My Nonprofit Reviews

I got to ​RVC​ in 2010, a completely broken soul after just about 6 months in jail. There
​ ​was ​very little left of me. Prior to being arrested, I spent most of my life chasing
​ a​ ghost in the miserable cycle of addiction. I'm an educated woman, I had great opportunities with my life but at the end of most days, nothing outweighed the lure of addiction. I just couldn't get "it"​. Rvc was my last hope as it is for most that enter the program. The problem is, most that the get to ​RVC​don't get that. R​VC​isn't just another detox, its not a 15k per month recovery center...its the last chance for an addict to get ​"​it". Its hard and I'm not talking about the work schedule, compared to running the streets looking for a rock, ​it​ was a cake walk. Of course​,​ to follow the schedule there is a pain in the butt because we're not used to following schedules when we get there. The real work at RVC is the opportunity the program gives you to take a look at your life, the choices you've made, the pain you've cause. That's the hard part. I listened to others tell me what a piece of crap I was, looked at myself and realized what they were talking about. RVC gave me a chance to change. RVC did not change me, it GAVE ME A PLACE TO CHANGE MYSELF. It gave me a place to save my life and almost 4 years later, I'm still accountable for MY life and still SOBER! Had the staff not been hard on me, forced me to look at myself, step out of my comfort level....I would have never pressed on and surely wouldn't be sober now. Thank you RVC and than you Suzy Bennett for giving me the chance to save my own life! I'm am forever grateful.

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