSE IN THE DALLES, OREGON FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. WINGS WORKS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE OTHER NECESSARY SERVICES TO INSURE RECOVERY SUCCESS. THOSE AGENCIES INCLUDE, WASCO COUNTY CORRECTIONS, THE NEXT DOOR, FAMILY DEPENDENCY COURT, DHS, MID-COLUMBIA HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES, ONE COMMUNITY HEALTH, MCMC, AND LOCAL AA AND NA MEETINGS. IN 2020, FOUR MOMS GRADUATED TO THEIR OWN HOUSING, GAINED EMPLOYMENT, HAD THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE, AND WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN; FIVE MOMS GOT THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE, ONE GOT HER HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, THREE STARTED GED CLASSES AND FOUR GRADUATED FROM FAMILY DEPENDENCY COURT, A COURT SANCTIONED RECOVERY PROGRAM. WINGS HAS UTILIZED A FIFTH BEDROOM IN THE HOUSE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING SUPPORT FOR MOMS LEAVING JAIL. WINGS CONTINUES A WEEKLY PARENTING CLASS IN THE HOUSE AND OFFERED THIS TO MOTHERS IN OTHER PROGRAMS. WINGS CONTINUES AN IN-HOUSE WEEKLY NA MEETING TO ALLOW MOMS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TO ATTEND. WINGS CONTINUED A WEEKLY COOKING CLASS RUN BY THE DIRECTOR. THIS CLASS IS TEACHING MOMS EVERYTHING FROM HEALTHY EATING HABITS TO SHOPPING ON A BUDGET TO SIMPLE COOKING TECHNIQUES. LIFE SKILLS AND GOAL SETTING ARE ALSO DISCUSSED WEEKLY.