New Jerusalem Now

2011 West Norris Street Philadelphia, PA 19121

About New Jerusalem Now

New Jerusalem Now is a nonprofit residential addiction recovery community located on the west side of North Philadelphia. New Jerusalem Now is a non-denominational spiritual community focused on the principles of nonviolence, simplicity, and cooperative living.

New Jerusalem Now understands addiction as one part of a vast network of social injustices that are particularly profound in the “urban desert” of North Philadelphia.

New Jerusalem Now is essentially a nondenominational spiritual community of mutual help engaged in a continuum of human development open to all who need it and wish to be a part of its mission. New Jerusalem Now members are committed to pursuing all dimensions of human development that enter into achieving stability in recovery: spiritual, psychological, social and economic.

Latest Reviews

Leroy Prince

9 months ago on Google

Never been in their.

Malik Savage

2 years ago on Google

I was guest speaker on aug.23rd 2022 for na.the place was clean that people were kind

Ellen B

3 years ago on Google

Great place for recovery

Rehab Score

Our Methodology

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6.1 / 10

Other Forms of Payment

Free

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in Pennsylvania is devoted to the treatment of addiction. Levels of care, treatment methods, and settings differ, but the aim of each program is to end drug dependency and empower participants to achieve long-term recovery.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Clinical Services

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Amenities

Residential Setting
Private Setting

Staff

Sister Margaret McKenna

Founding member and Current Director

Sylvia Strahler

Secretary and Treasurer

Gary Robbins

Past Executive Director & Project Director

Contact Information

(215) 763-8806

Website

2011 West Norris Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121

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Reviews of New Jerusalem Now

3.8/5 (24 reviews)

Google Reviews

3.8 (24 reviews)

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Mary Dunham

It’s so much I can say about New Jerusalem . At this point it’s no longer a recovery house it’s officially labeled a flop house being managed by idiots. I feel so sorry for the founder who suffers from server memory loss due to old age. 6 months ago she hired a a active crack head who stole everything that wasn’t nailed down including a 2014 dodge van. You would think that she would learn but nope,she hired a con man who is a petty thief who claims he is not an addict and that he was dropped off there by a mistake. In her mind God sent him there to help her. He not only helping himself to whatever he can get his hands on he is praying on the clients. The only good thing that NJN possesses is my favorite person Sister Sylvia, she does her best to do what she can to keep things in working order only for the founder to basically over rule all important decisions. The founder is pushing 95 and it’s time for her to sit down and retire because she has no ideal what she is doing and how the decline is because she refuses to allow her staff to help her but take all her advice from clients who has their own agenda. Her heart is in the right place but her mind is gone

PATRICE'S CREATIONS

You can come here for Recovery from substance abuse, you can get food if you're in need, and on Fridays you can get Fruits and Vegetables. Sister SYLVIA AND Sister MARGARET are very nice and respectful. I visit often

Daniel Mapp

Good people in a nice environment. They can be a great help and support as long as they feel you are the right type of person. If not then you are out even if you have a good heart and want to succeed in bettering yourself. A good Christian was cast out under false pretenses because he wasn’t the right type of person. I was very sad they decided they did not want to help him. I expected better Christian values from this place.