“If I can turn my life
around, anybody can.”
Join a safe and structured community approach to addiction recovery.
‘Changing Lives’ Podcast
The ‘Changing Lives’ Podcast introduces you to members of the John Volken Academy community. Hear stories from students and staff as they share the impact JVA has on their lives and how they are making a difference in the lives of others dealing with addiction.
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It’s More Than Recovery
Walk alongside others in this holistic, long-term recovery program. Change your lifestyle. Earn an education and career training. Learn more about the Therapeutic Community model and how you can overcome addiction.
Vancouver, BC | Seattle, WA | Phoenix, AZ
“I’d finally had enough.”
The descent into addiction is almost always coupled with increasing isolation. I don’t know if the worsening addiction leads to the withdrawal from society or vice versa. I just know that as addicts, we push well-meaning people away because of shame and because they interfere with using. The void created by the loss of human connection is the place where addiction’s most powerful chains are forged.
My experiences have convinced me that human connection, support, and healthy relationships are the lifeblood of recovery. John Volken Academy has saved my life.
4 Essentials for Getting Your Life Back:
Letters From JVA
We invite you to read ‘Letters from The John Volken Academy,’ written from the heart by students and family members who have witnessed the live changing transformation of loved ones. These letters are heart-wrenching, inspiring and pure, written after successful completion of the program.
Names of students have been replaced to protect their privacy.
One-Time Intake Fee. That’s it.
The program is free.
The John Volken Academy is funded by private charitable donations, friends of the Academy, supporting businesses and government.
Thanks to this funding, the program is free after a one-time intake fee.
Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2014
His Holiness the Dalai Lama honoured our Founder John Volken with the
Dalai Lama Humanitarian Award for effectively changing lives.