Come in! Come in!
We welcome you!
We are the gift
that Douglas County
gave to ourselves.
This is not the end,
but the start of your future and
where your story begins.
Secretly, you might feel miserable,
like a deer in a lion’s cage, but you are tough.
You are not lost trying to kick crisis out alone.
It does not live with you anymore.
Crisis walked you here but community opened
the door where silence is respected and
your voice is heard. You are not alone
on your journey when you need help.
Hope and wellness are felt
in the garden and fulfilled
within rooms where rest,
safety, and compassion
are available for your needs.
Safety may not mean
the absence of danger, but
it can be felt within the presence
of trusted companions.
Children and adults
are accepted for who they are.
New tools are learned
to make strides forward
at an individual pace.
Come as you are, we
are in different stages
of wellbeing on our walk
along life’s pathway.
Come in! Come in!
We’d like you to view a brighter
place than you’ve been before.
Opportunity is yours to choose.
Come in! A light is on.
We will meet you at the door.
By Ronda Miller, in collaboration with the following students: Emma, Mustafa, Charles, Donovan, Trenton, and Jonathan.
A dedication to the opening of the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County, Kansas. June 23rd, 2022.