December 2015 Dear Friends,          As we approach the holiday season, our thoughts naturally turn towards those we love. Many of us love someone who has struggled with or continues to struggle with addiction. In a season so full of hope and peace what more meaningful gift could you give than the gift of recovery? A gift to Livengrin Foundation this holiday season makes recovery possible. "Livengrin not only saved our son's life, but restored peace and sanity to our life as well...The extended support that Livengrin provides to addicts, their families and the community is unfailing and constantly expanding. LIVENGRIN SAVES LIVES."  Sharon & Ralph, Livengrin Alumni Parents

Addiction is a dangerous and heartbreaking disease. It affects not only the individual suffering from addiction-it affects parents, siblings, children, co-workers, friends, neighbors, and our entire community. As members of our Parent Support Group, Sharon & Ralph say that, "it has seen us through the hopeless days of our son's relapse, has enlightened us about our co-dependence and the family sickness of addiction, and has allowed us to share the roller-coaster ride of addiction with other parents. It has healed us and gifted us with peace no matter what twists and turns our son's recovery has taken." Today, Sharon & Ralph's son is sober, and they know that the generosity of donors like you helped make his recovery possible.      Livengrin is here to serve you, your loved ones, and your community-to provide hope, healing, and recovery. In order to continue to provide life-saving services to patients and their families, we count on your support-now more than ever. We ask that you consider making a gift as generous as you can afford, to ensure programs like our Parent Support Group are available to the families of addicts coping with their disease.  Your donation will make a world of difference, an immediate impact that truly transforms lives.   Thank you for giving the gift of hope this holiday season. Warmly, Scott F. Blacker Vice President for Development Give the gift that lasts a lifetime. The gift of recovery!  DONATE

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Can You Help? If your holiday giving includes charitable donations, please consider supporting one of these very worthy organizations.  All three spend countless hours working to improve the lives of individuals who suffer from serious mental/physical/emotional conditions. Without that assistance, many of their clients would not receive the help they need. All three groups offer their services at no charge and have helped hundreds of people find healing, hope and recovery. All are run entirely by volunteers who have experienced firsthand the devastation of childhood sexual abuse, self-injury and/or addiction.  All donations are tax deductible. Please click the links below, learn about these groups and, if you can, lend a hand.  Stop Feeding the Predators  Lynn McClain Lifelong Mission Stop Feeding the Predators is an all volunteer organization that helps victims of childhood sexual abuse find healing. To learn more about the issues faced by survivors of childhood sexual abuse, or to get help,click here for SFTP's groundbreaking show on COA Recovery Radio. To learn more about SFTP and/or to make a donation, click here. Launching Point, Inc. Understanding Self Injury Launching Point is an all volunteer organization that offers support, groups and programs for people who self injure. To learn more about self injury and the issues faced by those who self-harm, or to get help, click here for "Share Your Scars!", Launching Point's excellent show on COA Recovery Radio. To make a donation, click here. City of Angels NJ, Inc.   How City of Angels Began City of Angels NJ, Inc. is an all volunteer organization that helps people with addictions get into, and stay in, recovery.  To learn more about COA, to get help or to make a donation, click here.

This Friday will be Road to Recovery’s Christmas Celebration. We will be celebrating the birth of our SAVIOR!! Please try and bring a special dish if you can. This will be our last meeting until Jan 8^th  ( that’s a looooonnnnnnngggg time). Please try and come out. We need to cover our Recovery Family with prayer!!!.

So far:

          Hoagie tray

          Cake and pie

          wings

            chips and dip

Pamela M. Hayward

Teens Who See Others Drink, Use Drugs More Likely to Engage in Antisocial Behavior - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Teens Who See Others Drink, Use Drugs More Likely to Engage in Antisocial Behavior - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Some Jails and Prisons Provide Vivitrol for Departing Inmates to Reduce Opioid Use - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Some Jails and Prisons Provide Vivitrol for Departing Inmates to Reduce Opioid Use - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Women for Sobriety, Inc. Ring in the New Year with New Life Literature! Hello WFS Friends, We are excited to tell you about these new catalog items! WFS "NEW LIFE" STATEMENT CARD SET - NEW DESIGN! Deal Yourself A "New Life"!  This set of 13 playing-sized cards contains one WFS Statement each. Can be used daily to randomly pick a statement to work on, or in a group setting to select a statement for discussion.  NEW:  One Mystery Bonus Card Included in Each Set! Price: $5 http://www.wfscatalog.org/WFS-New-Life-Statement-Card-Set-SC101.htm BOOK: THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION by Brene Brown Sale Price $11.20 Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are.  Your Guide to a Wholehearted Life! http://www.wfscatalog.org/The-Gifts-of-Imperfection-by-Brene-Brown-PhD-LMSW-BK166.htm BOOKLETS: A YEAR OF REFLECTIONS, VOLUME #1-16 BUNDLE Full Set on Sale for $64http://www.wfscatalog.org/A-Year-of-Reflections-Vol-1-16-Bundle-BDL112.htm Individual Volumes are $4.25 http://www.wfscatalog.org/Booklets_c3.htm SPECIAL BUNDLE of VOL #7-16 is for those who bought the FIRST 6 Volumes for the last 10+ years!  LIMITED TIME ONLY  $36 http://www.wfscatalog.org/A-Year-of-Reflections-Vol-7-16-Bundle-BDL111.htm BOOKLET: LOOKING FOR MOTHER by Jean Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. We brought this classic booklet back onto the catalog site for the new year!  Price: $2.50  http://www.wfscatalog.org/Looking-for-Mother-by-Jean-Kirkpatrick-PhD-BT190.htm "Relationships of any kind are difficult and the closer the relationship, the more difficult. There is no relationship closer than mother and daughter and is quite rife with potholes no matter how good it is. Mother/daughter is a lifelong relationship that nothing can change biologically. Only the two persons involved can make a difference. It is my hope that these few thoughts of mine - regrets too - will help you to have a more meaningful relationship with your mother..."  -Jean Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. NEWLY DESIGNED & UPDATED BOOKMARKERS!  (8"x2") Front has WFS 13 Statements (and how to apply them!) and the back has WFS Motto and contact information. One for $0.25 5 or more for $0.20 each 100 or more: $0.15 each http://www.wfscatalog.org/WFS-Bookmarker-BM101.htm A NEW LIFE JOURNEY Vol 3 by Karen Hamm We brought this edition out in October and it is a great journal to start off the New Year! We are excited to present the next volume of new daily, inspirational passages to our members and friends who wish to read about Karen's thought-provoking personal experiences as she works each of the 13 WFS Statements in her recovery journey.  There are 180 spiral bound pages for only $8.99.  Here is the link to order Volume 3 edition at our catalog site:http://www.wfscatalog.org/A-New-Life-Journey-Volume-3-by-Karen-Hamm-BT189.htm Thank you, Karen, for your generosity in sharing your gift of writing through these daily messages! Kind regards, Becky Fenner, WFS Director Email:  contact@womenforsobriety.org   *   Tel: 215-536-8026   *   Fax:  215-538-9026 http://www.womenforsobriety.org   *   http://www.wfscatalog.org