Multi-Purpose Activity
& Therapeutic Center

The Multi-Purpose Activity and Therapeutic Center is an expansion of our programs and services to our homeless community, and a commitment to the prevention and empowerment program throughout the services provided for the Diocese of Corpus Christi and the community Continuum of Care System.  On a daily basis, this facility provides an all-inclusive curriculum and activities designed to help our clients deal with life stressors.  This facility allowed us to develop and incorporate a holistic therapeutic program where our homeless clients can benefit from an array of services and programs conducive to learning and socialization.  The most important part of our program is that it provides and creates consistency; it continues to be a great tool in the solidification of effective case management, and it is a great access point to our counselors, and case management team.  Furthermore, it has given us a guide to coordinate extended opportunities for client growth through community workshops, support groups, and motivational speakers; in the process it has helped us develop tools for coping with life’s stressors such as personal growth and self-esteem.  This program serves as a model to the community, and it is an inspiration for what is possible; it helps enhance individual case management, with tangible therapy techniques in a controlled and supervised environment.

Art as Part of Therapy
Known to serve as a medium through which their innermost thoughts and feelings can be expressed
 
Music Therapy
Known to address physical, psychological, cognitive, and social functioning
 
Literacy as Part of Therapy
It helps promote reading to aid in the modification of attitudes and behaviors
 
Horticultural Gardening
Encourages social development and promotes work skills, literacy, and numeric/mathematical skills.  Participants are scheduled in groups of 6 to maintain
a seasonal vegetable garden.
 
Exercise
Is shown to help many problems when it comes to physical and mental well-being; it is also known to aid insomnia, depression, and low self-esteem.
 
Team Sport
This activity uses basketball as a medium and is played on a 1/2 court; will have the same effect as those of exercise, except it promotes team work, and aids in various forms of socialization skills
 
Table Games
Known to be used as part of socialization therapy, some of the activities allow for the participation of 2 to 4 persons at a time
 
Workshops
Know to promote and help develop new skills
 
Counseling and Individual Case Management
This is conducted in privacy and is part of our one-on-one therapy