Universal Life
Skills Program

The Universal Life Skills Program is a residential program where the curriculum is by design extensive, driven, and intense. It is our goal to facilitate and guide participants through a journey of self help, wellness, and recovery. The ULSP is an 18 to 24 month in depth program that incorporates small group cohorts of no more than 5 to 10 individuals, who are derived from a larger group of 25 members who are a part of 3 levels that encompasses a total of 75 participating residents plus on site facilitators. All are working through and helping others work through issues such as journaling, Denial Management, Addition Recovery and Management, Domestic Violence, Criminal Impact on Victims and Perpetrators, Public Speaking, Psychodrama, Personal insight and Understanding, The ULSP includes an in depth course on one of the Nations only Gun Addiction recovery programs. College Courses on Drugs and Alcohol counseling certification. AA and NA meetings weekly, Yoga Wellness Meditation, and Tai-Chi. Community Service through various activities, including but not limited to Crocheting, a program called hooks and needles, stars and stripes. Hooks and needles is a part of a required community service program where ULSP participants crocket various items for donations to community based nonprofit organizations. Items consisting of beanies, scarves and gloves for the homeless, blankets for patients, beanies and blankets for maternity wards in local pediatric hospitals. Members are expected to contribute community service around the facility. This ranges from cleaning up in their unit to helping fellow inmates with challenging deeds. Tutoring other residents with their recommended college course. Community service is required to foster and reestablish the residents sense of altruism. STAR intends to get the ULSP into numerous facilities around the Nation. Through the ULSP provide opportunities for the development and maturation of the participants commitment to normative values and responsibilities. This will result in overall changed behavior, better institutional adjustment, and reduced recidivism amongst residents. The objective of the ULSP is to foster personal growth and responsibility, to right the relationships among victims, the community and program participants while utilizing secular outcome based objectives. The ULSP uses the residents personal belief system, whether secular or religious, to bring reconciliation and restoration of a positive core belief system. Participants are required to and aided in taking responsibility for their past criminal behaviors and mindset. Groups in the local communities are asked to volunteer a support for participants upon release. The effect is a better member of society and a reduction in recidivism.