Monday, November 16, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
We are providing holiday assistance for the families we minister to for Thanksgiving. All Day this Friday, November 13th, we will have a ChoiceOne table at the Levittown Redner's where you can donate non-perishable food items toward this effort after you have done your own shopping. We would love to see everyone there and help make this Thanksgiving extra special for families in need this holiday season.
Friday, November 13th
Redner's Warehouse Markets Levittown, PA
8:30am-8:30pm
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
The Addict’s Mom is Honored to Receive a 90 Day Scholarship from a great treatment center for women only Wayside House.
***TO APPLY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP – Fill out the information below and email it toBarbara@theaddictsmom.com***
Nov 5, 2015
Ms. Barbara Theodosiou
The Addict’s Mom
Dear Barbara,
Wayside House will give one residential scholarship for 90 days.
Thank you for the o.pportunity to work with your organization and offer this scholarship to a women in the community that need our help.
Sincerely,Wayside House
Wayside House (www.waysidehouse.net) is a women’s addiction treatment center run by women since 1974 in Delray Beach that offers residential and outpatient treatment to women who are struggling with addiction. Wayside House also has a career center helping women find employment.
Wayside House is a healing environment that helps women with drug and alcohol dependence by providing them with tools to rebuild their lives, reconnect with loved ones and recover from active addiction. Wayside House costs are reasonable, especially for a 90 day program and offers scholarships to those who qualify. Wayside House also works with in-network and out- of-network i.nsurance programs. To learn more about Wayside House call 561 278 0055 or e mail info@waysidehouse.net
Please fill out application and email to Barbara@theaddictsmom.com
TAM Member Please Provide:
TAM Member Contact Information
Date of application
Member’s First and last Name
Phone number
Email address
Minimum One Paragraph That Includes:
Name & Age of addicted loved one
Female
Drug of Choice/ how much used daily
Age of first drug use
Other Helpful Information if applicable:
Incarceration
Previous Treatment
Formal Diagnosis
DSM Diagnosis if any
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↗️ATTENTION: TAM MOMS↖
Visit The Addict's Mom at: http://addictsmom.com/?xg_
A Message From Barbara Theodosiou, Founder, The Addict’s Mom
On this beautiful Sunday, as we spend time with our families, as we pray, and as we worry about our beloved children, I wish to highlight for everyone the purposes and accomplishments of TAM. Of course, TAM would be nothing without you beautiful moms who give endless hours of your time supporting others, all the while tending to the stressors in your own homes.
Here is why I created The Addict’s Mom:
“I discovered within a six-month period that two of my sons were addicts. My first reaction was to become physically sick. I was completely lost in the sadness of addiction, feeling shock, fear, and confusion. As a woman of great personal and professional success, it appeared to others that I had it all. But, on the inside, I was broken and felt shattered into a million pieces. It was through my own brokenness that The Addict’s Mom was born. I made it my purpose to find every mother sitting alone in the dark, with tears streaming down her face, and to let her know that she is not alone.”
TAM is intellectual property, created and owned by my husband Rudy, and by me. We funded TAM with our personal monies, as a site on the Internet. Over the years, TAM has evolved from a support network for the mothers of addicted children into an advocate for reforms in the field. Now, with a membership of over 50,000, we offer many specialized groups, and have opened a chapter in every state, where our members meet in person. We sponsor events, we walk, we march, we light candles, we are featured in print and television media, we have won awards and recognition, and we are focusing the attention of our nation on the devastation of addiction for our families and our beautiful children. TAM is sponsoring laws, lobbying for reforms in the mental health and prison systems, and is de-stigmatizing our children, so that society will perceive them as victims of a deadly disease. In addition, TAM has recently published a book for grandparents, written by volunteer moms. TAM is offering bracelets and T-shirts for purchase. In fact, the pinned post this morning is of a T-shirt dedicated to my boy, Daniel. After the suppliers meet their expenses from any merchandise or the book, a small amount of money is deposited directly into our 501-C3 account. The account was established and is operated under strict Federal guidelines, as a not-for-profit branch of TAM. (Rudy and I have never taken a penny from TAM.) All monies in our 501-C3 are used to support the addiction advocacy activities of our foundation: Everyone’s Child, The Daniel Montalbano Foundation. TAM is fortunate to build alliances with several supporting partners. These accredited organizations are composed of resources and compassionate experts in the field of addiction, who help our members in a variety of ways: offering treatment scholarships for their children, funding events like our Fed Up Rally free breakfast for our moms, writing an educational article, or an advice column, attending promoting and sponsoring TAM events, and publishing TAM materials related to addiction. No longer a small group of vulnerable moms, TAM has become a force for change at the grass-roots level in every community. All TAM decisions are made for the greater good and the welfare of our beloved children.
Much love to all The Addict’s Moms.
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 Daniel Francis Montalbano 10/91 - 3/15 your life will not be in vain.https://teespring.com/daniel-
Daniel's wishes were to use his talented writing to help the homeless and those effected by addiction. Although, Daniel is gone his writings remain and I will honor his wishes by creating many different things.
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This shirt is the first tee shirt dedicated to my beloved son Daniel. ALL PROCEEDS from this shirt will go to help the homeless and the addicted through the addictsmom.org and the Daniel Montalbano Foundation which is being set up. Daniel I miss you so much and I am so glad I ran after you to collect your beautiful work. I know your heart and I will honor your wishes (to help the unfortunate).
Although you are not here your writings speak volumes and have the potential to help so many.
Forever in my heart...mom.
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
November 5 CHP 86 v 5 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS
For you ,Lord are good ,and ready to forgive ,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon you .(GODS BIG BOOK)
STEP 3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him .(AA BIG BOOK)
Shame will continue to hold you hostage if you let it . Fear and worry will anchor you soul and you will not get released until you meet them face to face ! Ask God to forgive you and free you . God is the only one who can remove those anchors . Forgiveness received will bring freedom earned .
Galatians 5:13-14 “It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom.(GODS BIG BOOK)
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