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12/11/2025

Thank a veteran today for their service to our country.

11/06/2025

🚍 We have some BIG news to share! 🚨

Thanks to support from AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio, Athens Public Transit, and Athens On Demand, rides are now FREE for a YEAR for community members! 🙌

Starting Wednesday, April 16th, ask your driver for a Community Member Transit Pass. Then, ride fare-free anytime by showing your pass. It's that easy!

Ohio University Bobcat Pass riders will continue to show their OU ID to ride. (Ohio University Transportation & Parking Services)

📅 Free rides. All routes. Including Athens On Demand. Until April 2026.
📞 Questions? Call 740-592-2727
🌐 Learn more: athenstransit.org

23/05/2025

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23/05/2025

The 18th Annual Peanut Butter & Jelly Project received $1,000 in support from the Athens Elks Lodge #973. This event is hosted by Athens County Children Services and their efforts to address food insecurity in the community. They plan to serve over 4,500 children this summer through the program.

23/05/2025

Congratulations to Veteran Nate West who recieved his 10 month sobriety coin recently!

Nate is doing very well and has already completed his community giveback project by helping multiple people clean up their yards of brush and debris!

He continues to maintain his sobriety in spite of some curves life has thrown his way and is that much closer to graduating!

Keep it up Nate! The Treatment Team is proud of you!

Here’s Nate scrunching down to fit in the pic with the shorter judge 😃

23/05/2025

Congratulations to Veteran Adam Shaw who is our most recent graduate from the Athens County Veterans Treatment Court!

Adam has completed his community giveback project, remained sober for more than 180 continuous days, established stable housing, and met all his treatment counselling requirements!

The Treatment Team is proud if him and wishes him the best of luck as he moves forward! 🍀

Adam was presented gift cards courtesy of the Athens Elks and Athens Lions Clubs in recognition of his accomplishments!

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21/11/2024

Congratulations to Heather Howdyshell who just graduated from the Athens Veterans Treatment Court!

Heather has been with us since May of 2021! She’s had a few ups and downs but she has successfully made it to the sobriety side! She’s done a complete 180 turn around starting from despair coupled to drug use and making it to the other side and now is sober and experiencing better days! Shes even completed some college classes!

Heather has completed her main component of counseling, maintained sobrietyfor more that six months, completed her community give back project, has remained law abiding, and even found a job!!!

Congratulations Heather! The Treatment Team is proud of you! Good Luck and don’t be a stranger!

The goal of the Athens VTC is to help participants to be proactive in their recovery by connecting them to health and counselling services to help address mental health issues coupled with substance use.

Sobriety is a lifelong journey for our participants and a fight of one day at a time. We help provide them the tools so if they stumble in the future they can better pick themselves up and get back on track without court intervention. Many continue to give back by being supportive to those similarly situated veterans in the program.

More info located at https://lnkd.in/gJ6HD3d7