Drug & Alcohol Free New Year’s Eve By COA December 30, 2016 Addiction, Blog New Year’s Eve ranks number one in the list of the “booziest” holidays of the year. It is the holiday when people... Read more
Facing the Holidays with a Hole in your Heart By COA November 24, 2016 Blog There it was, carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and nestled snugly in a box of Christmas decorations that I had packed up on... Read more
Thankfulness Found Me by Eileen Spatz By COA November 14, 2016 Blog, Outreach After Losing a Child, Unforeseen Blessings Still Abound Thankful—are you kidding me? When I was asked to write a blog about being thankful... Read more
Why Tennis By COA October 19, 2016 Activities, Blog, Tennis Tennis Is A Life Game, By Pondo Vleisides We all want to do something in the sports field yet find ourselves not the... Read more
Finding Peace Amid Your Grief By COA October 12, 2016 Blog, Outreach Tanya Brown, sister to the late Nicole Brown Simpson is no stranger to adversity or trauma. Faced with near overwhelming life challenges,... Read more
How to Feel More at Peace By COA October 3, 2016 Blog Difficult experiences, challenges and negative emotions are a part of our human experience. And when we don’t know how to process what... Read more
Sports Injuries can lead to Opioid Addiction ~ Doctors over-prescribing pain medications can lay foundation for addiction By COA August 31, 2016 Activities, Addiction, Events, Outreach, Resources We parents know the joy that sports and athletic activities can bring to the lives of our kids. Starting in childhood, most... Read more
Playing Guitar to Promote Healthy Living By COA July 7, 2016 Arts Three summers ago, Ian lost his brother Damon Allen Stanley to a heroin overdose on August 20th. In memory of him, Ian played... Read more
Sex Trafficking By COA June 23, 2016 Addiction, Events, Events / News, Outreach, Resources Sex trafficking is the #2 crime in America behind drug trafficking. It is the fastest growing criminal industry in our country. The average age... Read more
Parents Drinking Near Children By COA May 27, 2016 Activities, Addiction, Blog, Outreach Many parents are in full blown party mode over Memorial Day Weekend and guess who's watching? Take a good look at your surroundings... Read more