eNewsletter
March 8 , 2010
Recovery advocacy around the globe; Obama Administration Second Chance Act; Recovery community organization news; resources and more...Learn more...
Recovery Advocacy Toolkit: Making Our Voices Count
includes media outreach templates, event organizing “how-to” materials and many other resources. Learn more…
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eNewsletter - December 24, 2008
As we look ahead to 2009, Faces & Voices extends our very best wishes for a Happy New Year!
Recovery Voices Count Wrap Up
Since the elections, we’ve talked with advocates all across the country who participated in our Recovery Voices Count campaign, learning more about 2008’s incredible, historic grassroots civic engagement mobilizing work. Listen to students at the University of Austin-Texas; view New Jersey and Ohio voter guides and find out more here.
Let President-elect Obama know about Recovery
Please take a few moments during this busy time of the year to get involved in President-elect Obama's transition team's work. They are asking the American public for help to determine policies and priorities for the new Administration. Learn more...
Moments of Clarity
Christopher Kennedy Lawford’s new book, Moments of Clarity, will be featured in our Online Book Club in 2009. Earlier this year he was interviewed in It’s All in the Journey. Lawford also spoke about his recovery and recovery resources to state delegations at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. You can check out his Book Tour to see if he’ll be near you for book signings and readings.
Resources
Lobbying by 501(c)(3) Nonprofits by The Legal Action Center is a very useful and informative powerpoint that explains the rules and regulations for nonprofit organizations involved in public policy advocacy.
Learn to Cope has expanded online with a new website and ways for families to support one another. Parents and family members can give one another support with kindness, care, compassion and empathy when they are dealing with a loved one’s addiction. Learn more about founder Joanne Peterson and other parents’ educational forums, support meetings and other activities in Massachusetts.
Turned down by Home Depot for a job because of a past criminal record? Two African-American men have filed charges of discrimination against Home Depot alleging that the company’s rejection of their job applications based on their past criminal records violates federal civil rights laws forbidding race discrimination because the practice has an adverse impact on African Americans and Latinos. Learn more…