On Sunday MSCL residents "YANKED" a loud salute to the heavens to their friend Aaron Hollon! You were a bright light in our lives and you are missed!

The front porch of Men's Second Chance Living in Hailey received a makeover during Zions Bank's 29th annual Paint-a-Thon service project. Jeffra Syms, Morgan Timoney, Rachel Wakefield and Adriana Gutierrez Ambriz were among more than 3,000 Zions Bank employees and their families who "brushed up" on community service to help low-income elderly, disabled and veteran homeowners across Idaho and Utah.

Wondering what life will be like when you are sober? Need a gentle reminder of why being sober is better? Check out these 10 ways in which life definitely gets better once you become sober. In early addiction recovery you are probably still struggling to imagine what life will be like without your addiction. Living sober is new and awkward, but it is also incredibly rewarding. Whatever benefits you thought you gained from consuming drugs and alcohol will be put to shame as you discover that nothing compares to the benefits gained from living sober. Here are just 10 examples of the many ways sober living will make your life great.

The success or failure of programs designed to address alcohol and drug problems can be profoundly influenced by the communities where they are located. Support from the community is vital for long term stability and conflict with the community can harm a program’s reputation or even result in closure. This study examined the community context of sober living houses (SLHs) in one Northern California community by interviewing key stakeholder groups. SLHs are alcohol and drug free living environments for individuals attempting to abstain from substance use.