Jaywalker Name
We love the name of our treatment center. The term Jaywalker comes from page 37 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous; it’s a story we affectionately know as the “Jaywalker Parable.” The story is succinct and real to anyone in the recovery community: Addiction is characterized by a cunning and powerful mental obsession that […]
Boomerang Coffee Company
Boomerang Coffee Company now has its very own website! Check it out at www.BoomerangCoffeeCo.com and make sure to like us on Facebook @ Boomerang Coffee Company Facebook! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
JWU- Tonight
The Jaywalker U students will be telling their stories tonight at the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley Campus at 7pm. This week is alcohol awareness week and Subway will be catering the even. We hope to see you there! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
Traffic
I’m not a fan of traffic, in fact I don’t know many people that are. I lived in Chicago for a few years and had to deal with rush hour traffic on a daily basis. Living in this valley we are blessed with not having many traffic jams and those usually come from an accident, […]
Stepping Up
For the last week Jaywalker Solutions men, John C and Peter H, have been cooking meals for the men at Jaywalker Lodge. Chef Brian has been out of town and these two guys were eager to step up to the plate. We hope to see all of the alumni in the area tonight at 5pm […]
ADHD Strategies
Procrastination is one of the chronic problems with those who suffer from ADHD. Psych Central associate editor, Margarita Tartakovsky, talked to some experts who also struggle with adult ADHD and reported on some strategies and solutions for dealing with this procrastination. Here is what she found: Set mini goals, rather than long-term goals Use technology […]
Sober for Subway
Every year Colorado Mountain College puts on an Alcohol Awareness Week at its Spring Valley Campus! The Jaywalker U students will be sharing their experience strength and hope next Monday night at 7:00pm for the “Sober for Subway” student panel. Come enjoy some food and hear the stories of the sober students here at Jaywalker […]
CTL: Crisis Text Line
Parents know that texting is probably the best way to communicate with kids. Sometimes it is the only way to communicate. Crisis Text Line (CTL) serves young people during a time of crisis, any type of crisis. Access is available right at their fingertips 24 hours a day 7 days a week. CTL utilizes the […]
Operations Team Building
Last Friday, the Jaywalker Lodge operations team had the opportunity to step out of the office to work on team building at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus high ropes course. Guided by Johann Aberger – a mountaineer, life coach, and adjunct professor, we spent half the day learning about how our team functioned in […]
Village of Hotevilla
On Saturday evening, the Solutions team arrived at the Village of Hotevilla on the Hopi Reservation. The Hopi land occupies some 2,439 sq. miles in Arizona and the population is just under 10,000 people. We were given the opportunity to camp on a Hopi woman’s land which was the headquarters for the Red Feather volunteers. […]
