by Mark Slavit
COLUMBIA, MO. — People being treated for alcohol and drug abuse have a new place to find help.
Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid led a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of Phoenix Programs’ new facility.
Federal grants and donations helped pay for the $4.7 million building that actually opened last year.
The facility sits near the corner of Providence Road and Vandiver Drive across the street from Wilson’s Total Fitness.
About 40 Phoenix Programs counselors provide services to about 2,000 people with addictions to drugs and alcohol.
The 28,000-square-foot facility replaces three …

COLUMBIA — Phoenix Programs celebrated the official opening of its new facility on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Mayor Bob McDavid, Ambassadors Chairwoman Keri Tipton of the Chamber of Commerce and Phoenix Programs Executive Director Deborah Beste together used a pair of oversize scissors to cut through the ribbon, which marked not only the opening of Phoenix Programs’ new facility but also the kickoff of Recovery Month.
Phoenix Programs is a nonprofit organization that provides treatment for Columbia residents with addictions to alcohol and other substances. 
The new facility at 90 E. Leslie Lane is a consolidation …

Heather Harlan of Phoenix Programs, Inc. met  on May 11 with Sergeant Diane Bernhard of the Columbia Police Department to offer congratulations to the new graduates of the Mid-Missouri Crisis Intervention Team (CIT).  Bernhard and other CIT officers spoke at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Columbia about the CIT program; a NAMI signature program that trains law enforcement officers to de-escalate situations that involve citizens with mental illness or substance abuse disorders.  Pictured left to right:  Sergeant Diane Bernhard, Sergeant Barb Buck, Officers Andy Muscato, Benny Cook, and Heather Harlan of Phoenix …

Kick Butts Day with YC2 and Project APEX of Phoenix Programs was a part of Reality Days at Rockbridge and Hickman High Schools the week prior to spring break to encourage youth to avoid substance use.
Emily Pieper (center) a student at Hickman won an iPod Nano donated by OnMedia when she entered the guess closest to the actual number of cigarette butts in the jar. Shown presenting the prize is (left) Ryan Worley of YC2 and (right) Kara Harris of Project APEX.

Phoenix Program Director of Clinical Services James Kimbro explains the meaning behind the name plate he is contributing to the time capsule that will be placed in the addiction treatment center’s new building as the center’s executive director Deborah Beste listens on in the background on Wednesday.
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