The Betlehem rehabilitation home in Porvoo

 A christian alternative in the rehabilitation of alcohol and drug abusers.

- The home has a soteriologic care ideology, which means that the person seeking care endeavours to live a christian and sober life.
- Cure of souls, group - and occupational therapy are parts of the rehabilitation.
- In addition to the public health service, the home has a doctor of its own available.
- Is located about 6 km outside the centre of Porvoo

The home can accommodate 12 men, drug abusers from all over the country.

The agenda of Betlehem
Devotions are regurarly held weekday mornings at 8 a.m. in connection with the breakfast, and in the evenings at 6 p.m. whether activities are not arranged outside the home. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. there is occupational/conversational therapy on the agenda, including a lunch break and a coffee break. Dinner is served at 4 p.m. and tea at 8 p.m. The roomers help in keeping up the house and the garden, cleaning, heating the sauna, showeling snow - all according to each's ability. Three times a week it is possible to take a sauna.

Occupational therapy
Some of the clients at Betlehem daily go to the therapy division at Illby joinery, which is possessed by the Samaria -mission. There, according to their ability, they can restore furniture or make ornaments and utility goods. The productive division at the joinery, where doors, windows and wooden stairs were made, had been able to employ former addicts.

Samaria has also got 7 second hand shops, in which the clients can help, for example by sorting out or transporting goods. Contributions like these raise their self-esteem and teach them to live an independent and responsible life after the time at Betlehem.