Dear Family Member: Thanksgiving. It’s a time for us to gratefully reflect on the blessings we each receive every day from the hand of our Father in heaven. But here at Drug Alternative Program, Thanksgiving also has become a time when our clients look back with appreciation at the way their lives have changed from
Entering the social scene as a newly-sober person is a scary moment. You’ve made it this far in your sobriety, but what if social pressure proves to be too much? One way to take the reins in your social life is to throw your own events. That way, you can mingle in an environment that’s
Dear Family Member: “My Brother’s Keeper” Scholarship Fund was introduced to you two years ago. This fund provides the money necessary to assist our clients who enter the program with no money. As you know, we never turn anyone away because they don’t have money to pay for their expenses. And this is the reason
Recovering from addiction is an ongoing process in which you face many challenges. Even once you’re in recovery and ready to get your life back on track, financial struggles are not easy to put behind you. Addiction may have taken a toll on your finances that left you with bad credit, debt, and a spotty
Identifying substance abuse among older adults isn’t always as easy as finding vodka in grandma’s water bottle or whiskey in Uncle Bill’s jug of apple cider. Because symptoms sometimes mimic other issues common in older adults like diabetes, dementia, or depression, it’s often difficult to identify. Left untreated, though, the consequences can be life threatening.
Dear Family Member: We have great stories to share with you this month: Graduate Justin Hansen came to DAP from Texas in 2012 as an alcoholic ready to experience God’s healing. He graduated in 2015 and worked at Auto Zone while attending college. In June, he received a Master’s of Arts in Teaching at La Sierra
Dear Family Member Dr. Carlton P. Byrd is the Senior Pastor of the Oakwood University Church, and the Speaker/Director of the Breath of Life Television Broadcast, which airs on four international television networks. Last month Dr. Byrd was in town to speak at the Southeastern California Conference Camp Meeting
Dear Family Member: You may recall from our January 2017 newsletter that Mr. Harris gave a presentation to the Social Work Department of Oakwood University and was so impressed with the students that he created a scholarship fund for a student who would read his book, and write the best 2 to 3 page essay
Dear Family Member: Even the angels in heaven are helping Drug Alternative Program deliver men addicted to drugs from the devastation of drug addiction. We are excited to share this story of Matthew Skarin, a 27 year-old ‘prodigal son’, an alcoholic, who left home at the age of 17. He had no relationship with his
You do not realize how our staff members have to fight on behalf of the souls of the men who God chooses to enter this program. Although we fight on our knees through prayer and studying the Word, Satan fights too and often snatches the men back into his clutches as they enter Phase V