| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Fighting the Crisis of Addiction - What is Isaiah House? "The crisis we face is not one that will easily be overcome and it takes all of us working together to fight back against this epidemic. Kentucky is in the grips of an addiction epidemic and nearly everyone has been affected, either personally or by someone they love. In 2017, more than 1,400 Kentuckians tragically lost their lives due to a drug overdose in the commonwealth. It's a startling statistic because addiction doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care about your race, your religion, your income level, what your career is or which family you come from..." By Zac Oakes zac.oakes@isaiah-house.org As Linda mentioned a few days ago, I recently accepted a position working in the public relations department for Isaiah House, a Christ-centered, non-profit, drug and alcohol addiction treatment center in Willisburg (Washington County) KY. We provide short Medicaid (28 days) treatment and long-term treatment (8-11 months) with more than 20 sober living homes for transitional living. We have a total of 156 beds which also includes the short-term Patricia's Place in Willisburg, as well as the Greg Kuertz and Jake Bowen Centers in Chaplin (Nelson County) for men and the Lisa Walker Center for women in Harrodsburg. The Isaiah House lives out its motto each and every day in providing "real hope for addiction." Our staff at IH takes a holistic approach to treating addiction, from a physical standpoint as well as mental, emotional and spiritual. While clients are here, they also receive job skills training and education. Isaiah House clients can work with several of our businesses such as Isaiah 58 Builders which provide construction, home remodeling and repair services. Other options include Clean Cut, a professional lawn and landscaping service. Isaiah House also operates Howard's Metal in Chaplin. They are also able to get a GED and can earn several college credits through Campbellsville University before graduating from Isaiah House, setting themselves up for success when they leave. Isaiah House is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dual licensed with the state of Kentucky as an Alcohol and Other Drug Entity (AODE) as well as a Behavioral Health Service Organization (BHSO). We are also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Isaiah House isn't perfect by any means. None of us are. However, I feel confident in saying that the Isaiah House model provides real hope for addiction and has a gold standard of care for its clients. The Isaiah House treatment model has shown time and time again that those who commit to going through the program can see a drastic change in their lives. Many of our staff members came through the program and have beautiful testimonies of how their lives have been changed and how they have been set free from the chains of addiction. I left my career in the newspaper business in Adair, Taylor and Russell counties because I firmly believe in the mission of the Isaiah House and the work that we do here. Kentucky is in the grips of an addiction epidemic and nearly everyone has been affected, either personally or by someone they love. In 2017, more than 1,400 Kentuckians tragically lost their lives due to a drug overdose in the commonwealth. It's a startling statistic because addiction doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care about your race, your religion, your income level, what your career is or which family you come from. Addiction can hit home for almost all of us and it has affected my family in some ways just as it likely has yours. The crisis we face is not one that will easily be overcome and it takes all of us working together to fight back against this epidemic. That's why Isaiah House partners with local churches, businesses, civic groups and individuals. These kind of partnerships are essential to our ability to continue to provide real hope for addiction. If you, your church, business or organization are interested in the many ways you can partner with us or to have someone from Isaiah House come speak, reach out to our Public Relations Office at 859-375-9200 extension 100. You can also reach out to me at zac.oakes@isaiah-house.org or to our Public Relations Manager at jordan.wilson@isaiah-house.org. Sponsored by the Advertisers on ColumbiaMagazine.com who help us bring hopeful messages like this in fighting the addiction crisis. If you have testimonials or information to share, click 'contact' below and select Linda Waggener, then type your message. - LW This story was posted on 2019-02-23 10:51:05
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.
More articles from topic News:
Wolf Creek Dam increasing releases to historic levels George and Catherine Caldwell celebrate 70th Anniversary Argerine Sneed Kemp, 87, Taylor County, KY (1931-2019) Pence-Chowning Art Gallery to show Ferguson art Letter: That's Shirley Cheatham, Marvin Latham and Rene Melson Bobby Morrison welcomed to EDA Board membership Letter: Adding Steve Roberts name to class pictures Letter: Celebrating Amelia Iris Pelston's birthday Poll workers and alternates needed for 2019 Cloudy, then more rain, high 48F View even more articles in topic News |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
