Victoria woman credits program for turning her life around Victoria — Connie Martin was in a high power job in the fashion industry, one that many women would envy. She lived in both New York and LA and worked in Chicago. She slept on airplanes. But after years of living the high life, a Victoria woman found herself on the streets, addicted to drugs and finally in a shelter. Ten years of addiction, two unsuccessful attempts at rehab, and Connie ran away from it all. She came home to Victoria. “I was on my last breath,” she says. In a shelter, barely walking, she hear of the Cool Aid Society’s Every Step Counts Program. A running group that helped Connie focus on her body and soul.”The mental rehabilitation, the physical rehabilitation, I owe it to this program,” she says, “it saved my life.” In just five days Connie will have been sober for one year. In less than two weeks she will begin her pre-med courses at UVic. In Octover, Connie will run her first marathon. “At the very bottom of my being I am so proud of what I’ve done this last year,” she says. And so are the people who have watched her begin this journey. Connie may have a long way to go, but she proves that every step counts.
Fashion Puts the Spotlight on Female Veterans with Fatigues To Fabulous(TM) Campaign Kick-Off
NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Fatigues to Fabulous(TM) (F2F), a new ongoing national program established to honor and support female veterans , launched during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week today. Uniting in their missions to work with the fashion industry in creating F2F, Grace After Fire and the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) welcomed DKNYC and multichannel retailer HSN to … Read more on redOrbit
Hiring of Jones-Kelley to lead agency continues to stir debate
DAYTON — Controversy continues to surround Helen Jones-Kelley, who went from resigning as director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in 2008 to becoming executive director of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Montgomery County.Her supporters say she is a lifetime public servant who made a one-time mistake when she authorized state database searches … Read more on Dayton Daily News
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