“I first started doing drugs at age 14. I dropped out of school soon after and took on addiction fulltime. I was homeless, in prison four times and would take anything that wasn’t nailed down—that madness lasted 18 years. Finally I had enough. God led me to The Extension, and The Extension led me closer to God. I never knew love like this existed. Now my life is better than I could have imagined.”
                       — Peter
an Extension alumnus

 

 

  The Extension is a non-profit, community supported organization providing addiction recovery services to low income people within our community, including residential treatment for homeless men. In addition to our residential program, we offer out-patient counseling services and various community outreach initiatives. In fact, our organization began with a commitment to outreach by providing emergency shelter during the winter months.

Our goal is simple: that those that come to us for help never again depend on drugs to get them high or charity to get them by.  We work hard to help them become accountable to themselves, their family and the community.

From a humble beginning as a winter shelter we grew to become the largest provider of comprehensive addiction recovery services for homeless men in the north Metro Atlanta area. We do this while maintaining our commitment to the community to provide emergency shelter to anyone on the coldest nights of the year. Our addiction treatment services address the root causes of addiction.  In addition to individual and group addiction counseling we offer various related counseling services, a comprehensive life skills program and other services to help those we serve succeed.

Please take a few minutes and explore our services in more detail, by clicking on the links at the right.  For specific questions about our programs, please contact:

John (J.J.) Bremner, CAC II, CCS
Director of Recovery Services
jjbremner@theextension.org
770-590-9075 x304

 

      Services in More Detail

Residential Recovery Program for Men

Outpatient Services

Community Outreach

Future Women's Residential Program