1. What type of programming does Douglas Place have to offer?

Douglas Place Halfway House offers a safe, sober living environment for clients struggling to overcome chemical depency. At present, Douglas offers two types of placement:

A. Halfway House Placement & Onsite Programming

This option provides clients with the following:

 

B. Housing with Offsite Programming

This option, often termed '0169' after it's revenue code is intended to offer clients

2. How would I place a client at Douglas Place?

 

3.Where is Douglas Place Halfway House?

Douglas Place is located on the east side of East Grand Forks, MN. It's address is 1111 Gateway Dr. NE, EGF, MN 56721. East Grand Forks has a population of about 7500 people and is located on the banks of the Red River in western Minnesota. Immediately across the Red River is Grand Forks, ND a city with a population of about 50,000. It's address is 1111 Gateway Dr. NE and is located adjacent to US Highway 2.

4. Can I obtain a copy of the Douglas Place Client Handbook?

A copy of the Douglas Place Client Handbook is available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. It can be downloaded here. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed if you do not already have it.

5. What is the cost to place a client at Douglas Place?

 

6. Will I be kept informed of a client's progress at Douglas Place?

Clients who receive onsite programming with one of our licensed addiction counselors will have their progress charted by their counselor on a weekly basis. A copy of these progress notes are mailed out weekly to their county case manager and if applicable, to their probation officer if their probation officer desires it and the proper releases of information are signed by the client. This represents the minimum amount of information you will receive from Douglas place. Frequently, the client's LADC will communicate with the client's case manager by phone or mail. Case managers are encouraged to telephone their client's addiction counselor at any time if they have any questions or concerns.

7. What implications does the adoption of Rule 31 have for placemnent of clients at Douglas Place?

8. Where do most of your clients come from?

9. Is it possible to telephone clients directly, without going through the front desk?

10.Does Douglas Place assist clients in finding employment, enrolling in school, taking a GED test, applying for SSI?

11. Contact information for Douglas Place (mail, e-mail, telephone, fax)

Yes, once you know the room number of a client, you may dial directly by dialing (218) 793-2xxx where 'xxx' is the client's room number. You may also dial the Douglas Place front desk at (218) 793-0420 and have your call routed to a client's room.