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Peer recovery coaches use their own journeys to recovery as launching pads to encourage patients with substance use disorder in ThedaCare’s Emergency Departments in Neenah, Berlin and Shawano.
While many programs focus on building job skills, Apricity (formerly STEP Industries) is taking an innovative approach to help those struggling with addiction and a sober way of life move from instability to self-sufficiency. GOAL: Develop pathways for individuals to secure economic stability and opportunity. CHALLENGE: Businesses are grappling with a worker shortage. A survey of […]
School-based mental health services and self-sufficiency coaching were among six new grants awarded to more than 17 nonprofits in the Oshkosh area to fight poverty. The grants total $1,037,400 – almost twice the highest amount awarded in any year during the Basic Needs Giving Partnership grantmaking program’s 9-year history at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. […]
Sue Dove’s last birthday was a special one. She arrived home to a cake and card with heartfelt notes from her family – her Ohana House family. The gesture meant a lot, says Dove. “In a way, I’m happier now than I’ve been in five years, and it’s good to be happy,” she says. Photo […]
OSHKOSH, WI — Imagine someone who has battled alcohol or drug addiction for years. They take steps to get sober by spending a month at an in-patient treatment facility. Released back into the real world, the patient realizes he will have to change almost everything about his previous life as an addict to stay clean. […]