CANOE TRIP: Serenity in the Great Outdoors
On Friday, October 12, Turning Point Phase I hit the water for their most recent outdoor activity: a 6-mile, 2 and ½ hour canoe trip down the scenic Housatonic River in West Cromwell, Connecticut....
View ArticleINDOOR ROCK CLIMBING: Exercise in Recovery
For one of this month’s many recreational activity, support staff and Activities Coordinator Dave Freedman took the Phase I clients to Prime Climb, an indoor rock climbing facility located in...
View ArticleSKIING AT KILLINGTON MOUNTAIN: Winter Recreation for Young Men in Sobriety
Dave Freedman, a member of Turning Point’s support staff, organizes recreational activities for Phase I of the drug rehab program. On Tuesday, December 11, Dave and five of Turning Point’s Phase I...
View ArticlePAINTBALL: Team Building in Drug Treatment
Dave had run out of ammunition. The opposing team was bearing down on him and his teammates — the few of his teammates that remained. Paintballs exploded in puffs of yellow on the inflatable, plastic...
View ArticleINDOOR GO-KART RACING: Phase III Sober Living Residents learn to have Fun in...
On Saturday, November 3, Phase III clients at Turning Point Drug Treatment and Sober Living for Young Men took part in their latest recreational outing: go-kart racing at On Track Karting in...
View ArticleWHITEWATER RAFTING: Phase I Goes Off-the-Grid on a Spiritual Retreat
Getting away can be hard to do in our age of technology. Even when going on a day trip to the beach or to Sleeping Giant for a hike, life has a tendency to follow. In a world where a cell phone...
View ArticleWHITE WATER CANOE TRIP: Phase I residents take the Connecticut’s Housatonic...
Turning Point’s most recent recreational activity was held in the running waters of Connecticut’s Housatonic River. Several of the Phase I residents made the three hour trip to West Cornwall to take a...
View ArticleBROWNSTONE PARK: Zip Line, Cliff Jump, Rope Swing, Etc.
Zip Lining? Check. Cliff Jump? Check. Rock Climbing, Rope Swing, Obstacle Course? Check, Check, Check. Turning Point’s Phase I residents recently enjoyed a fun-filled outing to Brownstone Exploration...
View ArticleSOBER SOFTBALL: Building a Sober Network
Every Friday night during the summer and fall seasons, Turning Point residents and staff lace up their cleats and hit the diamond to compete in New Haven’s local “Sober Softball” league. The league...
View ArticleODETAH CAMPING RESORT – A Peaceful Weekend in the Great Outdoors
One of Turning Point’s most anticipated outings brought the Phase I residents to Odetah Camping Resort in Bozrah, CT. The residents and accompanying staff spent two nights camping out in the crisp...
View ArticleON TRACK KARTING –“Having Fun in Sobriety is What We’re About”
This month, Turning Point’s Phase I residents headed to On Track Karting in Wallingford for some high-speed indoor racing. On Track boasts “some of the longest and fastest indoor kart tracks in the...
View ArticleSKI TRIP TO VERMONT’S BROMLEY MOUNTAIN
On Tuesday, December 3, Turning Point’s Phase I residents and a member of the support staff hopped in a van and took the three hour drive up to Vermont’s Bromley Mountain for a day on the slopes. Ski...
View ArticleMusic Studio – Playing Music in a Safe, Sober Environment
Turning Point’s on-site music studio and rehearsal space provides a perfect venue for residents to foster their musical abilities in a safe, sober environment. According to Dave Freedman, Support Staff...
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