Renz Center celebrates two anniversaries
As Renz Addiction Counseling Center celebrates its 56 years of substance abuse treatment and prevention education this February, Jim's Friends, a support group of fellowship and friendship for Renz alumni, will be celebrating its second anniversary. To commemorate Jim's Friends' anniversary, past Renz Center alumni are invited to an open house with refreshments from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the center's Two American Way facility in Elgin.
"Two years ago, three Renz Center alumni started a small support group as a follow up to treatment," said Renz Center's Executive Director Jerry Skogmo. "That support group has now grown beyond their once a month meeting to also include social outings and community activities."
Jim's Friends is open to anyone with a past affiliation with the center. It meets the second Thursday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at Renz Center's Two American Way facility in Elgin. Meetings are free, and no appointment is necessary. For information, visit www.renzcenter.org, or call (847) 742-3545.
Renz Center provides a continuum of care dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of addictive behaviors related to alcohol, drugs, and gambling. Services range from prevention programs for youth in the schools to outpatient treatment programs for adolescents and adults. Priority is given to pregnant women and women with dependent children. Offices are located in Elgin, St. Charles, and Streamwood.
Renz Addiction Counseling Center is CARF (Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited for its adult and adolescent outpatient treatment programs. CARF accreditation represents the highest level of recognition that can be given to an organization and shows Renz Center's commitment to quality services. Renz Center is a nonprofit organization funded in part by the federal government, Fox Valley United Way, Illinois Department of Human Services, Hanover Township, Geneva, and St. Charles 708 mental health boards and other local community organizations. To find out more about Renz Center's programs, call (847) 742-3545 or visit www.renzcenter.org.