Jared Klickstein

First of all, it was long-term. So most rehabs are 28 days. When I first went to Cry Help, it was 6 to 12 months. It was incredibly strict. No talking to the other sex. You know, you got men with men, women with women. Chores. You know, this is your house. You're going to live here for six to 12 months. You're going to mop the floor. And if you break rules, there's consequences. Such as what?

First of all, it was long-term. So most rehabs are 28 days. When I first went to Cry Help, it was 6 to 12 months. It was incredibly strict. No talking to the other sex. You know, you got men with men, women with women. Chores. You know, this is your house. You're going to live here for six to 12 months. You're going to mop the floor. And if you break rules, there's consequences. Such as what?

Like if you wear a hat downstairs. You weren't allowed to wear a hat. Why? Because it's rude to wear a hat in the cafeteria. I love that. Are you serious? Yeah. Yeah. it whipped us into shape. I mean, you need, it's like the military, like you need a little bit of that. You know, you need, you've been doing whatever you wanted to do on the street for years.

Like if you wear a hat downstairs. You weren't allowed to wear a hat. Why? Because it's rude to wear a hat in the cafeteria. I love that. Are you serious? Yeah. Yeah. it whipped us into shape. I mean, you need, it's like the military, like you need a little bit of that. You know, you need, you've been doing whatever you wanted to do on the street for years.

Like you need to get a routine, you know? So the fancy rehabs in the Hills, they don't do that because they don't want you to leave. Cause if you leave, they stop getting paid. So cry out, you know, Now, listen, I'm not against all nonprofits. Cry Help is a nonprofit, but it was ran by actual ex junkies. It was ran by people that got off heroin in like the 70s.

Like you need to get a routine, you know? So the fancy rehabs in the Hills, they don't do that because they don't want you to leave. Cause if you leave, they stop getting paid. So cry out, you know, Now, listen, I'm not against all nonprofits. Cry Help is a nonprofit, but it was ran by actual ex junkies. It was ran by people that got off heroin in like the 70s.

You know, they opened it up completely nonprofit. And not only that, you know, after like a few months, it's time to get a job and we're going to help you get a job and we're going to tie you into programs where you can get free tools. you know, if you have, if you already have a trade, you know, I already had a trade. So I got tools, I got work boots. They helped me get all that.

You know, they opened it up completely nonprofit. And not only that, you know, after like a few months, it's time to get a job and we're going to help you get a job and we're going to tie you into programs where you can get free tools. you know, if you have, if you already have a trade, you know, I already had a trade. So I got tools, I got work boots. They helped me get all that.

They helped me get the job interviews. They gave me clothes to look well for my job interview. They let me go get the job. Then I started working at the job and I could still live there while I was doing the job. So that means I'm getting a check and, and they would help me with a bank.

They helped me get the job interviews. They gave me clothes to look well for my job interview. They let me go get the job. Then I started working at the job and I could still live there while I was doing the job. So that means I'm getting a check and, and they would help me with a bank.

They helped me start a bank account and now I'm putting the money in the bank account and I'd give them, I think one fourth of my paycheck, uh, You know, to just get in the routine of like, hey, you got to pay something. You know, it's not I didn't I had a meager paycheck, but well, it wasn't that meager. I was doing construction.

They helped me start a bank account and now I'm putting the money in the bank account and I'd give them, I think one fourth of my paycheck, uh, You know, to just get in the routine of like, hey, you got to pay something. You know, it's not I didn't I had a meager paycheck, but well, it wasn't that meager. I was doing construction.

You know, it was it was decent money and making four or five grand a month. Yeah, something like that. Yeah. And so then when you graduate, they say, don't leave. We have a place up the street for you. It's a halfway house. They really, really try to get you to go to that halfway house. Because then you're still connected. You're still right there.

You know, it was it was decent money and making four or five grand a month. Yeah, something like that. Yeah. And so then when you graduate, they say, don't leave. We have a place up the street for you. It's a halfway house. They really, really try to get you to go to that halfway house. Because then you're still connected. You're still right there.

You're in a halfway house with people that you just went through the program with. There's still some sort of, you know, oversight going on. But you have the freedom, you know, to go live your life and everything. And then I'll just, you know, I don't want to promote the 12 steps or anything, but it's very 12 step heavy. It's very community-oriented. Is it faith-based or no?

You're in a halfway house with people that you just went through the program with. There's still some sort of, you know, oversight going on. But you have the freedom, you know, to go live your life and everything. And then I'll just, you know, I don't want to promote the 12 steps or anything, but it's very 12 step heavy. It's very community-oriented. Is it faith-based or no?

Well, I mean, AA, some people would call it faith-based. I mean, to me it's faith-based.

Well, I mean, AA, some people would call it faith-based. I mean, to me it's faith-based.

I think so, too. But would you say Cry Help is faith-based? No, but it's 12-step based, so it's indirectly... Faith-based. Indirectly, yeah. Got it.

I think so, too. But would you say Cry Help is faith-based? No, but it's 12-step based, so it's indirectly... Faith-based. Indirectly, yeah. Got it.