Michael Finley

Baltimore, MD (USA)
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Finley House, Inc.

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Location: Baltimore
Industry: Healthcare
Year Founded: 2010
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Description: Executive Summary Finley House, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Baltimore, Maryland based start-up company dedicated to providing residential housing and services to clean and sober, recovering addicts and alcoholics in order move them towards complete independence and a higher quality of life. Finley House, Inc. has developed its own model of delivery of services for the operation of the house. Residents pay $600/month for housing, educational services, employment training, and guidance. The company was formed in August 2010 and currently has one (1) employee, Michael Finley. Mr. Finley is a high school graduate, ex-Navy, with three (3) years of Secondary Education. Furthermore, he possesses twenty-four (24) years in the field of addictions and recovery. Mr. Finley comes with leadership experience and background in the Oxford Houses. For the first thirty (30) days all new residents are restricted to the house. Every Monday at 6:00pm, all residents must attend a mandatory house meeting to discuss any issues in the house. There is an In-house AA meeting every Wednesday at 6:00pm and residents are required to attend four (4) twelve step meetings per week on there own. Mandatory educational meetings are held every Tuesday at 6:00p.m The weekly Educational meetings and training cover a variety of topics to include, but not limited to: Male health issues, Male emotional issues, mental health, spirituality, finances, how to establish and maintain good credit, banking, relationships, employment/interviewing skills/resume development, healthy recovery/sobriety practices, HIV/AIDS, and Practicing Safe Sex, Conflict Resolution, Anger Management, Positive Leisure and Recreational habits, etc… The Finley House is fully furnished and includes all utilities, taxes, insurance, cable, telephone, Internet, and local newspaper membership. We also provide staples for the home that include, but are not limited to the following: ALL Cleaning Supplies; Toilet Paper/Paper Towels; Dish Detergent; Laundry Detergent/Bleach; Dryer Sheets; Spray Starch; Trash Bags; Oatmeal/Grits/Cream of Wheat; Coffee/Creamer; Sugar/Salt/Pepper; Cereal; Pancake Mix/Syrup; Peanut Butter/Jelly; Cooking Oil; Rice/Pasta; Flour; Soup. Residents of the Finley House have full and complete access of the entire property except for others living spaces. The Finley House also provides a monthly recreational outing /leisure event for the residents at no expense to them. In order to be admitted to the Finley House, residents must have a steady job with a substantial enough income to afford to live at the Finley House or receiving Social Security, SSI, or SSDI. ALL employment and financial information will be verified in order to prove a prospective residents ability to pay. The operation of the Finley House is autonomous. A hierarchy will be established in the house on the FIRST day of residency in order to maintain order, to include, but not limited to the following officers: a. President; (URL removed)e-President; c. Secretary; (URL removed)asurer; e. Chore Coordinator; and f. Security Officer. Our goal with Finley House, Inc. is to become the premier provider of these services in the state of Maryland. With our initial house, we plan to use the equity to facilitate the purchase of future houses. Our plan is to purchase and open up one (1) Finley House per year over the next twenty (20) years. We are seeking funding for all start-up costs to include a salary for the single employee (Vice-President of Operations), Real Estate purchases, maintenance, upkeep, and home improvements to existing house.