Residential Program

We are the only two-year residential program in Monroe County that helps adult women affected by addiction and sexual exploitation. By providing free housing, we create a safe place for recovery where survivors can uncover their true and authentic self. The two-year program includes individualized planning, counseling services, and career exploration as the women heal. Each woman that graduates from our program becomes a part of our Brightstar Community network, aiding other women in recovery and contributing positively to our Rochester community.

Our residential program is modeled after the successful evidence-based program at Thistle Farms, located in Nashville, Tennessee. For over 25 years they have helped sex trafficking survivors heal, stay sober, and maintain stability. This program has a 75% success rate by providing survivor-centered care and education in a residential environment, building programs on three key pillars: Health, Employment, Housing. 

Program Overview

  • We serve women 18 years or older

  • The program lasts two years and is free-of-charge to residents.

  • We currently have one house that holds 4 residents.

  • Our house is in the city of Rochester which allows our residents to utilize the city’s resources, learn to overcome triggers, and live in a community of accountability during and after the program.

Program Details

Safe & secure housing

  • We offer two years, rent-free housing, with no live-in authority figure. This allows the women to recover, heal, and avoid relapse.

  • Currently, we operate one house with four bedrooms where our residents build a sisterhood through their journeys.

Focused on healing

  • We follow a twelve-step recovery program that is customized to each woman’s needs based on their situation.

  • The healing services include, but are not limited to rehabilitation from addiction, trauma-informed and mental health care, counseling, yoga and art therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and more.

Education and job training

  • Providing education and job training allows the women to support themselves once they’ve graduated.

  • We offer financial literacy classes, GED tutoring and testing, and internship opportunities to develop job skills and career goals.

Community of Support

  • Through our community of advocates and partners, we set our residents up with resources to continue their success when they are out of our program.

  • Once a resident has graduated from our program, we continue to provide support and resources.