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 […]

Alumni Hockey

These Guys take their Hockey seriously! Growing up in Texas, football was our religion. The only hockey I remember watching was the 1980 USA Olympic team victory. Of course here in the mountains and with our guys from the north, hockey is the sport of choice, and these guys have taken sport worship to a […]

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 […]

Congratulations Donnie on 3 years

I would like to congratulate Donnie Hagenbart, Jaywalker U program coordinator, on celebrating 3 years of sobriety today. Donnie grew up in the suburbs of Chicago where he fell in to drugs, alcohol, and gambling. After a few years of college Donnie attended Jaywalker Lodge in 2010, where he quickly became a solid member of […]

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 […]

Congratulations Chester

Jaywalker would like to congratulate Chester Walters, Landing Tech, for celebrating 3 years of sobriety last week. Chester grew up in Texas and through a rough childhood fell into drugs and alcohol pretty heavily. Chester attended Jaywalker Lodge in 2010 after a rough few years in college. Just like most of the guys who come […]

Kick-a-thon Crushed

Team Solutions joined local martial artists to crush the 2nd Annual Kick-a-Thon “Only the half mad are truly alive”. With that sentiment in mind Team Solutions undertook the arduous task of completing 10,000 kicks in a 15 min. time period at the PRO TKD Kick a Thon on Feb. 21. I am pleased to report […]

Mindfulness Meditation

This Week Tim Harrington, founder of Sustainable Recovery based here in Carbondale, Co. brought a workshop to the students of Jaywalker “U” on mindfulness in recovery. Joined by some of the newest clients at Jaywalker Lodge, the “U” students were shown some new and practical skills to stay present for their new life. At Jaywalker […]