SearchToledo Center Alum Program
Connect. Commit. Cultivate.
Our Guiding Principles: The Three C's
1. Connect
our communities to our alums and their families in a meaningful way.
2. Commit
to serving and guiding our alums and their families.
3. Cultivate
strong communities that will continue their recovery journeys together.
Alum Program Components
Support Groups
Discharge Interviews
During each interview, the Alum Relations Coordinator introduces the program, answers any questions, and collects membership information.
Discharge Group
Throughout each client’s stay, the discharge group allows clients to check in, share their experiences, find support, and receive education on the program.
Alum Support Groups
Within this weekly group, alums can check in, share their experiences, and find support.
Family Support Groups
Within this weekly group, families can check in, share their experiences, and find support.
Post-Discharge Outreach
We know that consistent contact cultivates relationships. After leaving Toledo Center, each alum receives an initial check-in, as well as ongoing scheduled check-ins. During these check-ins, recovery challenges and the needed resources are identified and addressed so our alums and their families feel supported.
The Group Me App & Private Facebook Page
The app and private page allow alums and their families to instantly connect with other program members. Members can post, build friendships, access support groups, track events and milestones, and more. The Alum Relations Coordinator administers groups and provides support as well as holds all members accountable to each group’s rules.
Volunteer Committee
Our alum program is run, governed, and supported by our volunteer committee, which works in conjunction with our Alum Relations Coordinator. The only requirements for committee membership include attending the once-a-month meetings and participating in most alum community events.
Events
We believe in connection through group activities! Recovery is about being a part of life and experiencing new events. The volunteer committee votes on various quarterly events, including reunions, beach trips, bowling, and more.
What Our Alum & Their Families Say About Us
I have nothing but great things to say about this place. My daughter’s experience was positive from admission to discharge. I was so nervous leaving her 8 hours away from home, but the staff here treated her as their own. I was kept informed on how she was doing and was able to participate in weekly family counseling with her and her counselor and also had sessions with her dietician.
They worked with us financially which showed me they really cared about our child and not just money. Our daughter came home stronger and wiser because of her time there and the effort their staff makes for each person. They helped her work hard to overcome her fear foods, restore her weight and most importantly begin living! They oversaw her transition from RTC to PHP and now she is back home participating in IOP sessions.
Highly recommend their program! Thank you to all of the staff for helping our daughter and treating her as whole person and not just another number.
What are some areas to consider if Toledo Center would be a good fit? You might want good communication from staff. You might want a compassionate team to show they care. You might want a competent treatment team to ensure safety of yourself or your loved one. You might want a creative team to meet you or a loved where you/they are at. No treatment center will be perfect so you might want a treatment center that is fully committed to problem solving to ensure any issues are resolved. All these and more are areas Toledo Center delivered to help my family and did it at a high level.
I am very impressed with Toledo Center. Every staff person my family had contact with was helpful and resourceful. Our child shared example after example where the staff helped in specific areas. Most of all, when I went to pick up my child, a sparkle that had been gone for years has returned. A solid foundation has been built with the help of Toledo Center and the future is bright. If you or a family member is considering Toledo Center, I hope this review helps you make a decision to move forward-I highly recommend Toledo Center for Eating Disorders.
The intake with Taylor was so good, I thought this place was “to good to be true” (especially after a disaster with a metro-Chicago clinic). Turns out, in 8 weeks, they saved my daughters life! So, not all clinics are the same. Toledo is small, has a professional chef on-site, a dietician who connects and lovingly challenges the ED Monster. The executive director has been there for 20 years and knows her stuff – she’s clearly in it for the patients.
If the work is put in with sincere self-motivation, 100% parental guidance and support, and post residential care – you will see the light!
Meet Our Alum Program Team
Stefan Glamp leads Odyssey’s efforts in developing the alum communities at each facility. His approach sustains treatment effectiveness by providing timely, systematic, and supportive engagement for all clients who have completed treatment. With extensive experience developing and directing robust alum communities in the addiction and mental health fields, Stefan focuses on engaging people within their specific recovery journeys and developing community partnerships with the belief that long-term recovery is an attainable life goal.