Teen Recovery Solutions in the News
Supportive Adults are Key to Teen Recovery Solutions, The Oklahoman, October 2015
With the help of a supportive team of committed adults, teens struggling with addiction often break through to recovery much like a caterpillar sheds its cocoon to become a butterfly. Joe White, president of Kanakuk Camps, recently used the metamorphosis metaphor to laud staff members and supporters of Teen Recovery Solutions for working together on behalf of teens in crisis.
Recovery high school selected for Oklahoma’s highest nonprofit honor, Edmond Sun, May 2015
Teen Recovery Solutions, a nonprofit recovery high school in Oklahoma City, was honored as winner in the youth services category for the Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards. Honorees do not apply for this award, but are hand-selected by a committee of individuals throughout Oklahoma representing a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.
Local recovery high school awarded by Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Metro Family Magazine, May 2015
Oklahoma's only nonprofit recovery high school recently received a top honor at the annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits hosts its annual award ceremony to recognize outstanding area nonprofits. Teen Recovery Solutions received a $7,500 gift for winning the youth services category at the award ceremony.
Feherty bares soul to help OKC teen recovery group, Golf Oklahoma Magazine, October 2014
For about 90 minutes, Feherty - a 54-year-old Irishman-turned-American who gained fame first as a player, then as a golf analyst for CBS and The Golf Channel - entertained about 600 people gathered for “An Evening of Courage and Inspiration” to support Teen Recovery Solutions, a nonprofit Oklahoma City organization that helps teens and their families struggling with chemical abuse or dependence.
Golf comedian speaks for serious cause, The Oklahoman, October 2014
The funniest man in golf will be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for Teen Recovery Solutions. David Feherty will share his unique wit Oct. 14 at An Evening of Courage and Inspiration. Though Feherty is known by some as “Golf’s Ultimate Wise Guy,” the underlying purpose for the event is serious — to raise the community’s awareness that there is hope and a solution for teens with addictions.
Feherty to Speak at Teen Recovery event in OKC, Oklahoma Golf Magazine, September 2014
On October 14th, David Feherty, CBS Commentator and host of Golf Channel's "Feherty", will share his personal journey at Teen Recovery Solutions Evening of Courage and Inspiration at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Born in N. Ireland in 1958, David's life has been anything but mundane. From his original aspiration of being an opera singer to becoming a professional golfer who feared success more than he enjoyed it, David won 10 tournaments worldwide including the Scottish Open in 1986 and as a member of the 1991 European Ryder Cup team. In 1997, he retired from his golf career and captivated the outside world by establishing himself as one of the most popular voices in golf.
School with a mission helps Oklahoma teens with addictions, The Oklahoman, July 7, 2014
Peer support and accountability are keys to recovery at Mission Academy, a part of the nonprofit Teen Recovery Solutions that helps Oklahoma students who are recovering from alcohol and drug abuse or addiction. Under different circumstances, they could be dead, kidnapped or in jail. But they aren't.Sitting on couches in the corner of a large recreation room, the four teenagers recounted what brought them to Mission Academy, Oklahoma's only recovery high school.