Previous
-
Residential program manager, George Kohrummel hugs Carol Carlile, after telling her that he had put her on the list to get into transitional housing at Mather. She had been homeless living along the river for years before coming here and is looking forward to having a place of her own. Holidays can be a particularly difficult time to maintain sobriety due to traditions revolving around substance use and family issues that can come to the surface. Book of Dreams readers are asked to donate money for a clean and sober Christmas party for this group of people and their families. -
Kneisha Dosty, second from right, breaks down after expressing her fear that she would use drugs again during the holidays at a meeting where residents of the Clean & Sober program discussed their game plan for staying safe on Thanksgiving. Holidays can be a particularly difficult time to maintain sobriety due to traditions revolving around substance use and family issues that can come to the surface. Her friends promised to help support her from left, Jesse Rojas, Colleen Sullivan and Cheryl Tranbarger. -
Nancy Chandler, left, hugs Kneisha Dosty after Dosty expressed her fear that she might use again on Thanksgiving during a meeting. -
Roger Holliman, center, and other residents of the Clean & Sober program meet to discuss their game plan for staying safe on Thanksgiving. -
Timmy Danley expresses his gratitude for the friendship and support of another resident of the Clean & Sober program Antony Hunt, during a meeting. -
Antony Hunt listens as Clean & Sober resident, Timmy Danley expresses his gratitude for his friendship during a meeting. -
Jesse Rojas plays with Colleen Sullivan's hair during a meeting at the Clean & Sober program. -
Tanya Cummings cries as she recalls how her mother said she was proud of her for getting clean and sober shortly before she died. -
Nancy Chandler, and other residents of the Clean & Sober program meet to discuss their game plan for staying safe on Thanksgiving. -
Residents of the Clean & Sober program meet to discuss their game plan for staying safe on Thanksgiving. Holidays can be a particularly difficult time to maintain sobriety due to traditions revolving around substance use and family issues that can come to the surface. -
Clean & Sober residents, Michael Jones and Kneisha Dosty embrace after a meeting to discuss how they will stay sober over the Thanksgiving holiday. -
Carol Carlile is a residents of the Clean & Sober program. She just achieved 30 days clean and sober and has been placed on the list to get into transitional housing at Mather. She was homeless for many years living along the river. -
Residents of the Clean & Sober program hold hands and cheer at the conclusion of a meeting to discuss their game plan for staying safe on Thanksgiving. Book of Dreams readers are asked to donate money for a clean and sober Christmas party for this group of people and their families. -
What You Should Know About Comments on Sacbee.com
Sacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments or ban users who can't play nice. (See our full terms of service here.)
Here are some rules of the road:
• Keep your comments civil. Don't insult one another or the subjects of our articles. If you think a comment violates our guidelines click the "Report Abuse" link to notify the moderators. Responding to the comment will only encourage bad behavior.
• Don't use profanities, vulgarities or hate speech. This is a general interest news site. Sometimes, there are children present. Don't say anything in a way you wouldn't want your own child to hear.
• Do not attack other users; focus your comments on issues, not individuals.
• Stay on topic. Only post comments relevant to the article at hand.
• Do not copy and paste outside material into the comment box.
• Don't repeat the same comment over and over. We heard you the first time.
• Do not use the commenting system for advertising. That's spam and it isn't allowed.
• Don't use all capital letters. That's akin to yelling and not appreciated by the audience.
• Don't flag other users' comments just because you don't agree with their point of view. Please only flag comments that violate these guidelines.
You should also know that The Sacramento Bee does not screen comments before they are posted. You are more likely to see inappropriate comments before our staff does, so we ask that you click the "Report Abuse" link to submit those comments for moderator review. You also may notify us via email at feedback@sacbee.com. Note the headline on which the comment is made and tell us the profile name of the user who made the comment. Remember, comment moderation is subjective. You may find some material objectionable that we won't and vice versa.
If you submit a comment, the user name of your account will appear along with it. Users cannot remove their own comments once they have submitted them.
About Comments
Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it. We will delete comments containing inappropriate links, obscenities, hate speech, and personal attacks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. See more about comments here.