Free Zoom Course for Families Dealing With Substance Abuse to Begin May 11

Stacey Karchner, a Family Recovery Life coach through the BALM (Be A Loving Mirror) Family Recovery Program, will teach a free seven-week course for those affected by another’s addicton/substance use.

The course will be held online through Zoom on Mondays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. once a week for seven weeks. Enrollment is free, and the course will begin May 11.

The course is funded by Blair Drug and Alcohol in Altoona.

“BALM evolved around the fact that those with Substance Use Disorder are human beings and deserving of love just as any other person is,” Karchner said. “At the core of BALM is lovin...