Our Goal is to Help More People

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR - Steve Powless, Chairman and CEO of CSI

“Whatever you do for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40

• God calls us to care for one another.

• With Kentucky in the nation’s top 10 for drug addiction and overdoses, the need for Lifeline Recovery Center calls us to do what we can to change that.

• With everyone, including me, knowing someone suffering from addiction, the personal pain calls us to transform lives.

I answered the call when I became chair of the board this year, and I am so moved by what I see happening here to change lives.

Lifeline Recovery Center may seem like the last stop for many individuals coming to us. Help us show them, instead, that it is the first step to a new life.

With a faith-based curriculum through the 12step Celebrate Recovery program, Bible classes, parenting and finance classes, our clients learn life skills to find work, mend families and stay sober. After a year, 62 percent of our graduates are sober, a higher-than-the national average of success. I believe strongly that the faith-based recovery is the differentiator.

Most people cannot afford a standard 30-day residential substance treatment, but they can afford the $900 to enter Lifeline. In the second phase of treatment, when they become employed, they can afford the remaining $900. That’s it – $1,800 – for six months of residential care (housing, food, curriculum) and three months of after care. That’s possible because of dedicated volunteers and generous donations.

Unfortunately, however, we still must turn away 80 percent of the applicants, due to our limited resources. Our committed board of community leaders is working to change that with a longrange plan for expanded facilities and services to accommodate the demand. We are also working toward accreditation to meet the highest quality standards of the industry.

Lifeline Recovery Center may seem like the last stop for many individuals coming to us. Help us show them, instead, that it is the first step to a new life.

We encourage you to learn more about Lifeline at www.LifelineRecoveryCenter.org to see how you can help.