I still remember the day. It was Christmas, 2015. I had called the Extension Women’s Campus a few days before to ask if I could bring cookies and small wrapped gifts for the residents. I was told, yes, the ladies will be grateful for my gifts and that someone would be on campus to … Continued
With the help of funding from the Rotary Club of Marietta (mariettarotary.org), The Extension was awarded a three year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). This put us in the top tier of all organizations receiving CARF accreditation, a distinction that can rightfully be considered as the best of the best. … Continued
Mr. Robert Jordan “I hope helps all who are struggling with a family member who is in the prison of addiction, and to know that the way to love us is to challenge us.” My name is Robert Jordan and I am a certified addiction counselor and the Director of the men’s program at … Continued
The gift of desperation is a beautiful thing. How you gain it is another story. My life has never been a fairy tale but I can say I was blessed with a large family that loved me from day one the best they knew how. I was the first child and grandchild so to say … Continued
It was a pretty spring day in May two-and-a-half years ago. Mother’s Day weekend. I found myself sitting in a conference room at a recovery center in another state. I was attending a family workshop with a dozen other strangers sharing the awful bond of having an adult child in treatment for drug addiction. The … Continued
I came to The Extension April 18, 2016, completely broken, hating myself and ready for something different. Having just served close to 9 months in jail, I was humble and willing to do anything to never have to go back! I had lived a “normal life” before my active addiction, owned a home, was married … Continued
Currently, we have one 15 passenger van that is shared between the Men’s and the Women’s campuses. The Men’s campus has a capacity of 47 beds, and the Women’s has a capacity of 20 beds. That’s a lot of people sharing one van! Due to lack of transportation, the women have had difficulties participating in … Continued
This spring at The Extension Barbara J. Crafton Center (our women’s campus), we are organizing a community garden project! We are calling the project “Community Roots”. We have a beautiful garden space with raised beds that were built as part of an Eagle Scout project. We came up with a great idea that will use … Continued
I’ve seen what addiction can do to families; I’ve lived through it with my brother. I’ve taken midnight phone calls from my parents only to hear sobs of what had happened next on his descent. I’ve watched a once thriving, smart man question his self-worth and struggle to understand his place in the world as a result … Continued
As far back as I can remember, I never knew who I was looking at in the mirror. Needing to be one person at home, a different person in the neighborhood, and still a third person at school, I got lost in the shuffle and my brain never slowed down. That is unless I was … Continued