Happy Birthday Rocky
Congratulations to our very own Rocky Willcuts, who celebrated 8 years of sobriety this past weekend! Rocky was the second person to ever graduate from Jaywalker Lodge and, as our Facilities Manager, is the man that literally holds this place together! If you find Rocky sitting down, I guarantee it won’t be for long. As […]
Sober in the Sun
Last week, the Jaywalker U guys traveled out west with Jaywalker U Program Coordinator Donnie Hagenbart to beautiful San Diego, California for their Spring break trip. The crew flew out of cold and snowy Denver, Colorado early Sunday morning only to be lounging on the beach in 80 degree weather a few hours later in […]
Recovery in College
The director of Jaywalker U, Janet DeMars, made a quick trip to Lubbock, Texas in February to visit the renowned Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery (CSAR) at Texas Tech. The CSAR is one form of a College Recovery Community (CRC), a phenomenon that is sprouting up at college campuses all over the […]
Happy Birthday Lynn!!
Happy birthday to expedition director Lynn Sanson. Throughout the years Lynn has imparted his knowledge of outdoor recreation to countless recovering alcoholics and addicts. Lynn’s calm demeanor, encouraging attitude, and home-made jean shorts have helped many young men to fall in love with their lives in recovery through outdoor pursuits. The relentless pursuit of joy […]
Horsing Around
The Solutions men had an opportunity to engage in some serious Horseplay this week at Windwalkers in Carbondale. Windwalkers uses the movement, power and intuition of horses to enhance lives of those with both physical and mental challenges. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, though a relatively new field, has proven to help people discover new ways of […]
Building Community through Art
One of the primary desired outcomes of the Jaywalker Recovery Continuum is for our men to become “part of” rather than “separate from”. We strive to become part of something bigger than ourselves. Last week our men had the opportunity to be part of a huge community creative event on several fronts. The Carbondale Council […]
Saving Lives: Two wheels at a time!
A select few brave soldiers in recovery bore down upon the bike trails of Moab today, pushing their comfort zones to the brink. One pedal stroke after another drove the men up Amasa Back trail to the pristine vistas of the high desert. All you can eat pizza at Zax and a local twelve step […]
Jaywalker Opens Sober Living
Jaywalker has rounded out their open community model and continuum of care by adding Sober Living. This program will be offered in conjunction with the IOP program to offer clinical support as men step up, and out into school, work, and the community. Jaywalker Lodge will offer a 90 day Sober Living experience to graduates […]
From Snow to San Diego
After the first half of the spring semester comes to an end, the Jaywalker U students head to San Diego to wind down from their first semester back in college sober. Not only is this a great opportunity for the students to relax and take a break from school but also gives them a good […]
“LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT”
The Thunder River Theatre Company is presenting Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece, “Long day’s Journey into night.” The American playwright received the Pulitzer Prize posthumously in 1957 for this tragic portrayal of a family battling the insanity of addiction. “It is a very honest, sometimes funny, grueling look at the play’s dysfunctional family, and what has happened […]
