Trip to Dunklin Memorial Church (DMC) took place in the beginning of March 2024. DMC located in Florida and was attended by Viljam Borissenko and Liis Borissenko, members of the board of the Public Foundation of Hope and Mihkel Nõlvak, member of the board of the Samaaria Mission in Estonia.
They attended the DMC Regeneration Program Leadership Gathering 2024, which brought together nearly a hundred executives and employees from nearly 30 organizations, mainly from US. All united organizations and leaders share the same vision; to help addicts change their lives. For the most places, the year-long DMC residental curriculum have been used, which is delveloped during last 60 years. The conference also provided an opportunity to introduce the work, developments and vision of Estonian rehabilitation centers.
The Leadership Conference was followed by a three-day DMC program for the graduates (DMC 2024 Homecoming) of DMC, which brought together nearly 400 people; all the graduates from DMC and their families.
The Dunklin Memorial Church rehabilitation center is a camp that has been helping addicts for 62 years. There are almost 250 permanent residents, former addicts and their families, all of whom are employed or volunteered at the center, including those who is in residental program. DMC can provide assistance to nearly 100 recovering addicts at a time. During the program, the addict is guided to see the causes and consequences of their addiction and encouraged to rebuild broken relationships. They are taught to rely on each other, to work on a daily basis, to how solve problems, to respect the environment, to care for themselves and others – to do what they may not have been able to do so far. https://www.dunklin.org/stages