TROSA

Mission Statement

TROSA is an innovative, multi-year residential program that enables substance abusers to be productive, recovering individuals by providing comprehensive treatment, work-based vocational training, education, and continuing care.

Overview

TROSA is a comprehensive, long-term, residential substance abuse recovery program located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1994, TROSA is now the largest state-licensed residential therapeutic community in North Carolina and is widely respected for its innovative entrepreneurial approach to the pervasive issue of substance abuse.

TROSA accepts substance abusers with one condition: they must have a strong desire to change their lives. The TROSA philosophy is based on principles of self-help and individual empowerment. Key elements of the program include vocational training, education, communication, peer counseling/mentoring, leadership training and aftercare.

TROSA's purpose is to help substance abusers overcome their addictions, so there are a myriad of support groups and structured activities required for residents. By the time they graduate from the program, residents have a personal savings account, a donated and refurbished car, transitional housing, and marketable job skills.

Our motto, "Each One, Teach One," makes learning leadership skills part of everyday life. Our President and staff teach leadership by sharing their own personal experiences with residents and by being hardworking role models. Residents provide peer counseling to one another and become examples of success when they graduate and transition into the larger community.

Recent Articles

TROSA's Businesses (0 Comments)

May 29, 2009

TROSA is nationally-recognized as a model of social entrepreneurship. Fully 90 percent of our current annual budget of $10 million is raised through a variety of business enterprises that provide vocational training to our residents. These include a $4 million/yr.... Read more >

Measuring Our Success (0 Comments)

May 29, 2009

Now in its 15th year, TROSA has successfully managed its extraordinary growth from a start-up with an $18K community investment to today’s $10 million organization that serves as a prominent model for long-term, residential therapeutic communities nation-wide. Thousands of former... Read more >

Learn More About TROSA! (0 Comments)

May 29, 2009

TROSA’s highly structured two-year residential program provides housing, meals, clothing, and basic sundries; medical and mental health services; education and vocational training; and a range of post-program, aftercare services to assist in the transition to mainstream society. TROSA is a... Read more >

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Recent Opportunities

Volunteer with TROSA (0 Comments)

May 29, 2009

Hundreds of people have volunteered with TROSA over the years to provide additional services to the residents in our program. Volunteer opportunities include: Education Volunteer - tutoring, literacy help, teaching classes Technical Volunteer - assisting with website and IT-related projects... Read more >

The Stewards Fund Challenge Grant: Double Your Impact (0 Comments)

May 28, 2009

The Stewards Fund will match $200,000 in donations received before January 15, 2010 to help pay for housing for residents in TROSA's two-year treatment program and for new TROSA graduates as they re-enter the workforce and the community. Please give... Read more >

Become a Friend of TROSA (0 Comments)

May 28, 2009

The Friends of TROSA are dedicated to supporting TROSA’s life-saving mission. By joining the Friends, community members are provided the opportunity to engage with TROSA’s residents, share in TROSA’s healing process, and help give people a second chance in life.... Read more >

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