Real estate professional John Vawter leverages decades of experience to serve as principal of Capstone Collegiate Communities, a real estate company in Birmingham, Alabama that specializes in student housing. In addition to his professional endeavors at Capstone, John Vawter engages in various outreach projects. He is a former member of the board of Jimmie Hale Mission, a nonprofit that reaches out to homeless men in downtown Birmingham.
During the first 75 years of Jimmie Hale Mission’s operations, the organization has successfully fulfilled its mission of providing the needs of homeless men in Birmingham through its education, job readiness, and spiritual programs. However, in recent years, the organization has observed that it is not only helping people who are saddled with homelessness. Ninety percent of the people residing in the communities it serves are fighting against substance abuse.
In response, Jimmie Hale Mission established the Active Recovery program to facilitate the shift of its efforts from rescue to recovery. The Active Recovery program helps those who are plagued with substance abuse to become productive and self-sufficient individuals again. Through a clinically-structured approach handled by Christian volunteers, the residents are taught to understand and overcome the reasons for substance abuse. The program also includes counseling sessions where clients see professional counselors for 13 to 15 weeks.
