Mike Sime, Augsburg StepUPĀ® program advisory board chair, talked with Paul Douglas on WCCO Radio Friday about the program’s foundation, success, and work to support other institutions in establishing recovery programs. Douglas called StepUPĀ® a revolutionary program, as it currently is the largestĀ residentialĀ collegianĀ recovery program in the U.S. The program is dedicated toĀ studentsĀ in recovery from drug of alcohol abuse and provides a soberĀ livingĀ environmentĀ andĀ counseling.
“I look at it as a parent. If you have aĀ studentĀ who is newly in recovery, has been sober and now you think about sending them off to college, thatĀ wouldĀ be my worst nightmare, so to have a safe and supportive environment that they can come to that is clean and sober with other students, it really makes sense and creates an uniqueĀ environment,ā expressed Mike about the importance of having such program.
The program began after a student in recovery sharedĀ hisĀ need for a sober environment, explained Mike. The student expressed that his experience would have been easier if he had a community who was also in recovery with him. Augsburg made the commitment to develop StepUPĀ®Ā and through it, the program has helped over 750 students in 20 years.
Listen to the full story beginning at 16:40 on theĀ Paul and Jordana Show website.