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Miracle on Market: Where Hope Is Found and Change Happens Kindle Edition
In Miracle on Market, Jay P. Davidson shares his experiences and thoughts about the residential, long-term, social model recovery program he created as co-founder of The Healing Place, in hopes that this model, in its current form, will be sustained and maintained long after he is gone.
The vision of The Healing Place is that everyone they serve will lead a meaningful and productive life. Some facts from their 30-year history:
- More than 6,000 alumni
- Over 150,000 people served
- 8,000+ individuals served annually
- The continuum of care has expanded from off-the-street, to detox, to long-term and outpatient recovery services
- In 1991, the annual budget was around $300,000 to serve 80 men in an overnight shelter
- In 2021, the annual budget is $13 million and serves nearly 1,000 clients across 3 campuses each day
- As in the beginning, The Healing Place continues to serve those in need of help regardless of race, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, or economic status
When there is a need to help another suffering alcoholic and or addict, the traditional model of The Healing Place will be there to answer that desperate cry for help. Miracle on Market helps spread the great news of this remarkable model to cities across the nation.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJune 10, 2021
- File size12.1 MB
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Product details
- ASIN : B0973S2BG4
- Publisher : Ignite Press
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : June 10, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 12.1 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 166 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1953655806
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,834,227 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #380 in Adult Children of Alcoholics
- #569 in Nonprofit Management & Leadership
- #972 in Alcoholism Recovery
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About the author

After twenty years in the US Army, Jay retired as a lieutenant colonel, having had a successful career in the Infantry and Logistics. Post-retirement, Jay became a licensed real estate agent and worked two years as a property manager. He then served two years in Saudi Arabia as a civilian logistics consultant to the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force from 1988 to 1990. During his military career, Jay received the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, a Silver Star, a Bronze Star for Valor, a Bronze Star for Meritorious Service, and four Army Commendation Medals.
In the spring of 1990, Jay entered the University of Louisville at the Kent School of Social Work and earned a master’s degree in Social Work. He has extensive experience in chemical dependency and related mental health issues, family advocacy programs, and domestic violence.
Jay served as executive director / chief clinical officer of The Healing Place from 1991 to 2004. During that time, he developed the organization from an emergency overnight shelter into a full continuum of social and medical outreach initiatives for homeless men and women. Those who choose to enter the program are given an opportunity to break the cycle of homelessness, find recovery from chemical dependency, and return to their families and to the community as contributing members.
Jay served as president and chief executive officer of The Healing Place from 2004 to 2012. He has served as executive chairman since 2013 and continues to share the message of the nationally recognized and award-winning model addiction recovery program.
Jay lives in Louisville with his wife, Jackie, and has seven children, twelve grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Jay can be reached at: TheHealingPlace.org/contact-us.
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Customers find this book to be a beacon of hope in their community, with one mentioning how it has saved countless lives. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability and story quality, with one customer particularly appreciating the detailed history of the organization. Additionally, customers value the information provided, with one noting how it beautifully describes the origin of the program.
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Customers appreciate the book's positive impact on the community, noting it offers hope and serves as an excellent example of a recovery program, with one customer highlighting its role as a healing place for addicts.
"...Davidson is a testimony to trusting the process and trusting in something greater than yourself...." Read more
"...led this program from its early days to its becoming a huge asset to our community as well as to thousands of homeless & often addicted men & women..." Read more
"Wonderful back story to the creation of the greatest recovery program in existence...." Read more
"...social, peer-driven and mentored model achieves and the impact it has on our community...." Read more
Customers find the book readable and recommend it for anyone.
"...Congratulations to Jay for an enjoyable read." Read more
"...Recommended read for anyone but specifically for those interested in learning about recovery programs." Read more
"Excellent book on how The Healing Place came to be and the amazing bio of the man who started it...." Read more
"...I enjoyed this book and pray God will continue to bless" Read more
Customers appreciate the story quality of the book, describing it as a beautiful narrative of experience, with one customer particularly enjoying the history of the organization.
"...I loved reading the history of this organization and Jay Davidson’s vision of hope and healing addiction...." Read more
"Wonderful back story to the creation of the greatest recovery program in existence...." Read more
"...As a recovering alcoholic I believe his story is a very accurate description of how most recovering alcoholics felt before they got sober and his..." Read more
"This is a beautiful story of experience, strength, and hope. I really enjoyed reading this." Read more
Customers appreciate the information quality of the book, with one customer highlighting its great background details and another noting how beautifully it describes the origin.
"...thousands of homeless & often addicted men & women & has beautifully described the origin & current status of The Healing Place...." Read more
"Excellent book on how The Healing Place came to be and the amazing bio of the man who started it...." Read more
"Great information about the background and formation of a fantastic organization! I am so proud to know a be a small part of this miracle...." Read more
"Enjoyed learning about Jay and how The Healing Place came to be." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025“Miracle on Market” by Jay P Davidson is a testimony to trusting the process and trusting in something greater than yourself. My family experienced the power of The Healing Place firsthand.
I loved reading the history of this organization and Jay Davidson’s vision of hope and healing addiction.
Anyone suffering with addiction or families affected by addiction will appreciate what goes into this peer driven model of recovery.
There truly is something special that stands out at The Healing Place in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2021As a Physician & friend of Jay Davidson & The Healing Place I can attest to the wonderful results of The Healing Place. The author has led this program from its early days to its becoming a huge asset to our community as well as to thousands of homeless & often addicted men & women & has beautifully described the origin & current status of The Healing Place. This book should be a must read for anyone who is or knows a person addicted to drugs &/or alcohol or who is interested in knowing more about the treatment of these conditions. Congratulations to Jay for an enjoyable read.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022Wonderful back story to the creation of the greatest recovery program in existence. Recommended read for anyone but specifically for those interested in learning about recovery programs.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021Having volunteered at The Healing Place I have seen first hand the success that this social, peer-driven and mentored model achieves and the impact it has on our community. Jay remains a force in Louisville even though he has supposedly retired.
By relating his personal journey, Mr Davidson’s book has shed further light on why our Healing Place has such a high success and retention rate in helping alcoholics and addicts return to living productive, meaningful lives.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021This is a easy read but filled with accounts of challenges in the life of addiction. It also offers hope and demonstrates what works for those individual's recovery. God bLess You and the Program!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021Excellent book on how The Healing Place came to be and the amazing bio of the man who started it. THP is recovery from alcohol and drug addiction for men and women.
Nancy
- Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2021I really enjoyed reading the story of the man who runs the Healing Place. As a recovering alcoholic I believe his story is a very accurate description of how most recovering alcoholics felt before they got sober and his work with the Healing Place was absolutely amazing
5.0 out of 5 starsI really enjoyed reading the story of the man who runs the Healing Place. As a recovering alcoholic I believe his story is a very accurate description of how most recovering alcoholics felt before they got sober and his work with the Healing Place was absolutely amazingVery accurate description of what goes on in an alcoholics mind
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2021
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2021I am so thankful that I do not have an addiction to drugs or alcohol!! I am also thankful that there are people like Jay that understand these additional problems and give so much of their time to help others. I enjoyed this book and pray God will continue to bless