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Answer House: An Answer Youth Ambassadors Hit the Streets! to Substance Abuse This is the 12th article in South Boston Online’s series about our City’s drug problems. The subject of this article is Answer House, a residential facility in South Boston that provides intensive treatment for substance abuse. We’ll open this article the same way we’ll close it later on: By stating that if a friend or a family member (or you yourself) has a substance abuse problem, help is available. by Rick Winterson
The full definition of what Answer House does reads “The Answer House is a residential treatment facility providing an intensive substance abuse program”. But most of us know Answer House simply as a “halfway house”, which accommodates 28 residents seeking recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. Simply stated, halfway houses are places of healing. A halfway house such as Answer House is a place to live for several
months, while receiving intensive treatment and counseling. The treatment and counseling are administered by a professional team; this guides each resident into recovery from the diseases of alcoholism and drug dependency. Residents of halfway houses learn that there is no shame associated with the diseases of alcoholism and drug addiction. They learn to hold down paying jobs, to honestly appraise themselves, and to become empowered to re-enter society at the ends of their stays. Bobby Sances is the Program Director of Answer House. He’s a born-and-broughtup South Bostonian, who has lived here all his life and once went by the childhood nickname of “Nino”. He graduated from South Boston High School, and then joined the Marines in 1969, along with a large number of his classmates. Upon his return, he served as a firefighter until he retired after 22 years on the job. He was part-owner of that iconic local pub, The Quencher – usually called “The Q” by its neighbors. Bobby currently lives just off L continued on page 3
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As part of their community service efforts, the South Boston Community Health Center’s Youth Ambassadors spent time last week cleaning the streets in the West Broadway business district. For many years, the Youth Ambassadors have been concerned about the amount of litter they see on the streets. Litter has a negative effect on both the environment and the health of South Boston residents. The Youth Ambassadors are committed to making a difference in their community and know that eliminating litter is a great way to show they care. Youth Ambassadors is a youth development program at the South Boston Community Health Center for youth ages 12-18 that engages teens in activities focused on community service, teen health, substance abuse prevention and art-based initiatives.
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