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 - January 27, 2009
Take Action: Support funding for the Second Chance Act
Congress is set to start work on the funding or appropriations bills for fiscal year 2010, which begins on October 1, 2009. Last year Congress passed the Second Chance Act. This year we need to work to secure funds for these important new programs. Take action today!
2009 Rally for Recovery – September 12
Mark your calendar for this year’s Rally for Recovery – Saturday, September 12! This September marks the 20th year of Recovery Month observances around the country. For the last few years, Faces & Voices has joined with recovery community organizations, people in recovery, families and friends to designate one day in September to Rally for Recovery. Over 40,000 people came together at over 60 events to speak out and take action in 2008 as part of Rally for Recovery. And last year the A&E Network hosted the first-ever Recovery Rally on the Brooklyn Bridge featuring a Recovery Delegate from each state.
In 2009, A&E will continue its commitment to the cause by hosting the Recovery Rally with the Recovery Delegates on the Brooklyn Bridge on September 12. A&E's efforts will take place on the same day as our Rally for Recovery events. Please join us as we bring all of our voices together to help people around the country see our growing national recovery movement. If you’d like to be part of Faces & Voices organizing network to plan your event, email us. There are millions of Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs – join us in putting a face and a voice on recovery in 2009!
Nominations Open for Voice of the Recovery Community Award
Faces & Voices' board of directors is pleased to call for nominations for the second annual Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award. The award recognizes one local, state or regional recovery community organization for mobilizing resources within and outside the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. The deadline is February 28, 2009. Find out more here.
Faces & Voices of Recovery's Online Book Club
Our third book club selection is Christopher Kennedy Lawford’s new book, Moments of Clarity, Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery. Online discussion for this book will begin on February 1st. Christopher Kennedy Lawford will join us online to answer your questions and participate in the discussion throughout the month of February!
Resources
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery Coach Academy launched. The first graduates of CCAR’s 5-day Academy and Training of Trainers came from around the country shared their experiences in what will be an ongoing program. Learn more...
Peer-based Recovery Support, A Working Bibliography (January 2009) by William L. White and Barbara Weiner, Hazelden Library. These reference resources were used to prepare a monograph to be released in mid-2009, Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support: History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation.
Women’s Addiction Services Leadership Institute (WASLI) nominations due January 30, 2009. The federal government’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has developed this institute to foster the growth of leaders who are able to advocate for, develop, and spear-head initiatives which provide for the needs of women with substance use disorders, their families and their communities. Learn more…
90 Gigs in 90 Days is Kelleigh Bannen’s tribute to her brother Grant, who lost his battle with addiction. Find out more about her work to raise awareness about the power of addiction and the hope of recovery.