To provide services that empower men and women to live independently of drugs and alcohol.
About Us
Our Mission
Who We Are
We Are The Best Support for You
The PRBTS has a Board of Directors who are responsible for the oversight of The Better Way Program. Specifically, the Board:
- Guides the affairs of the Program;
- Leads the strategic planning and implementation of the Program; and
- Oversees the budget and financial matters of the Program
Our Board Members
CHAIRMAN
REVEREND DR. JESSE P. CLAY, JR.
VICE CHAIRMAN
ROBERT SIMON III
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
REVEREND FREDDIE DAVIS
ACTING TREASURER
WALTER BLAIR
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
VANESSA BOWIE
MEMBER
LYNNWOOD POWERS
MEMBER
REVEREND RITA ELMORE
MEMBER
DARYL WRIGHT
MEMBER
HENRY PIERCE
MEMBER
EARL WOOTEN
MEMBER
VERA SMITH
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed (John 8:36)
Our History
The Better Way is a non-profit program for men and women who struggle with drug and alcohol abuse and desire to conquer their addiction.
The program was founded in 1989, when the first meeting was held in December, and incorporated in 1996 under the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Therapeutic Services, a 501(C) (3) federal tax-exempt organization.
Clients interact with a staff of Certified Addiction Counselors who lead the therapeutic sessions that address the addiction battle. The staff are qualified to service those who reach out for help and they understand that the disease of addiction causes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual problems with the addict and their family.
Since its inception, the Program has provided support and assistance through spiritual and dependency counseling.
Our work is not just about freedom from drugs and alcohol, but freedom from unhealthy patterns of behavior and attitude learned before and after the addiction.
Our goal is to help clients become responsible, accountable, and self-sufficient for themselves, their children, their family, their friends, and their community.
We believe that with spiritual and clinical application over a period of time, a profound and lasting change can occur in the life of an addict. Progress is our goal in this Program, not perfection.