{"id":1285,"date":"2010-07-01T22:10:15","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T22:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2016-01-04T21:06:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T21:06:05","slug":"stepup-parents-are-grateful-for-support-to-students-and-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2010\/07\/01\/stepup-parents-are-grateful-for-support-to-students-and-families\/","title":{"rendered":"StepUP\u00ae parents are grateful for support to students and families"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Maureen and Harold Thompson realized their daughter Anne was not going to graduate from high school with her friends, they were devastated but not surprised. They knew that something was wrong and that their daughter needed help.<\/p>\n

Anne went into treatment for drug and alcohol addiction and then began attending daily recovery meetings. During this second phase of her recovery, she worked hard to complete her high school graduation requirements. Anne impressed her teachers and others with her hard work, and her parents thought the situation was under control. This sense of security and relief quickly faded when they discovered that Anne had relapsed. <\/p>\n

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Anne Thompson ’08 with her parents, Harold and Maureen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anne returned to treatment, this time at the Hazelden Center for Youth and Families, where she learned about Augsburg College and the College\u2019s StepUP program for students in recovery. Anne entered StepUP in 2004 and graduated from Augsburg in 2008. She is now a graduate student in higher education and student affairs at the University of Connecticut.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel that StepUP has allowed our daughter to attend college, continue with her recovery, and experience college life. Anne has learned to deal with the stresses of projects, schedules, papers, and exams while developing a safe and solid support network. She worked hard in class, and she has worked hard on her recovery. We don\u2019t think this could have happened anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maureen and Harold remain thankful for all that Augsburg did for their daughter and continues to do for other students. That\u2019s one of the reasons they consistently support the StepUP program, The Augsburg Fund, and more. \u201cThe StepUP program reinforces<\/p>\n

the belief that each program participant is accountable. They are accountable to themselves, to their peers, and to the StepUP staff. We believe that the program provided an environment that allowed Anne to blossom and grow, and allowed our family to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStepUP allowed me to go to college,\u201d Anne says. \u201cCollege is hard for students in general, but students in recovery have all the same challenges that others have and more. This program allowed me to have a \u2018traditional\u2019 college experience, which would otherwise be unavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maureen also noted, \u201cIt has been often said that someone with an addiction impacts at least four other people. We believe that StepUP not only helps the student, but it also helps the family, and for that we are eternally grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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