KV
KV was here for 18 months. Immediately, she began to regularly attend the campus meetings. She focused on her sobriety with the support of a sponsor to achieve the 12 steps of recovery. She gave back to the Supportive Residential Community by being active in the Resident Council, and serving as the Activity Coordinator. She planned several really successful dances, special parties and outdoor sports activities for the other residents. She also hosted some visiting Church Choir kids when they came and performed for the residents. These types of events are core to the success of all the residents at Fort Lyon. KV helped to create the recovery community that so many struggle to find before coming to the Fort.
KV also worked on her reunification with her family. She expanded her employment skills by working in the kitchen, creativity room, mail room and cafeteria at different times. She attended medical and mental health visits on a regular basis to complement her recovery work on campus. She completed New Beginnings and was still working on her appeal for Disability when she transitioned to housing in La Junta, Colorado. She has a support system in place in the town she has transitioned to and hopes to volunteer at the local public library.