I would like to share my story with you, one that is hard to write, but necessary to tell. I am the mother of a son who has been fighting alcohol and drug addiction for 10 years. As I am writing this, he is once again in a treatment center after surviving a drug overdose.…

It’s a first world problem to be sure, but not being able to find a parking place is one of life’s great annoyances, at least at that moment when you realize they are all taken. Such as it often is at our men’s facility. Thanks to the good work of some great people, along with…

We’ve been posting a Recovery Quote of the Day on our Facebook page almost every day for quite a few months. The feedback has been great, so much so that we thought we would compile all the ones we’ve posted so far here on our website. If you’ve got a favorite quote that we should…

  Saturday, March 26, 2pm-4pm Wine Tasting at the Marietta Wine Market, 18 Powder Springs St. SE – Marietta, GA 30064 Join us at this special event where you can learn about wine pairings, socialize with old & new friends, and enjoy complimentary hors deurves while supporting The Extension! This event is FREE to all…

[bs_lead] A bed for a night: Thousands of Cobb residents live on brink of homelessness [/bs_lead] by Meris Lutz 11.29.15 MARIETTA — On any given night, hundreds of people in Cobb are without shelter, and thousands more face untenable or dangerous living situations. Advocates for the homeless say a dearth of affordable housing, spotty public…

[bs_lead] We have great news to share!  As part of its ongoing efforts to raise money, The Extension received a grant of $25,000 from a family foundation. [/bs_lead] This grant is a challenge grant which challenges The Extension and it’s supporters to develop ways to garner support from the community. The intent of the foundation is…

Thank you for recently donating 20% of your tattoo sales to our organization, why did you choose The Extension as a beneficiary? Well, I went through treatment at another facility that is similar to yours but they aren’t local. I have told my story there at The Extension and I personally know or at least…

If you know anything about The Extension, you know we have many, many success stories.  We don’t claim to be perfect but our results speak for themselves.  Read on for a story as told by the daughter of one of our success stories. Eight years ago, the day before my birthday, my father enrolled at…

Volunteers come in all figurative shapes and sizes, and we love them all. Group and individual volunteers prepare and serve meals, answer the phones, lead like skills programs, write thank you letters, trim the hedges and do all sorts of needed tasks. Every day volunteers are at our facilities making a difference. Their impact is…

Making their debut in the Cobb County Parks and Rec League, The Extension United, a co-ed team made up of residents in our women’s program and alumni of our men’s program join our existing men’s resident team and men’s alumni team for the fall season beginning this month. Our men’s resident team has played every…