Avenues Recovery, a leading national provider of drug and alcohol addiction rehab treatment, announced today an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new Covington location. Avenues Recovery Center of Covington (ARCC) is a residential addiction treatment facility, in network with most commercial insurance plans, as well as serving the Medicaid population. The celebration marks the opening of the new 100-bed rehab facility, doubling service capacity to the already significant organization's presence in the state of Louisiana. 

Buoyed by the impact the company has seen from sister facilities in Townsend and Metairie, Avenues plans to continue expanding their range of services to reach Louisiana in its entirety. Their newest outpost is another step to their ongoing commitment to the state. 

"As Avenues embarks on its second expansion in Louisiana, we are excited to offer even more people access to our exceptional care," said Matt Engler, Avenues' Regional Executive Director in Louisiana. 

"Our commitment to this region is unwavering and enduring, " he continued. "We won't rest until we can reach everyone who needs our help." 

The event will take place on Dec. 1 at the new facility, 195 Highland Park Plaza, Covington, LA. Proceedings are set to begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m., with the ribbon cutting scheduled for 11:30. 

Event Espresso Catering will be manning a deluxe coffee and pastry bar, and the Southern's Signature Sandwiches food truck will be on hand as well. Entertainment at the event will include a live show from Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, as well as an indoor photo booth, guided facility tours, and a live painting display by Paula Pounds. 

Additionally, a drawing will be held at the event, giving one of our attendees the opportunity to gift a 30-day full scholarship to Avenues to an eligible loved one of their choice. 

"In the close to five years since we have been in Louisiana, the support we have received from the community and its leadership has been truly remarkable," said Hudi Alter, Founder and CEO of Avenues Recovery Centers. "Although much has been accomplished, we realize how much more is left to be done. We are very grateful to be taking another step in actualizing our vision for building a community with the ability to serve every Louisiana resident who needs us." 

Avenues offers detoxification services, residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and outpatient (OP) programming. Avenues is in-network with virtually all major insurances, including Aetna, Humana, BCBS LA, UHC/Optum, Tricare, VA CCN, and FirstHealth. The Covington facility is committed to serving the Medicaid population as well and is in-network with Medicaid providers such as Aetna Better Health, Amerihealth, Healthy Blue, and LHCC.

Outreach Coordinators:

Courtney Brown 

[email protected]

(504) 982-1023

Ronald Delaune 

[email protected]

(504) 252-6111

Press availability upon request or at the event.

Avenues Recovery Centers is a fully accredited substance abuse treatment network founded in 2016 and serving communities nationwide. They are staffed by clinical and medical professionals and are focused on creating sustained positive outcomes for the clients they serve.

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San Jose CPR Renewal Classes
American Heart Association BLS CPR classes in San Jose, CA

Safety Training Seminars, an official American Heart Association^©(AHA) Training Center based in San Jose, CA, is continuing to expand its footprint with the opening of three CPR training centers around San Jose. The new locations are: Morgan Hill, Los Gatos, and Santa Clara, with each offering paths to certification in various lifesaving skills, including CPR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS. 

In alignment with its existing centers, Safety Training Seminars' new training centers are offering daily training courses with flexible schedules to meet the needs of busy healthcare professionals. Besides its main office in San Jose, there are three new facilities located in: 

• Morgan Hill, 15585 Monterey Rd.
• Los Gatos, 236 North Santa Cruz Ave. 
• Santa Clara, 1400 Coleman Ave.  

Each location offers CPR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification courses. Programs consist of online learning components and on-site skills testing, which leads to certification in the relevant area. 

ACLS Heartcode courses cover Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support training and skills for those seeking initial or renewal certification. Instruction emphasizes the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR, and the programs are ideal for participants responding to cardiopulmonary arrest scenarios or other cardiovascular emergencies. 

Adult and Pediatric Heartsaver CPR and First-Aid Heartcode courses teach attendees how to administer CPR for infants, children, and adults. These lifesaving courses cover various additional procedures, including choke saving, AED use, bleeding treatment, seizures, EpiPen^® administration, burn treatment, and more. The classes are ideal for a wide variety of participants, including teachers, babysitters, grandparents, supervisors, and more. 

BLS CPR Provider Heartcode courses cover Basic Life Support fundamentals for participants seeking initial or renewal certification. Attendees learn to properly recognize various life-threatening emergencies, administer chest compressions, and use AEDs. 

PALS Courses are designed for initial or renewal certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support. The courses are designed for those responding to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units.

"Safety Training Seminars' mission is to make lifesaving training programs more accessible to Californians so they can advance in their careers or feel confident to step in during an emergency," said Laura Seidel, owner of Safety Training Seminars. "Our three new locations help us continue to advance this mission by offering flexible training schedules at locations around San Jose."  

Safety Training Seminars is a woman-owned business offering essential lifesaving training and certification courses since 1989. Programs include CPR, First-aid, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and EMSA classes. With over 32 locations throughout Northern California, Safety Training Centers is committed to offering affordable, flexible training in comfortable classrooms. To learn more, visit www.bayareacpr.org. 

VR Edu implements the meeting of cultures around the world by utilizing its own technology, the Virtual Travel System (VTS). The two-way cultural metaverse space "Enjoy Street (www.enjoystreet.com)," which combines virtual reality (XR), is a new concept of travel space that connects users online and offline through its opening in March 2022. They provide a new travel experience such as tourism and shopping through the live commerce convergence service non-face-to-face.

Jaeheon Kim, CEO of VREDU, said, "We prepared metaverse as a space for new cultural exchanges after the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and waited for online and offline travel to proceed."

