**CALL TO ACTION**

Hello, All!

There are some fairly terrifying aspects of the proposed 2017 Michigan budget, specifically Section 298 – which eliminates Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHP’s) in our state and puts the money into the HMO’s. Like Massachusetts and New Jersey, we do not want our local mental health and substance use providers to end up closing outpatient practices because of inadequate reimbursement rates and insufficient business. Section 298 will cut off access to a modality of services in order to keep the rest of the providers’ operations intact.

Reflection of Recovery

I met Sherman Stennis in January of 2014. Mr. Stennis was my first client as a Peer Recovery Coach at Home of New Vision (HNV). I noticed right away that he was on fire for recovery.

Sherman has a history of over forty years in dealing with addiction. It was blatantly obvious that he was ready to change his life style so we immediately started working a viable recovery plan. He would attend a Men’s Group here at the agency that I facilitated, and attend twelve step meetings of his choice throughout the course of the week. Sherman also had an awesome team of HNV professionals working with him which included a therapist, case manager, and other supports (the professionals here at HNV love being around him because he has a very magnetic personality and has a positive impact on everyone he comes into contact with).

During the entire time, he lived in the shelter at the Delonis Center with

A Fight Worth Getting Into!

We understand that right about now (the day before Thanksgiving), things start getting crazy. So… if you’re going to fight this holiday season, here’s A Fight Worth Getting Into!
We wish you joy, happiness and a stress free holiday!
Tons of Love,
Home of New Vision

A Fight Worth Getting Into

Horticultural Therapy

We’ve all heard of the magazine Better Homes and Gardens. We tend to see a copy of the magazine or a gardening magazine of some sort in the waiting room of our doctor’s office or at the grocery store in the checkout lane. Unless you are into gardening, you might only pick it up and browse through it out of boredom or maybe the thought of having your own garden has crossed your mind at some point. Well here’s an opportunity to get involved with gardening if you are interested… At Home of New Vision, we have plots at Growing Hope which is a community garden for clients to take part in.

Being an intern at Home of New Vision, I have been assigned to research the benefits of gardening or horticultural therapy. Turns out there are many benefits and I never

Fifth Annual “Round for Recovery” Charity Golf Outing

Home of New Vision’s “Round for Recovery” Charity Golf Outing is back for its fifth year! Join us September 12, 2014 at the beautiful Pine View Golf Course located in Ypsilanti, Michigan for an exciting day out on the course.

Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin… do you think you’ve got what it takes to win?

We need your help to raise $20,000. All proceeds from Home of New Vision’s “Round for Recovery” will go toward providing needed programs, housing, and treatment services throughout the year. In addition, we are seeking sponsors for our event. Sponsorship will be recognized in printed materials at the event in addition to all media and marketing outlets.

Registration begins at 8:00am. Scramble begins with a shotgun start 9:00am.

Entry includes: continental breakfast, hotdogs at the turn, dinner, beverages, driving range, 18 holes and cart, and awards! Get your foursome together and come put recovery treatment in the spotlight! If you need help completing your team, we’ve got your back. The most important thing is to get on out there and support your community.

Why… BECAUSE RECOVERY HAPPENS!!

• Prizes for 1st and 2nd place
• 50/50 Raffle
• Door / Raffle Prizes
• Team Skins
• Longest Drive
• Closest to the Pin
• and other contests!

* Catering provided by Pine View Golf Course

Fill out the attached PDF file and send it by U.S. Mail to 3800 Packard Rd. Suite 210 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or fax it to us at 734-975-1604.

