eNewsletter
June 14, 2010
America Honors Recovery awards announced; Rally for Recovery!; resources, 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 - March 24, 2009
Call for Nominations
Faces & Voices Board of Directors’ nominating committee is calling for nominations for service on its board. The deadline for applications is Monday, April 13, 2009. Learn more…
Educational Opportunities for All
The American Opportunities Tax Credit, a $2500 education tax credit included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, includes a life-time ban for people with drug convictions who want to use the credit to go back to school. Take action! today.
Congressional Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus
Ask your Representative to join today! The 111th Congress’ Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus is up and running and Faces & Voices is working with allied organizations to enlist one-third of House members join and focus attention on federal policies to support recovery. Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and John Sullivan (R-OK) are the Caucus co-chairs, joined by Representatives Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) who will be serving as Vice co-chairs. Find out more!
Rally for Recovery!
Join recovery advocates across the country on September 12 to Rally for Recovery! as part of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. To join our organizing network and be part of this national effort, email us.
Science of Addiction and Recovery
The Recovery Church in Minneapolis, MN was the site of our most recent Science of Addiction and Recovery training. The Atlanta training is all filled up, but there’s still space in West Palm Beach, FL and San Diego, CA. Find out more about them here.
Online book club
Our new book selection is Benoit Denizet-Lewis’ book America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life. Denizet-Lewis is joining us online to answer your questions and participate in the discussion throughout the month of March! Listen to an interview with Benoit Denizet-Lewis on NPR's "Here and Now" and ask him a question on our discussion board today!
Resources
2009 Wellbriety Journey for Forgiveness White Bison is launching The Wellbriety Journey for Forgiveness at the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon on May 16, 2009 to promote healing and forgiveness. Learn more…
A Vision for a World without Stigma: Policy Goals for Addiction Recovery Advocates is a timely article by Dr. Don Kurth, president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Mutual Support Resources Guide. Check out our comprehensive guide to mutual aid or support resources that is managed and updated on a monthly basis by Lora Pasetti and Bill White. Many of the groups in this comprehensive guide offer face-to-face meetings and some form of online participation.