From addiction to recovery, one man shares how Springs Recovery Connection changed his life

Springs Recovery Connection, known for training peer support coaches who help people maintain sobriety from alcohol and drugs, has a new name and a much larger office where a community recovery center with like-minded organizations takes shape. First, the new name: Serenity Recovery Connection. It’s being unveiled at a Nov. 10 open house for donors,…

It was a time they could share a long-awaited announcement and cheer together heartily, sometimes tearfully, for the almost 650 supporters and volunteers at the Aug. 24 Come Walk With Me Breakfast. Just 13 days earlier, funding had been secured and Springs Recovery Connection had closed on a building for a collaborative Recovery Community Center…

The need for programs to help Colorado Springs residents beat addiction to substances is as great as the gap is wide, say those working in recovery, but they see hope on the horizon. One huge hole: There’s no inpatient facility in the city for rehabilitative treatment extending 30 to 90 days, said Trudy Hodges, CEO…

Based on a recent community meeting to address the proposed variance to the property use at 820 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, (currently the First Evangelical Free Church), and the subsequent reaction by some members of the Pleasant Valley neighborhood, we feel compelled to address citizens of Colorado Springs to talk about the importance of…