 
The Women's Treatment Center
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breaking the cycle of addiction
mending the bonds between women and their children! May 2010 - Issue 3
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Greetings!,
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We are so grateful to everyone who attended our May 5 Breakfast with the Stars and made it a huge success, helping us raise more than $135,000 for our cutting-edge programs. Thanks SO MUCH to those who made a single gift, those who made multi-year gifts, and especially those 13 guests who joined Circle of Hope, TWTC's new multi-year leadership giving circle, as founding members. At the breakfast close to 200 new and old friends got a glimpse into the life-changing work of TWTC when three of our clients shared their dramatic journeys of recovery. Following a feature video with the women's stories, guests were treated to personal appearances by the three mothers, and the ten-year-old daughter of one of them. If you weren't able to make it to the breakfast but would like to see the video, please contact Patricia Broughton.
Executive Director
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Thanking Big
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Mazza Foundation gives $40,000 to support Nana's Crisis
Nursery
With deep appreciation, The Women's Treatment Center received a $40,000 grant from the Mazza Foundation to support Nana's Crisis Nursery, TWTC's twenty-four hour crisis care center for the children of women in residence at TWTC.
This invaluable grant supports TWTC's commitment to providing women-specific and gender-responsive services. It helps to keep the most vulnerable children from being traumatized, neglected or abused while their mother is in crisis or is hospitalized to give birth to a child or for another co-occurring illness.
In fiscal year 2009, the Nursery served 87 children from 66 families. It provided 24-hour care to children in a warm, nurturing and healthy environment, enabling them to feel as safe and comfortable as possible while their mothers were unable to care for them. It enabled 66 mothers to enter or remain in treatment, reassuring them that their kids were being fed and bathed and comforted during a time that would otherwise be very traumatic. The Nursery is equipped to meet up to five children's physical as well as emotional needs for as long as 30 days per child. TWTC is the only substance abuse treatment provider in Illinois that offers a 24-hour Crisis Nursery. For more information, please contact Program Director, Pam Costakis.
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| Upcoming Events | Pregnant and Drug Addicted: Finding Help. 
Second in TWTC's 'Journey Of Recovery' Community Forums
Join us!
For many women, the discovery that they are pregnant compels them to seek treatment for their drug addiction. In December 2009, thanks to a three-year federal grant, TWTC established a dedicated 12-bed unit to meet the special needs of pregnant and post-partum women and their children.
You are invited
to hear two mothers talk about their 'Journey of Recovery' in TWTC's Pregnant and Postpartum Women's program.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Dora Dixie, Medical Director at TWTC
When: June 15, 2010
Where: TWTC facility at 140 N Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 60607
Tours: Starting at 5:00 p.m. Last tour begins at 5:45 p.m.
Program: 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Q & A: 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Giving Back
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Advocacy organization for incarcerated mothers honors TWTC client Loxiette Leake, a client in TWTC's Recovery Home, recently received the Joanne Archibald Award from Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers ( CLAIM) in appreciation of her extensive volunteer activities serving incarcerated mothers and their children. Ms. Leake, a member of CLAIM's Visible Voices group, Leadership Council and Speakers' Bureau, is a brilliant advocate for family-based treatment as an alternative to prison for mothers convicted of nonviolent offenses. "We all appreciate her accomplishments and contributions to making a better world," said CLAIM Executive Director Gail Smith. Ms. Leake gave testimony for the Illinois House of Representative's Youth and Family Committee in September 2009 on the impact of state practices on children and the great benefit that TWTC has been for her young children and her mother. She has served as a presenter for Northwestern University's Law Students for Reproductive Justice, the Adler Institute and the Jane Addams College of Social Work. She also co-chairs the Rebecca Project for Human Rights. Ms. Leake is currently completing the last two years of her Illinois Department of Corrections sentence at TWTC. |
| Inside Look |  Sixth annual 'Creative Expression Talent and Fashion Show' at TWTC
A rousing a capella rendition of "I Will Survive," original poetry, and a group presentation of "The Electric Slide" were just some of the treats clients and guests enjoyed at TWTC's 6th annual Creative Expression Talent Show. Organized by clients in TWTC's four Outpatient programs, the April 28 performance featured models, singers, dancers, and poets. This year, thanks to volunteer make-up artists from Fashion Fair, models had professional make-up.
The event is designed to encourage clients to identify their special gifts and talents and to share them publicly. Noted outpatient director Carolyn Champion, "Because the clients plan the event, it also builds their leadership and organizational skills. And it promotes cohesiveness among the clients, letting them appreciate each others' talents and celebrate each others' victories. While gifts are provided for the best performances, no patient leaves without a token of appreciation, because the staff in Outpatient understands they are all winners."
After the show, clients enjoyed a lunch catered by Russo's Catering which they funded themselves through donations made over a 60-day period.
If you're interested in attending next year's talent show, please e-mail Patricia Broughton and we'll make sure you get an invitation.
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