2014 charity golf registration”Round for Recovery” Printable Golf Outing Registration Form

If you have any questions or would like to register by phone, please call Stacy S. at 734-975-1602

Jackson Recovery Resource Center Meetings

Mondays
5:30- 6:30 PM
HEART OF THE MATTER
(Meeting for Moms)

Tuesdays
7-8:30 PM
SMART Recovery

Four Point Program
1. Motivation to Abstain
2. Coping with Urges
3. Problem Solving
4. Lifestyle Balance

The Approach

• Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance
• Encourages individuals to recover and live strong satisfying lives
• Teaches tools and techniques for self-directed change
• Meetings are educational and include open discussions
• The approach evolves as scientific knowledge of addiction evolves

Wednesdays
12-1 PM
“Steps” NA peer led meeting at Cornerstone Church (1801 W. Cortland)

3:30 PM
JARC

5:30p-6:30 PM
Women’s Recovery Group

Thursdays
5:30p-6:30 PM
Men’s Recovery Group

*NOTE* on April 21st: 10 AM & 6 PM Peer Advisory Committee

Fridays
12-1 PM
PM Women Empowering Women Peer led Meeting at Born Free (302 N Blackstone)

7pm – 8:30 PM
SMART Recovery

Four Point Program
1. Motivation to Abstain
2. Coping with Urges
3. Problem Solving
4. Lifestyle Balance

The Approach

• Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance
• Encourages individuals to recover and live strong satisfying lives
• Teaches tools and techniques for self-directed change
• Meetings are educational and include open discussions
• The approach evolves as scientific knowledge of addiction evolves

9:00p-11:00 PM
RAP game night

Sundays
10 AM – 11:30 AM
SMART

Nature or Nurture

My grandmother is 101 years old. Born in 1913, she is the rock star of 101 year olds (of course there isn’t a lot of competition.) She knows how to work hard, how to teach a lesson and how to learn one. She loves God and her church and no one was ever surer of their place in heaven. At 99 years old, she pulled up stakes, left her lifelong home and moved to Michigan without a backward glance. Her stories are rich; peppered with “little house on the prairie” tales about growing up in the rural south during the early 1900’s. One of the most extraordinary features of her extraordinary life is that she has never had a sip of alcohol. That’s because her father ran moonshine when she

Nobody Wants to Admit Something Like This

Heroin use in our community is becoming an epidemic. Deaths from heroin overdoses are increasing to the point that even those of us who work in addiction treatment are having a hard time keeping track of how many people we are losing to overdose each week. Those who claim that there is not a heroin problem in our county are simply hiding their heads in the sand. There is overwhelming evidence that we have a profound heroin problem in our area. Pretending it doesn’t exist doesn’t make it less true.

Nobody wants to admit that something like this could be a serious concern in our beautiful city of Ann Arbor, much less in a bucolic community like Saline. The problem is, people still think that in order to be a heroin addict you must have chosen to run with an awful crowd or have been raised by abusive parents in the inner city. The fact is: it just ain’t so! These misconceptions make it difficult to believe that the same kid that makes honor roll

Turns out being a square peg isn’t so bad after all

Growing up, despite my middle class socioeconomic status, I always felt like something was missing. I would go to school every day just to be tormented and ridiculed. My classmates would say “you’re too fat”, “too ugly”, “gross”, “too tall”, “too stupid”, and the list goes on and on. As a middle school student, I contemplated suicide more than one time because I never felt like I belonged. I wanted to fit in, but always felt like a square peg in a round hole. My family was loving and supportive but I always thought that they had to be because we were related. I would think, “If I could just get one friend then I would be happy.” I found out later that these thoughts and feelings would prove false, as it was not just friendship I was looking for. Something else was missing.

Annual Appeal

‘Tis the season of giving and what do you know, Home of New Vision is a beacon aglow. Collecting for our community each year, we ask you to donate to our annual appeal… why, that’s crystal clear.

Helping men, women, and families with addiction, your contribution will help to stop this affliction!

Please click on the link if you would like to make a donation, and feel cheer in your heart, you will have made a difference by supporting our foundation.

Home-of-New-Vision-Annual-Appeal

Donation-Form

After clicking on the links above, you will find the each .pdf located in your downloads.

Thank you kindly,
Home of New Vision