Alumnus celebrates 3 years of sobriety
Jaywalker would like to congratulate alumnus, Ben M, on celebrating 3 years of clean time last week. Ben grew up in Philadelphia and Florida and at a young age started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Ben struggled with addiction for the next 15 years until he found the recovery community. Ben had fallen in love […]
What is a man?
This week Dave Landers (pictured left), Ph. D. in educational counseling, brought a workshop to the men of Jaywalker on how their fathers influenced their view of what a man is and how we would like our future children to view us. Through recovery many of us have learned that sometimes our thinking can be […]
Chef Brian’s Thursday Cooking Class
Every two weeks Jaywalker Chef, Brian, spends an hour with the Jaywalker U men teaching them some of his famous recipes. Through our active addiction many of us lost our passions. Here at Jaywalker we try and help find these passions again and maybe even some new ones. Since becoming sober many of us have […]
Education, therapy and family interaction
Another large, successful family program has ended. Family programs take place approximately every six weeks at Jaywalker. This one included clients and families from both the Lodge and Solutions program. The four days of education, therapy and family interaction is exhausting and exhilarating at the same time. Twenty five participants required the skills and services […]
Fun in the Breck Sun
Jaywalker Lodge was proud to be a sponsor of the 1st Annual National Recovery Ski & Ride -Athon hosted by the Harmony Foundation in beautiful Breckenridge Colorado. The Snow Gods saw fit to bless us with an abundance of fresh powder and warm sunny days. Several Jaywalker Alumni and New Path Staff were on hand […]
Alumni Hockey
These Guys take their Hockey seriously! Growing up in Texas, football was our religion. The only hockey I remember watching was the 1980 USA Olympic team victory. Of course here in the mountains and with our guys from the north, hockey is the sport of choice, and these guys have taken sport worship to a […]
Mental Health First Aid
Jaywalker U students are finishing up with Workshop Wednesday’s next week and will be starting a 6-week class at Colorado Mountain College on Mental Health First Aid. The class will be taught by Janet DeMars, Jaywalker U Program Director, and will be held Wednesday mornings. By the end of the semester JWU students will be […]
Congratulations Donnie on 3 years
I would like to congratulate Donnie Hagenbart, Jaywalker U program coordinator, on celebrating 3 years of sobriety today. Donnie grew up in the suburbs of Chicago where he fell in to drugs, alcohol, and gambling. After a few years of college Donnie attended Jaywalker Lodge in 2010, where he quickly became a solid member of […]
What’s in your backpack?
What’s in your backpack? Craig Farnum, the academic counselor from CMC in Carbondale, facilitated two workshops and also presented during Workshop Wednesdays at Jaywalker U today. His first workshop encouraged the participants to look at the effect their beliefs, values, and attitudes have on their behavior. Our beliefs, values, and attitudes are the things we […]
Teamwork
Every 4th Monday of the month Jaywalker heads to a church in Glenwood Springs to help feed the homeless. This week the Jaywalker U students helped out. This wasn’t the first time for most of the JWU students but it was for some of the Jaywalker Lodge men. This was a great way for the […]
