Success Stories

For BCCS staff, the reward for our hard work is seeing the successful outcomes for our customers. Recovery. Self-confidence. Social connectedness. Setting goals, reaching them, and celebrating.

Our favorite stories
Thank you notes from our consumers
More stories from our staff in their own words
2010 Annual Report

The following are some of our favorite success stories.

Gia Dixon Success Story

Gia Dixon has seen both good times and bad.  After years of cocaine addiction and personal hardship, she is battling her way back from addiction and bringing a spirit of positivity and zest for life to Brandywine.  In addition to her previous struggles with addiction, Gia is faced with significant health issues.  But instead of being defeated, backing down from her personal fight and giving up, she continues to work hard at her job as a flagger, has gone back to school, volunteers in the Prevention Department’s Outreach Program, and is currently working to get her children living back under one roof.  Tanyel Johnson, one of Gia’s counselors at BCCS, says, “Gia has a zeal for recovery with a positive and upbeat attitude.  She brings a great energy to group that is inspirational.”

Brandywine Counseling & Community Services honors Gia for her strength, her hard work to fight addiction, and her gusto to change her life.  Gia is evidence that recovery is possible and that lives can be changed through determination and commitment.  We salute Gia for her nine months of sobriety, her hard work, and her success!

Video: "This Does Not Stop You."
11/2009

James, our very first NSAFE client, continues to do well 12 years later.

When You've Got a Coach, Recovery is 24/7
3/2009

Kevin tells how with the help of a recovery coach, he built a strong support network, dealt with obstacles to staying clean, and reconnected with his family.

Stigma In Our Community: The Methadone Patient Next Door
9/2006

Meet some Brandywine customers who have achieved several years of clean time thanks to methadone maintenance treatment, including "customer number 1" and a married nursing student.

Thank You Notes From Our Customers

Brandywine Is Helping In Every Area of My Life
The First Time In So Long That I Could Remember Feeling Hope
Our Customer Reviews at Greatnonprofits.org

More Stories

Here are some recent success stories from our staff in their own words:

Counselor Tanyel Johnson on a customer who set goals and achieved each one
Nurse Kim Ortiz on celebrating big and small milestones at the dispensing window
Outreach Worker Claudette Bell on her first customer's trip to Dorney Park
Account Manager Karen Barker on a customer who found sobriety after many tries

Last updated October 31, 2011