Isaiah House to host ribbon cutting for welding program on October 18

The program was formed through a partnership with Campbellsville University

Willisburg, KY (10/10/2019) — The Isaiah House Treatment Centers in conjunction with the Virginia Ponser Technology Training Center will be hosting a grand opening ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18 to celebrate the launch of the welding classes on the Isaiah House Willisburg Campus.

The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the Mike Mullins Vocational Center, located on the Isaiah House Willisburg Campus.

The Isaiah House Welding Program is a partnership between Campbellsville University and Isaiah House Treatment Centers, providing the opportunity for men to receive job skills training and take classes to become a certified welder. Isaiah House was recently named a satellite location of Campbellsville University by the U.S. Department of Education, the first treatment center in the U.S. to earn such distinction.

"The installation of these new welding stations provides an additional career path for our clients. Upon completion of this program, they will have obtained essential job skills training and will have excellent employment opportunities," Isaiah House President Mike Cox said. "The ability to gain job training skills and employment is critical to long term success in sobriety. We appreciate our partnership with Campbellsville University to provide these certified welding classes to our clients. We also appreciate the organization that donated $50,000 to purchase the required air filtration and ventilation system for this program. We are deeply indebted to organizations like these who invest and partner with us in saving lives."

Isaiah House Treatment Center is a residential, intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment program with a Gold Standard of care for men & women. Isaiah House is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and dual-licensed with the state of Kentucky as an Alcohol and Other Drug Entity (AODE), as well as a Behavioral Health Service Organization (BHSO).

For more information about Isaiah House, visit www.isaiah-house.org.

Campbellsville University is a widely-acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 12,000 students offering over 100 programs of study including Ph.D., master, baccalaureate, associate, pre-professional and certification programs. The university has Kentucky based off-campus centers in Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset, Hodgenville and Liberty with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Summersville. Out-of-state centers include two in California at Los Angeles and Lathrop, located in the San Francisco Bay region. The website for complete information is www.campbellsville.edu.

Campbellsville University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the status of Campbellsville University.

Media note: There will be media opportunities at the conclusion of the ceremony, which will finish at approximately 11:30 a.m., for photos, videos, interviews, etc. Please let Zac Oakes know if you need any assistance in arranging media opportunities.

For more information, contact the Isaiah House Public Relations office at 859-375-9200 ext. 101 or email zac.oakes@isaiah-house.org

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