Saving Lives: Two wheels at a time!

A select few brave soldiers in recovery bore down upon the bike trails of Moab today, pushing their comfort zones to the brink. One pedal stroke after another drove the men up Amasa Back trail to the pristine vistas of the high desert. All you can eat pizza at Zax and a local twelve step […]

Jaywalker Opens Sober Living

Jaywalker has rounded out their open community model and continuum of care by adding Sober Living. This program will be offered in conjunction with the IOP program to offer clinical support as men step up, and out into school, work, and the community. Jaywalker Lodge will offer a 90 day Sober Living experience to graduates […]

From Snow to San Diego

After the first half of the spring semester comes to an end, the Jaywalker U students head to San Diego to wind down from their first semester back in college sober. Not only is this a great opportunity for the students to relax and take a break from school but also gives them a good […]

“LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT”

The Thunder River Theatre Company is presenting Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece, “Long day’s Journey into night.” The American playwright received the Pulitzer Prize posthumously in 1957 for this tragic portrayal of a family battling the insanity of addiction.  “It is a very honest, sometimes funny, grueling look at the play’s dysfunctional family, and what has happened […]

What is a man?

This week Dave Landers (pictured left), Ph. D. in educational counseling, brought a workshop to the men of Jaywalker on how their fathers influenced their view of what a man is and how we would like our future children to view us. Through recovery many of us have learned that sometimes our thinking can be […]

Education, therapy and family interaction

Another large, successful family program has ended.  Family programs take place approximately every six weeks at Jaywalker. This one included clients and families from both the Lodge and Solutions program.   The four days of education, therapy and family interaction is exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.  Twenty five participants required the skills and services […]

Fun in the Breck Sun

Jaywalker Lodge was proud to be a sponsor of the 1st Annual National Recovery Ski & Ride -Athon hosted by the Harmony Foundation in beautiful Breckenridge Colorado. The Snow Gods saw fit to bless us with an abundance of fresh powder and warm sunny days. Several Jaywalker Alumni and New Path Staff were on hand […]

Mental Health First Aid

Jaywalker U students are finishing up with Workshop Wednesday’s next week and will be starting a 6-week class at Colorado Mountain College on Mental Health First Aid. The class will be taught by Janet DeMars, Jaywalker U Program Director, and will be held Wednesday mornings. By the end of the semester JWU students will be […]

What’s in your backpack?

What’s in your backpack?  Craig Farnum, the academic counselor from CMC in Carbondale, facilitated two workshops and also presented during Workshop Wednesdays at Jaywalker U today.  His first workshop encouraged the participants to look at the effect their beliefs, values, and attitudes have on their behavior. Our beliefs, values, and attitudes are the things we […]

Teamwork

Every 4th Monday of the month Jaywalker heads to a church in Glenwood Springs to help feed the homeless. This week the Jaywalker U students helped out. This wasn’t the first time for most of the JWU students but it was for some of the Jaywalker Lodge men. This was a great way for the […]