about us

Brandon Thomas Jones, age 29, of Middle River, MD, passed away on September 21, 2014. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Thomas Joseph Lantieri of Aberdeen and Melanie Faith Jones-Collett of Middle River. He was a 2003 graduate of Bel Air High School who enjoyed spending time with family and friends. An avid Dallas Cowboys fan, he enjoyed riding dirt bikes and four wheelers. In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife of two years, who he's been together with for 11 years, Jennifer Lynn Smith Jones; his pet Yorkie "Marley" also known as Brandon's Little Babushka; sisters, Ashley Wittman of Dundalk and Ashton McKenzie of Canton; stepmother, Tara Lantieri of Aberdeen; uncles and aunt, Jay Jones of Middle River, Shannon and Sam Schmitt of Aberdeen; grandparents, Peggy Jones Canary of Middle River, Patricia and Thomas Mannion of Essex and Janet Lantieri of Parkville; his cousins who he was like a big brother to, Zachary, Austin, Gabrielle, Seth and Daisy Schmitt all of Aberdeen; and nephew, Weston Heller of Dundalk. He was predeceased by his grandfathers, John R. Jones Sr. (PePop) and Joseph Lantieri Jr.; and great-grandparents, Margaret (GiGi) Senkel and James Reynolds. 

Respect

We will honor the dignity of every person along the treatment journey by dealing respectfully with each other and all others.

Unity

We will build unified teams intentionally collaborating with all those desiring addiction free individuals and communities.

We will bridge diverse views with compassion, hope, love and patience.

Spiritually Centered

We will support and promote the understanding that recovery and  freedom from addiction requires more than human efforts.  People require supernatural power to change, and God and community honoring principles lived out for the long haul, to create sustained transformation.

Humility

We will assume a posture of humility towards others knowing none of us has all the answers to issues surrounding the treatment journey. 

We will build bridges to all persons, entities, processes, and discoveries that can aid us in accomplishing our mission and vision.

We will R.U.S.H to live out our Values!!!

We want to build a bridge connecting those needing treatment and those affected by those needing treatment with those providing treatment involved in substance abuse.

We want to build a bridging resource guide and coalition of all those serving in the treatment world to reduce competitive wrangling and become part of the same team.

We want to bridge common hearts looking for common ground so they can work on common goals for the common good of addicts, families, service providers and resource suppliers.

We want to create a funnel for the resources, expertise, and coordination for everything involved in the treatment process. 

We want to help resource and release all pre, post, residential, non-residential, non-profit, recovery community, housing, employer and faith-based treatment assets – to do what they do best to create spiritual, stable, safe, and sustainable addiction free people and communities.

We want to advance a continuum of care model throughout the treatment process from prevention to intervention to aftercare - involving mental health, job acquisition and training, legal resolutions, relational, spiritual, emotional, financial and community based support for life long transformation for the former addict and their families, friends, neighborhoods, employers, and community.

We want to illuminate the truth to those seeking treatment for themselves or others and for all those involved in providing treatment, that freedom from addiction is a journey, not an event, product, or single method or approach.  

We acknowledge and pledge to promote the truth that we must journey together if we are to succeed in delivering our communities from the scourge of addiction.

We want to be a force on the journey constantly seeking and promoting best practices, best personnel and more best days for everyone involved in transformation beyond addiction. 

The journey must begin early through prevention efforts in our families, schools, places of worship, employment centers, government agencies, courts, law enforcement and jails.  Pre-intervention, intervention, treatment center/hospitalization, aftercare client and family  services utilization, peer recovery coach education, relapse, reconciliation, rebirth, and life changing inspiration are all a part of the journey.