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When the Love in the Air Is Thicker Than the Smoke

On Wednesday night, January 24, a fire broke out at the home of one our employees, Al Solis, that left him and his family without a home and everything that was inside. Al has worked for The Council for almost 17 years now and was a coach for CCISD for 30 years before that. As one of our Education/Prevention Specialists, Al has taught thousands of children in the Coastal Bend about the dangers and effects of substance use. He has been doing this for so long that he is now teaching the children of children he taught years ago. There is no telling what kind of impact he has had on our entire community and the future just by guiding our youth in the right direction. The presence Al has in the classroom is no different than the one he has in our offices. If Al is in the room, everyone is smiling and laughing. Outpatient Treatment clients pack the group rooms on nights when he is the guest speaker. When he was out for several weeks following heart surgery in December, we don’t know who missed him more – his students at the schools, the clients at our office, or our staff. Al's daughter and her four children lived with him and his wife. They all made it out safely but as you can imagine, going through the wreckage of their home days later and searching for anything they could salvage was difficult. Al, who has been sober for 22 years now, said that after his heart attack, the car wreck that shortly followed, and saying goodbye to his home - there was nothing he wanted more than a drink. But his wife, Estelle, gave him the strength and love to say no to that drink, just as she had done the last 22 years. We are a family at The Council on Alcohol + Drug Abuse and Al is like our fun grandfather who is always singing and always has the best stories. That is why we want to help Al's family in their time of need. The Solis family lost everything and our goal is to raise money to help them purchase clothes, food, and other necessities they need to help them get through this time. We started a GoFundMe page for this purpose. Any donation you can make will help them get back on their feet and we appreciate your willingness to give to a person who has given so much to our community.

Click HERE for The Solis Family's GoFundMe page. You can also share the page on your social media!

2nd Annual Statewide YRC Summit Held at Our RSS Facility There are currently seven agencies in Texas who have a Youth Recovery Community (YRC) program and we are proud to be one them. This year, those 7 agencies met at our Recovery Support Services (RSS) facility for their annual summit where they had a chance to share what kind of things their YRC is doing in their communities. Our two Youth Recovery Coaches, Raquel Quezada and Jessica Gonzales, gave a presentation on Community Collaboration and how it has benefited our participants and their recovery journeys. Marina Garcia, one of our LCDC's, gave a presentation about co-occurring disorders. Many of our treatment clients and RSS participants have co-occurring disorders. Other agencies talked about what kind of emojis youth are using to refer to drugs, sex, and other things they would want to hide from parents, recovery messaging, and self-care/nature and healing.

Ms. Hofstetter + Ms. Schwartz Go To Washington Our Executive Director, Melissa Hofstetter, and CCP Coordinator, Donine Schwartz, are currently in Washington, D.C. at CADCA's 28th Annual National Leadership Forum. Wednesday, February 7, was Capitol Hill Day and Melissa and Donine were able to meet with the offices of Senator John Cornyn, Senator Ted Cruz, and US Representative Blake Farenthold to discuss underage drinking, the opioid crisis our community is facing, and ways we can combat the problems together. We are proud to have these two community leaders represent our agency and the Coastal Bend!

Job Announcement! Job Title : Youth Recovery Leader Classification: Full-Time/Non-Exempt Reporting Supervisor: Youth Recovery Leader Director Positions Supervised: Volunteers Some Major Job Qualifications Include: Has completed or will complete the hours necessary to be designated/trained as Youth Recovery Leader (YRL) by a COADA-CB Trainer of Trainer for YRL and approved by The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) & The Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals (TCBAP) Must pass drug screen and background check. Be between the ages 18-24 with a history of a substance use disorder(s)

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Upcoming Events + Meetings

February 15, 2018 -   CCP Coalition Meeting  - 11:30 to 1:00

February 19, 2018 -   President's Day - Office Closed

Leadership + Board

Leadership Melissa Hofstetter, Executive Director Marvin Hukill, Human Resources Director Rhonda Bergey, Finance Manager James Sandoval, Treatment Manager Armando Trevino, Education Program Director Letty Falcon, PPI Program Manager Tiffany Montemayor, Communication + Development Director

Board of Directors Officer Kirk Stowers - President Ruben Garcia - Vice President Linda Benavides - Secretary Silvia Martinez - Treasurer ​Richard Torres Dr. ​Linda Diaz Marcia Lewandos

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