Connection is to recovery what breathing is to life.
Names are shortened to initials to protect privacy. Each story is from someone whose care was funded by a RACC scholarship.
I would like to take this time to express my appreciation to the Ridgeview alumni funding! I was in the outpatient program for 30 days and really loved it. My insurance would not pay for extended time there at Ridgeview, so the alumni funding came to my rescue! This program changed my life immensely! I would highly recommend this place. The staff and everyone involved are very professional and wonderful! Thank you so much to Miss Connie, Rylan and everyone involved!
The Ridgeview Alumni Charity helped save my life. I came to Ridgeview stressed out, depressed, and after completing detox from drugs. My life had been destroyed with the loss of my wife. I was in bad shape. I spoke with the program director and the Alumni coordinator and expressed to them how serious I needed help. Without hesitation they helped me obtain the funding I needed for the program. I worked closely with my therapist. My therapist took me under their wing and guided me through. They made me believe in myself again. I worked the steps and I now see a better way to live, without drugs. Thank you Ridgeview and a special thanks to the Ridgeview Alumni Charitable Corporation.
I completed PHP and desperately wanted to continue with IOP but my insurance wasn't going to pay. My only source of income is my monthly social security disability check. I was the humble and proud recipient of the RACC scholarship which paid for my 2 weeks of IOP in full. The scholarship helped me tremendously and I will forever be grateful.
Ridgeview saved my marriage and my life. I spent four weeks there in IOP and PHP. After two weeks my insurance would not cover any more time there. Thanks to the Ridgeview Alumni Charitable Corporation that awarded me a scholarship I was able to complete the program. I am beyond grateful…
I cannot even begin to say how thankful I am for the Ridgeview Alumni (RACC) for giving me the opportunity to be able to continue my care, so that I can be the best I can be. The care and compassion shown to me has been so humbling. It's hard for me to ask for help, but I realized I could not do this by myself. Thank you so very much for everything.
I want to thank the funding that was available to me. I needed more time, I was not ready to go yet… If it wasn't for the funding I don't know where I would be.
Staying close and connected allowed me to focus on me and my sobriety. Without the help, I don't believe I would have been able to discover all that I did about myself, which has aided my recovery.
There was a time when traversing the expanse from darkness to light seemed like an impossible journey. Feeling stuck in the grip of mental illness and addiction kept me from taking the steps to cross over into a new life and a healthy lifestyle. The bridge that led to relief and freedom represented so many things that appeared overwhelming: treatment, therapy, support groups, medication.
Facing that fear and finally facing myself took courage acquired through the gift of desperation. I paid the toll to cross this bridge by enduring years of emotional, mental, and spiritual pain. Self-medicating and escaping reality no longer worked. Looking back from the other side now, I am eternally grateful the bridge was there, and forever thankful others showed me the way.
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