MIAMI COUNTY, IN- The Miami County YMCA and Intrepid Phoenix are excited to announce a collaboration to provide fitness services to Miami County residents who are in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions.
Intrepid Phoenix is an Indiana non-profit corporation that provides a fitness program and fellowship for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. The company launched operations in La Porte, Indiana in July 2017. Since that time, the program has grown and now operates in La Porte, Michigan City, Valparaiso, Knox, Winamac, Plymouth, Rochester and Terre Haute. Program goals include lowering the rate of relapse, higher rates of abstinence, improving mental, emotional, and physical health.
The Miami County YMCA has been serving the community for more than 120 years. After 10 years of development, the Y has successfully opened a new facility in Peru to replace the 65+ year old building.
The new Y features expanded spaces for cardio and strength training, walking/running, group exercises classes, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and indoor soccer. A family friendly indoor pool features a splash and play area for younger children, a program area for older children and adults, water exercise, swim lessons, and open swim activities. The pool includes 3 lap lanes, a hot tub, and zero depth entry for all.
The facility also includes the Peru Medical Center and physical therapy operated by Logansport Memorial Hospital, a regional nonprofit health system. Other community services include a county- wide transit program, childcare programming for ages 3-12, and the More For Miami Coalition, which provides substance abuse prevention know how for a variety of schools and other organizations throughout Miami County.
“We welcome Intrepid Phoenix as our newest partner in our work to help people grow in spirit, mind, and body, says Mark Demchak, YMCA Executive Director. “Our missions are congruent. We exist to assist others in reaching their God given potential, especially when physical fitness and health can be in balance with mental and spiritual fitness.”
“We are extremely excited about our collaboration with the Miami County YMCA.” says Larry Smith, founder of Intrepid Phoenix. “We will now better serve our participants by offering a full range of fitness and recreation programming offered at the Miami County YMCA. It also expands Intrepid Phoenix into Peru, and we can now serve all residents of Miami County who seek to add fitness to their existing program of recovery.”
Intrepid Phoenix program is open to residents of Miami County who are in recovery from drug or alcohol addictions and committed to long-term sobriety. For more information about this program, please contact Larry Smith at 630-606-1882 or lws0205@hotmail.com. For more information about the Miami County YMCA, call 765-472-1979 or jrhodes@mcymca.org.