{"id":95046,"date":"2019-08-30T18:11:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T22:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=95046"},"modified":"2019-08-30T18:32:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T22:32:08","slug":"working-to-end-the-epidemic-one-family-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=95046","title":{"rendered":"Working to end the epidemic \u2013 One family at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>New community healing center to host Family Recovery Day<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00adBethlehem, PA \u2013 August 28, 2019- In recognition of National Recovery Month, the Oasis Community Center announced today it will be hosting a Family Recover Day for the Lehigh Valley on September 14, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. \u2013 6:00 p.m. at their center located at 3410 Bath Pike in Bethlehem. The Family Recovery Day will include a wide array of speaker meetings, resources, music from John Thomas, refreshments, and door prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The Oasis Community Center was created to provide a nurturing environment that includes support programs aimed specifically at families and loved ones who have experienced the tragedy of a drug related loss, or are impacted by a loved one\u2019s active substance use. The center\u2019s founder, Rhonda Miller, understands the void in family support all too well, having lost her son Ben to opioid addiction three years ago. \u201cThe mental, physical, and emotional stress to support a loved one suffering from substance abuse can last for years, continually redefining an ever-changing \u201cnew normal\u201d for the families and loved ones\u201d said Rhonda Miller, Oasis Community Center Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p>Family Recovery Day at the Oasis Community Center will feature a discussion with Rebecca West Hensinger, Mrs. Pennsylvania America 2019, as she shares her personal story of family recover for the first time. Representatives from the following resources and support groups will also be available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al-Anon Family Group<\/li>\n<li>Nar-Anon Family Group<\/li>\n<li>Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)<\/li>\n<li>Codependents Anonymous (CoDA)<\/li>\n<li>Bethlehem Parent and Family Support Group<\/li>\n<li>Family and Friends Grief Support Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Oasis Community Center offers fun, holistic activities including classes on cooking, art, scrapbooking, yoga and mindfulness. Their staff and volunteers are specifically trained as Family Recovery Specialists. Free support groups including Grief Therapy, Bethlehem Parent and Family Support, Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, ACA and CoDA will be held on a weekly basis. Additionally, a monthly support group will be offered for Family and Friends needing Grief Support. Oasis Community Center is a drop-in center, open Monday through Friday from noon to 5:00pm, and by appointment.<\/p>\n<p>For more details about Oasis Community Center please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oasisbethlehem.org\/\">www.oasisbethlehem.org<\/a>.<br \/>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Family-Recovery-Day-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-95051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Family-Recovery-Day-1-850x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Family-Recovery-Day-1-850x1024.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Family-Recovery-Day-1-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Family-Recovery-Day-1-768x926.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Family-Recovery-Day-1-300x362.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nOasis Community Center volunteer, Nancy Clark<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Oasis.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/88992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}