Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement Born in Chicago IL, I grew up in less than desirable circumstances. As a child I did not have a role model. I joined the street organization where I spent most of my younger years in life. My mother had to work leaving me to raise my siblings…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I was born in Cumberland, Wisconsin. I spent most of my younger years in foster care. At age 9, I was returned home, to my mom and spent most of my childhood in the Barron County area. I was 10 years old when I started to realize how…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I grew up in a small, quiet, town in Western Wisconsin. Growing up, I participated in many sports, including two years of middle school football with the boys. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do anything I set my mind to. Along with football, in…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement My name is Brian, and I am in recovery. My earliest memories were growing up on my grandfather’s farm. My mother left my father because of his alcohol addiction when I was a baby. We moved back to my mother’s childhood home. She remarried when I was 5…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement Wellness Management I was born in Birchwood, Wisconsin; and lived there until I was 17 years old and out on my own. In my childhood I was exposed to drug and alcohol abuse at a very early age. I was raised by an abusive parent who struggled with…
Service Array: Individual Skill Enhancement and Development Service Planning Recovery Coach Growing up in Bloomer, WI, I felt like I never quite fit in socially, and was unsure of how to process the abuse I witnessed around me. I turned to drinking and other substances as a coping mechanism. After two decades of self-medicating, everything…
Service Array: Clinical Therapist CLTS Supervisor Internal Support Supervisor Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement My name is Alison Heintz. I was born and raised in rural central Wisconsin which I still call ‘home’ today. My childhood involved spending a great deal of time outdoors. Most summers were spent at the family cabin fishing,…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I am originally from New Jersey but grew up in a suburb outside of Milwaukee. After graduating from high school, I attended UWEC for nursing. I have always been passionate about helping others and truly believe that you have to meet the needs of the individual. By doing…
Service Array: Individual Skill Development and Enhancement I was adopted as a baby and raised in Central Wisconsin. There was an importance put on the public perception of our family, but my home life could be chaotic at times. There were many times that I didn’t feel safe or protected. I often felt like I…
Service Array: Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Individual Skill Development and Enhancement (ISDE) Recovery Coach Youth Mentor I was born and raised in Eau Claire, WI and came from a good home. At an early age I started hanging out with a group of people that were headed down a dark path. I started using drugs…