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Last
updated May 7, 2008
Faces
& Voices of Recovery's Board of Directors announces
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) as the recipient
of the 2008 Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award
CCAR
will be recognized at a reception on June
18, 2008 from 6-8pm at Spriggs & Hollingsworth, 1350 I Street, NW,
Washington, DC.
Click
here for press release
Recovery
Walks! 2008 Winning Logo
Design by Val Greco
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Registration is Free!
For
sponsorship opportunities click here
Peer-based
Recovery Support Services:
The Connecticut Experience
An interview with Phillip Valentine
by William White
Read
the interview here
Major
Themes of CCAR
click here for brochure
Organizing
the Recovery Community's Ability to Care
There are literally thousands of people in recovery in Connecticut.
Most of them have a desire to "give back" and they are contributing
positively to their local community. CCAR is establishing Recovery Community
Centers that offer programs and initiatives to provide an avenue for
recovering people to get involved in meaningful ways.
Putting
a Face on Recovery
The vast majority of people struggling with an alcohol or drug problem
do not get treatment for their addiction. One of the major reasons for
this is stigma. Stigma prevents people from seeking help. By speaking
publicly about the reality of recovery, CCAR members put a face on recovery.
CCAR members put a public face on recovery by testifying before the
legislature and state commissions, as well as through well-attended
public events like Recovery Walks!
Building
Recovery Capital
Most treatment programs deal only with the front-end of the problem:
usually a brief stay and you're done. Other kinds of support, such as
transportation, housing, job training, simply don't exist in most communities.
There's rarely someone who is going to help you find a place to live
or help you put your life back in working order. This is where CCAR
comes in; helping to bridge the gap between treatment and rebuilt productive
lives.
Healing Power of Recovery
Purchase CCAR
Video!
Read Bill White's review
 "I
just finished reviewing "The Healing Power of Recovery"
and want to tell you that it is one of the most powerful products
that has emerged in this new recovery advocacy movement. All of you
did an incredible job pulling this together. Please pass along my
warmest regards to Jim Mattingly whose skill and dedication on this
project provide an example of service for all of us...click
here to read more
"The
Healing Power of Recovery"
now
available at the
National
Recovery Store!
"Legacy
of Hope"
Recovery
Elders
Video Project
5-Disk
DVD Set
Only
$50.00
Click
here to purchase
"Lion
and Lamb Recovery Poster"
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Promoting
Recovery with Recovery Support Services Second Annual Conference
May 22 & May 23
Holiday Inn, North Haven
Scholarships available!
Click here for registration form
Oldtimer's
Conference
Celebrating a Legacy of Hope
for people in long-term, continuous recovery
Monday, June 16, 2008
Holiday Inn North Haven
8:30 am - 4:15 pm
Click
here to register
What
is Telephone
Recovery Support - TRS?
Click here to find out!
Recovery
Calendar
Womens Retreat
Women in recovery have a life full of different roles.
They are wives, mother, sisters, employers, employees, survivors
and most importantly women in recovery. This retreat will address
many issues that women in recovery face.
Voluntown Peace Trust
539 Beach Pond Rd
Voluntown, CT
May 16th, 17th and 18th
Call 860-967-0503 or
860-244-3343
for more information
Yoga
in Recovery
Twelve Steps through Yoga with Jan Wilson
Beginning Thursday evenings April 3rd - June 5th
Hartford Recovery Comm Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
Free!!
We are asking for a
10 week commitment
Click
here to register
Come
and help Hartford... Fundraise at a RockCats Game
230 Karbonic Way
New Britain, CT 06051
May 4th at 1:35 pm, June 15th at 1:35 pm, or
June 26th at 12:05 pm
Click
here to register
2nd
Annual
Sisters of Avalon
Leigh, Liz, Bonnie Lee, Lara, Sherrill from RailRider,
Tammy from Humble Streak featuring Gina from
Humble Streak
Saturday, May 31, 2008
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Windsor Recovery Club
118 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT
$10
suggested donation to benefit CCAR for more information call
860-244-3343
Family
Night
An alcohol and drug addiction education and
support program for members of the community, people in recovery
and or their families. Each Recovery Community Center will offer
one evening a week where family members can meet to learn about
addiction and recovery and share their experiences.
Click here to find one near you
Recovery
Walks! 2001 video
(click clown above)
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Click
on logo to donate
Hooked
on Recovery
February
22, 2008
Eat Less, Move
More Chapter II
I set a personal goal many, many months ago; to be in the best shape
of my life by age 50. Back in October I clicked off birthday 48. I
have this vision in my head that my ultra-firm, lean, sinewy body,
my wife and my five children all run the Manchester Day Thanksgiving
Day Race, gleefully crossing the finish line hand in hand, barely
breaking a sweat; the 5 mile romp simply a stroll through the park.
Somehow sitting in the big ol’ brown leather chair in front of
the 42” flat...(more)
Comments from you
our readers
Reflections
of a 10th Leper
“These
thoughts, views and opinions reflect on Richard’s personal recovery
and are not meant in any way to speak for CCAR or the entire recovery
community.”
Trying to Avoid the Field of Dreams
He said, "I don't go to meetings anymore because I work in the
field." For a moment, my alcoholic mind chimed-I work in the
field, maybe I don't have to go to meetings anymore either! Then I
heard my long dead sponsor scream "That's the biggest crap of
over-educated rationalization I'd ever heard you utter and you'd better
get your ass to an extra meeting this week or I'll haunt you to eternity."
Time has taught me...(more)
CCAR
Organizes
the recovery community to put a face on recovery and build recovery
capital. As a member of the recovery community (whether a person in
recovery, a family member, an ally or friend) - we all know the significance
of giving back.
We offer you several ways
To Donate
Make
a financial donation
See our Wish List
Hartford
Capital Campaign
Volunteer Opportunities
So,
Ya Wanna Open a Recovery House?
Get the Book!
"Owning and Operating a PATH-Type Therapeutic Home for Mental
Health and Addiction Recovery" now available for purchase
Click
here to purchase book
CCAR Annual Report
click
on link below
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