Enjoy Street aims for "a place where everyone who likes to travel becomes a guide and they can all enjoy traveling together." Enjoy Street was planned and developed to serve foreigners who could not come to Korea at the time when it was cluttered with COVID-19 in October 2020. It has been continuously updating since its online opening in Japan in March 2022. Enjoy Street is a global blog with four themes including "portal (www.enjoystreet.com) which includes travel photos and travel feedback," "live (live.enjoystreet.com) for videos and live broadcasts," "shop (shop.enjoystreet.com) where users can sell and purchase various travel products," and "blog (blog.enjoystreet.com) where everyone comes together under the topic of traveling."

Enjoy Street, which presents a new standard for travel guides, introduces various travel content through a total of three groups of guides. The guide, who holds the nationally accredited "Tour Interpretation Guide" license, can sell a variety of content and travel products both online and offline. Ordinary members (travel experts) will be registered as "travel experts" after internal verification. Afterward, if one receives a certain amount of training and passes the test on an MR-based guide education platform operated by Enjoy Street, one can obtain a "VTS (Virtual Travel System)" license and product travel content and sell products online.

In addition, VR Edu also operates "YGOON," which has 310,000 college student members in Korea. Through the cooperation of the two brands, they desire to lead the new tourism commerce field. YGOON identifies members' consumption tendencies through artificial intelligence (AI) and big data and recommends and predicts them. 

VR Edu is also practicing environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-friendly management. It encourages eco-friendly consumption and sells products from small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses abroad. Going beyond tourism, food, clothing and shelter will be incorporated into leisure activities such as performances.

Roadpass Pro Logo

Roadpass Digital, the leading technology platform for road travel and outdoor experiences, has launched a price lock policy on its popular Roadpass Pro membership. Roadpass Pro boasts premium access on the company's travel apps for roadtrippers and RVers: Roadtrippers, Togo RV, Campendium, and RVillage.

Users signing up for Roadpass Pro for the first time will be able to take advantage of this price lock and secure their annual subscription price at $49.99 - forever. Roadpass Pro members get access to popular premium features like GPS tailored for your RV and access to a free camping directory with over 14K Overnight RV Camping locations.

Roadpass Digital VP of Marketing, Steven Hileman, described the Roadpass Pro price lock as the perfect opportunity for roadtrippers, campers, and RVers to not only join the company's more than six million users but upgrade the value and experience of their future road trip adventures.

"Our price lock policy demonstrates our commitment to delivering the best tools and user experiences for those who want to get outside and on the road," said Hileman. "It's important for us that our Roadpass Pro members have peace of mind about their road travel. Locking their membership price gives them the assurance that when they renew, their price will stay the same, and they can continue to make indelible road trip memories for years to come."

A Roadpass Pro membership includes:

• GPS navigation customized for your RV
• The #1 road trip planning tools
• Access to free camping with over 14K Overnight RV Parking locations
• Cell coverage maps
• Public land map and smoke map overlays
• More than $5,000 in savings on gear, tires, accessories, and rentals
• And more!

A Roadpass Pro membership begins with a 7-day free trial and is priced at $49.99 annually. To learn more about Roadpass Pro and the price lock, visit https://roadpass.com/pause/ or contact [email protected]. 

About Roadpass Digital 
Roadpass Digital is focused on empowering roadtrippers, campers, and RVers to hit the open road. With 6,000,000+ people using apps powered by Roadpass, the company is the leading platform for road travel and outdoor experiences. Roadpass Digital has offices in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Auckland. Learn more about Roadpass Digital and Roadtrippers, Campendium, Togo RV, and RVillage products at roadpass.com.

Pastor Luke Barnett being airlifted after being crushed by boulder
Man Crushed by Boulder, Airlifted, Now Hiking for Charity

Pastor Luke Barnett and his daughter, Annalee, set out two years ago to hike the world-famous, 800-mile Arizona Trail. The two were hiking in an effort to raise $1 million to help the Short Creek Dream Center support families and individuals in need of housing, provide food resources to families in need and offer refuge to victims of abuse in Colorado City, AZ (the town featured in the Netflix docuseries, Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey). Luke and Annalee were 500 miles into the hike when an 8,000-pound boulder came bombing down toward Annalee. Heroically, Luke pushed his daughter out of the way, saving her, and, in turn, was crushed and dragged by the boulder himself. Narrowly escaping with his life, Luke was airlifted with multiple broken bones, including a broken femur, three broken ribs, and a nearly severed finger, spent nine days in the hospital, and encouraged Annalee to continue the hike without him. 

This story broke internationally and allowed the hikers to raise over $1.8 million in support of the Short Creek Dream Center and Short Creek community. 

Now, Luke Barnett is back on the Arizona Trail and determined to complete the last 300 miles of the hike. He wants to accomplish the feat that the boulder robbed them of two years ago and, most importantly, continue to raise money and awareness to support the Dream Center's efforts in the Short Creek community to help survivors of abuse, human trafficking, domestic violence and provide critical resources to families in need. 

To learn more about the hike and how it's supporting victims and families in the community, visit: https://www.shortcreekdreamcenter.org/adventure-your-life-2-0/.

About the Short Creek Dream Center

The Short Creek Dream Center exists to serve the twin towns of Hildale and Colorado City as they continue to grow, heal, and transform. From transitional housing, recovery, community outreach and helping combat the effects of poverty, the Dream Center exists to help find and fill the needs of the Short Creek Community and beyond. 

Along with the Phoenix Dream Center, Streetlight USA, and Stop Traffic Walk, the Short Creek Dream Center is part of the largest network of anti-human trafficking agencies in North America. Trafficking comes in many different forms and we want to see anyone suffering from exploitation be set free and have a place to go for support. 

Learn more about the Short Creek Dream Center at: https://www.shortcreekdreamcenter.org/.