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Do you have a special person in your life or perhaps a group of people that mean a great deal to you? Groups could be the folks you work with perhaps or your church, and hopefully us? Are you struggling with finding that perfect gift? No worries—we’ve got you covered! Custom cornhole boards are what…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…