Royal Pines Recovery Stories

Once shackled to heroin, Stuart’s now free from addiction
Experimentation with opiates began at the age of 17 to help offset the negativity he experienced from social anxiety and mild depression, but by his early 20’s Stuart found himself suffocating in a constriction of chemical dependency that had woven its tentacles into...

Quick Quote: Nick – Phase I Graduate
“To me, Royal Pines means community, it’s family.”

Looking at the Mission’s Continuum of Care Program
Although the definition of Continuum of Care (CoC) can vary slightly between, the central idea is fundamentally the same; to ensure ongoing care by guiding and tracking an individual through services and housing.

Freedom from Addiction
Nick was brought up in an extraordinarily good home with no hints of addiction in the past or on the horizon. Things changed while at a fraternity party in college, however, when he tried cocaine for the first time and was instantly hooked.

Soldier of Misfortune
“I started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 16,” Randal said, “and my use progressed quickly. I went from smoking marijuana to using pills and cocaine in just a matter of months.”
Royal Pines Recovery Center is a part of the Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission, Inc., Jessie's Place is a part of Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission, Inc., a Christian-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, which includes a homeless shelter for men, a shelter for women and children, and recovery programs - each with learning centers. This charity is often misspelled Jimmy Hale Mission.