COLUMBUS, Ind. — Now that several residential homes are assisting those in recovery from addiction in Bartholomew County, it’s easy to forget that the first home in Bartholomew County – the Chain Breaker House – opened just a little over a year ago.
Built in a 2,282-square-foot former church parsonage, the Chain Breaker House began taking in residents on Feb. 27, 2020 with a maximum of six clients at a time.
While it has sometimes been described as a treatment center or halfway house, the facility at at 1218 California St. is actually a Christian abstinence-based intake center for addicted males that is operated in conjunction with the Indianapolis-based Wheeler Mission.
“Wheeler handles the program and the personnel, while we handle the financing and provide the house,” Chain Breaker Ministries board chairman Rick Colglazier said.
Men often arrive at the Chain Breaker House at one of the lowest points of their lives, he said.
“We’ve learned that at this time of their lives, they are in a very dark space,” Colglazier said. “They are tormented by addictions. They’ve either hit rock bottom, become incarcerated, or are homeless. In some cases, families have been torn apart.”
For more on this story, see Thursday’s Republic.
