What is Guest Development?

Guest Development KARM’s signature program that stabilizes, equips, and empowers individuals toward becoming independent, contributing members of society. We assist in the development of work and life skills needed to increase quality of life and self-efficacy.

Core Classes:

  • Foundations – Two-week introduction class
  • Life Skills Pathway – Ongoing class that focuses on personal growth and mental health.
  • Stability Pathway – Hands-on, activity-based education for health and wellness.
  • Relapse Prevention Pathway – Real, ongoing accountability rather than a one-time lesson.
  • KARM Works – Guests get involved in Abundant Life Kitchen or CleanStart for job training.

Foundations

Two-week introductory class with a focus on immediate support and stabilization & goal setting. It lays the groundwork for everything that follows in Pathways.

Life Skills Pathway

Ongoing coaching in personal life management and relational skills. This provides an in-depth exploration of mental health, self-advocacy, strengths exploration, budgeting, and social skills.

Stability Pathway

An inclusive, holistic, hands-on, activity-based wellness education focused on the core dimensions of health and wellness for individuals with mental health illnesses or disabilities.

Relapse Prevention Pathway

Equips guests with tools and strategies to recognize triggers and maintain recovery from addiction. It’s built around real, ongoing accountability rather than a one-time lesson.

Scripture Foundation:

 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17

 

 

Guest Development walks alongside every guest at KARM with structured classes in life skills, workforce readiness, housing readiness, relapse prevention, and spiritual growth. Moving beyond homelessness takes more than a bed and a meal. Each guest begins with an assessment of where they are, then works through a rotating series of classes designed to build real, practical progress in every area of life. It’s about equipping the whole person: mind, body, and soul, with a clear path forward. It is more than meeting an immediate need. Guest Development is where a stay at KARM becomes a step toward lasting stability.

Get Involved:

Become a volunteer! Use your time and talents to walk alongside our guests as they rebuild their lives.

  • Teach or co-lead a class
  • Join our daily devotionals (Good Morning KARM)
  • Help with events like Rally Point celebrations