« Les enfants ne rêvent pas de devenir toxicomanes » est le slogan de la première campagne de financement en ligne de Portage Atlantique, lancée le 3 octobre. Cette campagne se terminera à la fin novembre lors de la semaine nationale de sensibilisation aux toxicomanies. Vous trouverez à www.rally4dreams.ca une vidéo inspirante ainsi que l’information… Read more »
“Children don’t dream of becoming addicts” is the slogan for Portage Atlantic’s first online fundraiser, launched on October 3 and culminating at the end of National Addictions Awareness Week at the end of November. An inspiring video can be found on www.rally4dreams.ca as well as information on how to get involved, and the campaign’s progress… Read more »
Montréal, September 23, 2013 – As part of Portage’s 40th anniversary celebrations this year, Portage was proud to recognise 150 individuals at its Recognition Ceremony yesterday, for having successfully completed a drug rehabilitation program at one of its residential centres in the Greater Montréal Area. Since its first centre was opened in 1973, Portage’s Recognition… Read more »
“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” – Friedrich Nietzsche At seventeen years of age, Dan Martell turned his back on a life of drugs, violence, and crime and chose to walk through the doors of the Portage… Read more »
and the Sussex Lions Club established the first Leo’s Club in New Brunswick last summer, and many Portage Resident have become young members of the Lions Club (Leos) since that time. Now, Portage Atlantic’s Leos have their very own vests. To become a Leo, residents interview with Luc Desjardins, Program Manager at Cassidy Lake, and… Read more »
et le Sussex Lions Club a établi le premier Leo’s Club au Nouveau-Brunswick, l’été dernier, et de nombreux résidants de Portage sont devenus membres du Lions Club (Leos) depuis. Les Leos de Portage Atlantique ont désormais leur propre gilet. Pour devenir un Leo, les résidants doivent passer une entrevue avec Luc Desjardins, responsable du programme… Read more »
According to current judicial statistics, nearly all criminal acts committed in the villages of Nunavik are related to drug and alcohol problems. Since there are no prisons in this part of Québec, residents who are found guilty of crimes are sent to the prison in Saint-Jérôme to be incarcerated. At this time, they make up… Read more »
CBC News | Prince Edward Island Youth addictions outpacing treatment Currently the province has an eight-week addiction treatment day program, that sends youth home on weekends. For years, addicts, former addicts and their parents have been calling for 24-hour residential treatment, the kind offered at the Portage clinic in New Brunswick, where P.E.I. sends a… Read more »
For those who have never been directly affected by substance abuse, it’s hard to understand the toll that it can take on an individual, a family, a community. If you have ever witnessed the rehabilitation process that takes place at Portage, whether directly in your family, through your work, or from a graduate testimonial, you… Read more »
On November 26, Tracy Friars and her seven sisters hosted one of Saint John’s most popular fundraising concerts, dedicated this year the youth who are working to overcome their substance abuse issues at Portage Atlantic. This first-class musical event sold out in thirty minutes when tickets went on sale in September. Accompanied by a spectacular… Read more »
