MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Together with the Otto Bremer Foundation, The Retreat, a peer-to-peer addiction-recovery program, is making available $200,000 in scholarship funds for individuals and families who reside in Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Recovery from alcohol and drug addiction is often compounded by stigma and a lack of resources to access services. To combat this, the sole criteria for The Retreat’s scholarship fund is for the applicant to express a desire to recover and request the help to do so.
The Retreat provides assistance for those individuals and families seeking recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, and anyone is eligible for scholarship funds - no matter their financial status. Scholarships are provided, minus an ability-based contribution, so that applicants may access any of The Retreat’s programs – including residential, non-residential, older adult programs, long-term sober-living, weekend retreats, family programs, and more.
“Even our full-fee of $4,900, which is substantially less than other programs, can be a lot of money for someone out there who is passing the family hat and trying to get support for help to recover from their addiction,” said John Curtiss, co-founder and CEO at The Retreat. “Sometimes the individual or family can afford a couple thousand dollars, but the full cost can be out of reach. With scholarships like the ones we can offer, people can access the help they need.”
For more than 19 years, The Retreat has helped individuals and families struggling with addiction to build new, sober and productive lives in recovery. Its high-outcome methods of peer-to-peer service, grounded in the Twelve Step principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, represent a supportive educational, mutual-help approach to the problem of alcohol and drug dependency, and have been studied and replicated across the country and abroad. With these scholarship funds, those in need may access recovery in an affordable and effective program.
Since 1998, The Retreat has helped nearly 22,000 people access a life of meaningful and productive recovery. A 30-day residential stay at The Retreat costs $4,900; other programs that address chemical dependency can cost between $30,000 and $50,000.
For more information about scholarship funds and recovery services, please contact: 952.476.0566, 877.446.9283 or visit www.theretreat.org.
About The Retreat
The Retreat’s mission is to improve the
quality of life for individuals, families and communities affected by
alcohol and drug dependency by providing affordable, effective
educational services grounded in the Twelve Step principles of
Alcoholics Anonymous. The Retreat is an innovative residential recovery
continuum that provides time out for those in need. The Retreat is a
mutual-help approach to the problem of alcohol and drug dependency. This
supportive, educational setting is grounded in the spiritual principles
of AA. By providing a safe and supportive environment to study and
practice these principles, The Retreat opens the door to a life of
contented sobriety. For more information, please visit: www.theretreat.org