Lifeline is building ‘on the rock’ to position recovery for the future A FIRM FOUNDATION

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. … It did not fail because it had its foundation on the rock.” – Matthew 7:24-25

Lifeline is building something big on the rock. With our firm foundation as Christ, we are seeking to meet the serious needs of those battling addiction in our community. With that foundation and your support, we believe there is no limit to what God can accomplish in the lives of the men and women who come to us for help in their journey to sobriety. Limited resources in the past have forced us to turn away half of the clients who apply, but we are committed to grow our resources so that NO ONE who wants to get sober will be turned away.

To position our program to serve more people, Lifeline leadership is making these improvements:

• Enlarging our facilities. With the men’s campus moving to the Ranch in Ballard County last year, we now can serve 80 men at a time, compared to 50 at the previous campus. Meanwhile, we have moved our women from the Bloom Avenue campus to the men’s former campus on Morgan Lane, increasing our capacity to 50 women, up from 21 at the previous location. Additional improvements at both campuses can increase those numbers even more.

• Growing our staff, both in numbers and in skills development. We have developed one of the area’s best clinical programs (see cover story), necessary to earn our national accreditation and certification. Their skills use professional and effective protocols to guide our clients through their journey. Meanwhile, we have tripled our staff in size – from 12 in 2020 to 42 in 2023 – to provide more individual and group services; we plan to hire even more staff in coming years, so we can double the number of clients we reach.

• Changing our admission process. With larger facilities and more staff, we have been able to change admissions from just four times a year to a rolling process, so clients who need us most can get the help they need without waiting weeks or months. Our brothers and sisters battling addiction cannot afford to wait. They need help now.

Lifeline has accomplished significant growth because of the investment, courage and leadership from our board and support from our community. We

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

Steve Powless

Former Chair & CEO of CSI

experienced record-breaking fund-raising the last three years, and we thank our generous community for that loving support.

Great things are coming. We live by the promise that we have built our program on the rock, on the firm foundation of Christ, so that we can continue these improvements to meet the growing needs of our community.

We are all rowing in the same boat on a wave of success, where we have truly felt God’s favor. Recognizing we would not be where we are today without Him, we trust Him to take us into the future so that anyone who wants to get sober at Lifeline, can.

Strategic Initiatives

Our success in realizing our mission will be measured by the extent to which we achieve the following:

PROGRAM & PEOPLE PARTNERSHIPS

Enhance and deliver a client-centered addiction treatment program that achieves favorable outcomes and meets the current and growing needs of our community

In future issues, we will discuss each of our strategic initiatives. To read the full strategic plan, please visit LifelineRecoveryCenter.org.