There’s good recovery here, and the Bethel is part of it
You hear local people say it all the time: “There’s good recovery here.†What it means is we’re fortunate to have hope and resources in our region to help people overcome addiction and substance abuse. And more than just talking about it, we’ve put time, money, attention and care into making sure that the tools […]
Join the Twin Ports Recovery Walk at CSS
Join the Duluth Bethel and other sponsors in celebrating Recovery Month and good health Sept. 16 at the Twin Ports Recovery Walk on the campus of the College of St. Scholastica. Registration is free and starts at 9 a.m. The walk gets underway at 10 a.m. Food, vendors and games start at 11 a.m. Speakers […]
CLEAN program honors Bethel as local partner
Duluth and Superior together make up a fairly large college community, with nearly 25,000 students enrolled in six area colleges and universities as well as online programs. With a population that large, some students need help with substance use disorder. Others are making the transition to successful lives after involvement with criminal behavior, which often […]
What’s true for toothpicks also is true for people
Think about a toothpick. One single toothpick. Take it out of the box, and you can easily snap it. Just a bit of pressure with your fingers causes it to splinter in two. Now think of a whole box of toothpicks. Take all the toothpicks out at once and try to break them together. It’s […]
From hopelessness to a life exceeding his best dreams
Wayne’s problems started early. “I looked at the world differently,†he says. “I had a lot of bad in my life. That led to a lot of mistrust.†Mistrust led to trouble, including drug and alcohol abuse, time in prison and stints in and out of drug and alcohol rehab, including at the Duluth Bethel. […]
WDIO-TV features Bethel, honors decades of work
WDIO/WIRT-TV featured the Duluth Bethel and its decades of work as part of a series of stories celebrating the station’s 50-year anniversary of serving the Twin Ports. Reporter Justin Liles described how a charitable grant of $1,000 from the station helped finance renovations at the Bethel’s building that made it easier and more convenient for […]
Bethel re-dedicates beacon to signal hope in New Year
A year after illuminating the bright green beacon atop its building for the first time in decades, the Duluth Bethel re-lit the light Dec. 31 as a New Year’s symbol of hope for those suffering from substance abuse in the Northland. Officials from the Bethel, a 143-year-old nonprofit center for substance use disorder treatment and […]
Bethel programs work and provide value to community
The Duluth Bethel is a 143-year-old organization that has been saving lives while saving our community financial resources by providing effective and less-costly alternatives to addiction recovery and traditional jail or prison. Though we have been around for more than a century and more than 16,000 vehicles pass our building on Mesaba Avenue every day, […]
Grant helps Bethel pave lot for employees, visitors
With the help of a $10,000 grant from the Wildey H. Mitchell Family Fund, the Duluth Bethel now has a safe and accessible paved parking lot for employees, clients and other visitors. Benefitting from unseasonably warm late fall weather, contractors were able to pave the West First Street lot, directly to the west of the […]
Rotarians hear message about Bethel’s work
About 200 members of the Rotary Club of Duluth got an eye-opening presentation about the history, the current work and the future of the Duluth Bethel. Bethel Executive Director Dennis Cummings (above right) was invited by the club and President Branden Robinson (above left) to share the story of the Bethel at the May 12 […]