Lifeline’s New Campus To Expand Addiction Recovery Services
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Lifeline Recovery Center, a faith-based residential treatment center for those addicted to drugs and alcohol, announced plans Thursday for expansions to make their services available to more people.
The center, which started in 2004, has purchased 46 acres near Lovelaceville for its men’s campus. The property had been developed recently by a church with existing classroom, dormitory, office, dining and recreational facilities, which Lifeline said fits their needs.
“It’s like it was built for us,” said Ashley Miller, executive director.
Board chair Steve Powless said Lifeline’s board had been exploring options for three years for its men and women clients. “Beginning very humbly in a homeless shelter, Lifeline is now celebrating the acquisition of a property that is going to open many doors for us in the future,” he said.
More than 50 men moved recently from the original campus on Morgan Lane to what Lifeline now calls “The Ranch” in Ballard County.
Next, Miller said, the center will renovate the Morgan Lane campus for its women clients, now housed on Bloom Avenue. “We will boost the number of women to be housed at one time from the current 21 to 50,” she said.
With support from hundreds of individuals, churches and community organizations, Lifeline is able to offer a long-term, low-cost residential recovery program for approximately 150 people each year. Since 2004, more than 2,000 people have been treated; 63 percent of them have remained sober after one year. The licensed program is nationally accredited.
Powless said addiction continues to be a growing problem, with six people dying daily in Kentucky. Lifeline turns away half of all applicants because of limited resources, but he hopes more people can be treated soon with the expansion of its facilities and staff.
“With your support, we can see more changed lives when no one who wants to get sober is turned away,” he said.
More information is available at LifelineRecoveryCenter.org, including ways to donate.
