Addiction Recovery Care Hosts Ribbon Cutting Alongside State and Local Leaders at Crown Recovery Center in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. – Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), a leading provider of treatment and recovery services across the Commonwealth, hosted a ribbon cutting today for its newest residential treatment center, Crown Recovery Center, in Springfield. Located on the former St. Catharine College campus in Washington County, Crown Recovery Center is the state’s largest and most comprehensive […]
‘A hand of Hope’: ARC’s Tim Merritt delivers over 1,000 clients to a new beginning
Driving a white minivan across Kentucky day-in and day-out has never felt like a job to transportation specialist Tim Merritt. That’s because while the odometer reads thousands of miles, he only remembers the 1,000 plus people sitting in the backseat he had the opportunity to impact. Like many, Merritt began his journey with ARC as […]
“Trauma was my gateway drug”: Theresa Lafeve Shares Her Story of Recovery, Hope & Reunion
“Trauma was my gateway drug,” says Theresa Lafeve, reflecting on her difficult, but inspiring,journey to recovery. At a young age, Theresa found herself turning to recreational substance use to cope withchildhood trauma — a decision that would lead her to an almost eight-year battle with asubstance use disorder. But today, with a little over three […]
Loved back to life: Zach Hopkins’ Story
There’s a lot of hope behind the guitar strummed by Zach Hopkins during Sunday morning worship at his church. And like the music he plays, there is also a lot of redemption. Early on, life seemed to be fairly normal for Zach. He played sports, had parents that loved him and spent his weekends hanging […]
In the News: ARC’s impact in headlines
‘It’s not a job. It’s a career’: ARC helps clients obtain automotive certification This week WYMT Mountain News highlighted Second Chance Auto in Lawrence County. The program is under the umbrella of Addiction Recovery Care’s (ARC) crisis to career model. The unique experience gives those in recovery the opportunity to earn their student Automotive Service […]
ARC in discussions to locate a new campus in the former Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital property
What is Addiction Recovery Care? Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) is headquartered in Louisa, Kentucky and operates a network of over 30 addiction treatment centers in Eastern and Central Kentucky. Our organization offers a full continuum of care. Our mission is to create opportunities for people to discover hope and live their God-given destiny. What services […]
ARC considering the purchase of a former hospital
As Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) works to revitalize lives chained down by addiction, company leaders are looking for ways to repurpose buildings that once housed hundreds of jobs. The Daily Independent reported Monday, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) closed nearly one year ago, as Kentuckians were beginning to wrap their heads around the impact […]
‘We recover together’: Kayla McClure’s Story.
As director of Hazel Hills, you would never guess Kayla McClure battled addiction only five years ago. Her sobriety date was on Aug. 4, 2016, but addiction consumed much of Kayla’s life before then. Kayla’s addiction started around the time she was 13-years-old. It was a couple of years after her brother’s death that she […]
A Year in Review: ARC’s 2020 Report
“In looking back over this past year, I could have hardly envisioned the events that would take place in 2020. It was a year of fighting the drug epidemic during a global pandemic. From day one of the pandemic, ARC has remained open for business, adopting new methods and protocols to provide our essential services […]
A McDonald’s bag and a sister’s love: Justin Worth’s Story
Now 39 years old, Justin Worth will tell you to this day that his childhood was by no means tough. It was filled with a loving family who lived in a nice home and had stable incomes. “Really how I ended up in addiction, man, I was a jerk. I wanted to do my own […]
