NCADD News--the NCADD Phoenix blog: September 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

NCADD News September 2011

Hello friends,
With this being our first newsletter we wanted to thank you for your involvement and interest. We are always very glad when we receive support from the community. We all hope that we can help keep you informed of all the exciting things happening at NCADD and provide a little hope to brighten your day.

Highlights from Last Month:

Last month was an exciting month for NCADD. Thelma Ross, our CEO received an award at the Phoenix Mercury game for excellence in service. We are very proud of her. We are also very proud to be part of the amazing play “Pass it On, an Evening with Bill W. and Dr. Bob.” We thank them for their support of NCADD, and we hope all of you got the chance to attend. We had a sold out show and are hoping to have another performance in April. If you missed the chance to attend, April would be a great time to see this great play.

Coming Up This Month:

This month is National Recovery month, the theme of this year is “Recovery is possible for Everyone,” so take this time to reach out to people in your community and let them know that help is out there.

Also coming up this month is the Art Of Recovery Expo at the phoenix convention center. Admission is free and Grammy award winner Paul Williams will be the keynote speaker. There are activities for the whole family, including art activities for the kids, and seminars for families. Recovery experts from all sorts of organizations will be there. It’s Saturday, September 24, so save the date. If you need more information go to http://www.artofrecoveryexpo.com/ or call contact Barbara Brown (602-684-1136 or aztogether@yahoo.com) or Rick Baney (602-451-0123 or rickIresource@cox.net)

Story of Recovery

This month’s story comes from Morgan at Weldon House. Here’s her story:

“My name is Morgan. I’m 44, a single mom and an addict/alcoholic. I’ve been clean and sober for 14 months. It took the death of my daughter Lilly, and a year of full blown meth addiction with my infant son Dane for me to realize I had a problem. Before Lilly was born I smoked meth and pot all the time. After I had her I “quit” but had I had no treatment, no recovery. Throughout her life my use increased but I thought it was under control. Until she died, and I was in the depths of my addiction. I bounced around with my baby boy, getting hi. When I had to spend a week in a homeless shelter that was enough. I went to residential rehab. I got clean and I got treatment. After rehab I was accepted into Weldon House. Living here has been a wonderful experience. I have a firm foundation in my sobriety. I’ve started school. I’ve got a support system that has allowed me to grow and start becoming the woman and mother I am meant to be”

Closing Notes

We always appreciate your support. Donations to NCADD are tax deductable and go to a good cause. If you have money to spare in these hard times, please remember us. Money donated to NCADD helps to give women and their families a second chance at a better life.

Remember to check out our website (http://www.ncadd-phx.org/) and our Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ncadd-Phoenix/206424812727198) for more information throughout the month.

Thank you again for your support

Have a wonderful month,
Ruthie Allen

Monday, September 12, 2011

About NCADD Phoenix

	NCADD’s goals are to support women and their children through substance abuse treatment, to educate the community on substance abuse, to advocate for substance abuse funding and to help reduce the stigma of addiction. NCADD has been serving the Greater Metropolitan Phoenix area since 1960. In 1999, NCADD began the development of a long-term outpatient program for women and built on the program by adding additional services including transportation, child care and food. To continue to meet the client needs, NCADD added a Nurse Practitioner to assess and medication management of clients with mental illness issues, a volunteer Psychologist and Licensed Vocational Counselor. In 2003, Weldon House was opened, providing each family with a 2 bedroom apartment (a home) where they can learn to be a family and where children have the opportunity to live normal and stable lives. In July 2007, NCADD opened Healthy Connections. The name was chosen to promote hope, not judgment. Healthy Connections is an intensive case management program that links pregnant substance abusing women to services and resources that will give them the foundation to deliver drug/alcohol free babies and establish a healthy lifestyle for their families and the community. May 1, 2011 was the addition of Legacy House, emergency housing for pregnant women with substance abuse. January 2010 Sustain Work Adjustment Program became operational. Work adjustment programs typically in the past have been focused on assisting mentally and physically disabled to obtain the skills needed to enter the work force. NCADD’s work adjustment program utilizes best practices that are making a break through within the treatment of substance abuse All of NCADD’s programs focus on providing the tools and resources to assist the women in becoming financially self-sufficient and to believe in their potential to remain drug/alcohol free and life a quality life.

NCADD’s goals are to support women and their children through substance abuse treatment, to educate the community on substance abuse, to advocate for substance abuse funding and to help reduce the stigma of addiction. NCADD has been serving the Greater Metropolitan Phoenix area since 1960.

In 1999, NCADD began the development of a long-term outpatient program for women and built on the program by adding additional services including transportation, child care and food. To continue to meet the client needs, NCADD added a Nurse Practitioner to assess and medication management of clients with mental illness issues, a volunteer Psychologist and Licensed Vocational Counselor.

In 2003, Weldon House was opened, providing each family with a 2 bedroom apartment (a home) where they can learn to be a family and where children have the opportunity to live normal and stable lives.

In July 2007, NCADD opened Healthy Connections. The name was chosen to promote hope, not judgment. Healthy Connections is an intensive case management program that links pregnant substance abusing women to services and resources that will give them the foundation to deliver drug/alcohol free babies and establish a healthy lifestyle for their families and the community. May 1, 2011 was the addition of Legacy House, emergency housing for pregnant women with substance abuse.

January 2010 Sustain Work Adjustment Program became operational. Work adjustment programs typically in the past have been focused on assisting mentally and physically disabled to obtain the skills needed to enter the work force. NCADD’s work adjustment program utilizes best practices that are making a break through within the treatment of substance abuse

All of NCADD’s programs focus on providing the tools and resources to assist the women in becoming financially self-sufficient and to believe in their potential to remain drug/alcohol free and life a quality life.

You can visit our webpage at http://www.ncadd-phx.org/ or check out our facebook.