The Paulick Report featured the backside program of The Healing Place at Churchill Downs to kick-off Derby Week.  Read more about the Doorway to Recovery. Great job Linda Doane!

Louisville Habitat Homeowners and volunteers from the women's campus at The Healing Place enjoyed working with Mayor Greg Fischer on Saturday, cleaning in the Shelby Park neighborhood.

The Indianapolis Colts "Foyt Family Wines" Inaugural Golf Classic
Presented by BullWear® Is Set for May 22 at The Brickyard Crossing
Proceeds To Benefit The Healing Place

INDIANAPOLIS May, 1, 2012 - Football, auto racing and golf? The inaugural Indianapolis Colts "Foyt Family Wines" Golf Classic presented by BullWear® offers sports fans a unique opportunity to fraternize with celebrity athletes while enjoying one of America's favorite pastimes. Foyt Family Wines owners Larry Foyt and A.J. Foyt IV will host the inaugural golf tournament at the Brickyard Crossing golf course on Tuesday, May 22nd. The Foyt Family, including 4-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt who will be making a special appearance, along with several IndyCar drivers and celebrity guests, will be helping to raise money for The Healing Place, one of the nation's most effective long-term, social model recovery programs.

Public registration for this event is limited. Golfers interested in participating can register online at foytwines.com/foytgolf. Onsite registration for this exclusive golf scramble begins at 7 a.m. with the shotgun start kicking off at 8 a.m. A foursome for the outing is $1,300, which includes green fees and four tickets to the Foyt Family Wines reception immediately following the scramble. All (100%) of the proceeds from the events silent auction will also be donated to The Healing Place.

"I am very excited to have the Indianapolis Colts and BullWear's support of the Foyt Family Wines Golf Classic during Indy 500 week. Seeing all of the support from these different entities coming together to help raise fund  for The Healing Place is pretty cool. We hope to start a lasting tradition synonymous with the 500 mile race," said Foyt IV.

Registration Now Open

The Healing Place had the opportunity to take over 100 clients, peer mentors, and staff to help with tornado cleanup in Maryville, IN.   It was an amazing opportunity to give back to others!  Special thanks to Choctaw-Kaul for donating the gloves that were put to good use and the many individuals who donated water.

The Healing Place to Receive Major Grant
by Stephan Johnson.

LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB)--The Louisville agency that has been scrambling to get help for drug addicts and alcoholics finally found out: Help is on the way.  The Healing Place now has more than 2-million dollars, but had to come up with more than half of the money before it could see the payoff.

It is a payout that will benefit hundreds of women trying to overcome drug and alcohol additions.

Angie Boyd is one of them.  Her drug addiction started with pain pills.  "Then I met Mr. wonderful and he was in recovery at the time," says Boyd. Boyd quickly learned her "Mr. Wonderful" was addicted to heroin.   Read  more and watch video.

Jay Davidson, President and CEO of The Healing Place, and Nicole, Women's Peer Mentor Supervisor, shared their strength and hope with the hosts and viewers of Great Day Live.

Click here to watch the interview.

The 2012 Celebrate Freedom Dinner, which benefits The Healing Place, will feature guest speaker Ashley Judd.  The event will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Tickets are $150 each or a table of 8 for $1,200.  Sponsorships are available for the event at a variety of levels.  For more information, email events@thehealingplace.org.

If you are 70 1/2 and have an IRA, consider making a gift to The Healing Place directly from these funds.  Gifts given in this way are not taxed as income to you and offer a way to make completely tax free gifts.

We would like to thank our many donors who took advantage of the IRA Rollover benefit and contributed to The Healing Place through their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

Owners of Individual Retirement Accounts are required by law to take a minimum yearly distribution from their IRAs when they reach age 70 with the amount of distribution varying depending on IRA value and age of the owner.  In many cases, this mandatory distribution will trigger required payment of additional federal income taxes.

However, thanks to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, Healing Place supporters decreased their taxable income by donating all or part of their required distribution (up to $100,000) directly to The Healing Place.  Not only did they reduce their tax burden, but they also made a significant investment in our nation's future.

If you missed the opportunity in 2010 or would like to take advantage of this opportunity again, there is still time.

If you are eligible to take advantage of this extraordinary tax incentive, please consider direction your IRA administrator to transfer some or all of your required distribution to The Healing Place.

Forms for completing the transfer are available from The Healing Place Development Office; contact Jay Graham at (502) 585-4848 ext. 228.

The Healing Place is excited to announce a new partnership with the Louisville Urban League and the Community Action Partners of the Louisville Metro Government to provide a four week series of financial education courses for both male and female residents of the program.  Classes will begin January 27, 2012 and sessions will be two hours each week.  Topics include: creating a livable budget, starting fresh, understanding credit, and rental readiness.

Are you a die-hard UK Wildcats or UL Cardinals Fan?

Show your devotion to your favorite basketball team by making a $10 donation to The Healing Place in honor of your favorite team.

We want to know who has the most generous and passionate fans.

Indicate you allegience by putting UK or UL in the "In Honor Line" on the donation form.

Visit www.hopehasaname.org to make a donation today.