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Last
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Recovery
Walked!
Saturday,
September 26, 2009
Click
here to watch video clips from the 10th Annual Recovery Walks!
CLICK
HERE
To purchase a
10th Anniversary Recovery Walks!
2009
T-Shirt
FOR ONLY $5.00!!
Click
here to see the healing power
of recovery!!
CCAR
Annual Report
October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009
CCAR
received the
2008 Joel Hernandez Voice of the
Recovery Community Award
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.
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Recovery Coach Academy
Our Next
Recovery Coach Academy
will be held
May 10 - May 14th , 2010
The fee for the Recovery Coach Academy is $675.00
Registration information coming soon!
The fee for the RCA Training of Trainers is $475.00
Registration information coming soon!
Sponsored by
CT Behavioral Health Partnership (CTBHP)
Training location:
CT Behavioral Health Partnership (CTBHP)
500 Enterprise Drive, Suite 4D
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
For more information
about the Recovery Coach Academy
click
here
Recovery Coach Academy Newsletter
Click
here to read the
Recovery Coach Academy
January 2009 Newsletter
Find
Recovery Housing Here
or contact
(860)
967-0502
Self-Esteem
Training
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Windham
Recovery
Community Center
713 (Rear) Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
6:30
pm
Register
at 860-423-7088
Sober
Super Bowl Sunday
February 7, 2010
Windham
Recovery
Community Center
713 (Rear) Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
5:00
pm
Bring
a snack to share with others
Peer
Facilitation Training
Thursday,
February 11, 2010
Windham
Recovery
Community Center
713 (Rear) Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
3:00
pm
Register
at 860-423-7088
Becoming
a CCAR Ambassador
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Hartford
Recovery
Community Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
1:00
pm - 3:00 pm
Register at 860-218-9545 or email andrea@ccar.us
"So,
You Want to Open a Recovery House" Training
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Focus
on Recovery-United, Inc.
100 Riverview CTR Suite 272
Middletown, CT 06457
Click here
to register
Recovery
Idol
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Windham Recovery
Community Center
713 (Rear) Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
8:00
pm - 10:00 pm
Come join us for a fun filled evening of singing, dancing,
art, comedy and poetry!
Pre-registration required call Diane at 860-423-7088
CCAR
Ambassador
Tuesday,
February 23, 2010
Bridgeport Recovery
Community Center
49 Cannon St rear courtyard
Bridgeport, CT
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Register at 860-332-3303
CCAR
Ambassador
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Windham Recovery
Community Center
713 (Rear) Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
5:30 pm
Register at 860-423-7088
Peer
Support Group For
Those Going Through
Hepatitis Treatment
First Thursday
of
each month
12:30 pm -1:30 pm
Windham Recovery
Community Center
713 (Rear) Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
Click
here for a downloadable flyer
Please contact Diane Potvin at
(860) 423-7088
for more information.
All Recovery Meeting
Every Tuesday
10:30 am-11:30 am
Hartford
Recovery
Community Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
All are welcome!
Call Andrea at (860) 244-2227 for more information.
Talk
Employment
Support
Group
Problem
finding a job, how to handle disappointment, triggers at work,
looking for work...
Every
Tuesday
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Hartford
Recovery
Community
Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
Please contact Andrea at
(860) 218-9545 or email andrea@ccar.us
Becoming
a Volunteer
A
brief orientation on becoming
a CCAR volunteer.
Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday
of each month
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Hartford
Recovery
Community Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
Please contact Andrea at
(860) 218-9545 for more information.
Get
your GED!
Take this opportunity to
transform your future!
Offered by The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery
(CCAR)
Taught by Lyne Stokes, M.S.Ed., Program Director at Advocacy
Unlimited, Inc.
Open
Enrollment
Hartford Recovery Comm Center 198 Wethersfield
Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
12:15pm - 2:15pm
Space is limited - Register early by calling (860)-244-3343
Click
here for complete schedule
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
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do all of your online holiday shopping through GoodShop.com
where a percentage of each order will be donated to CCAR!
Click
on logo to donate
Hooked
on Recovery
January
22, 2010
Tanner
We
had heard, and I agreed, that one of the best ways to heal after losing
a dog was to get another one. So the family sat around the dining
room table and discussed the idea. One of us at the table was adamant
against ....(more)
Comments from you
our readers
Peeling
the Onion
"Sober since 1985,
Sandy Valentine - wife and mother of four - looks at her recovery
this way "Over the 17 years of recovery from alcoholism, the
metaphor of "peeling the layers of the onion" has come to
represent my journey - particularly since it typically comes with
a lot of tears. With each layer, I grow closer to God and life becomes
richer and more "flavorful"." Join her as she shares
the "peels" through this periodic column."
Finding
my way back to me…
Here's
the thing - I have had trouble deciding whether or not to share what's
been going on with me since January 2nd on facebook. My circle is
pretty wide with friends I haven't seen in 25 years, and those connected
with my children. (more)
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.”
THE
WILD QUILT OF DIVINE COMFORT
As
strange as it may sound, some days I desperately need a warrior God.
I know that God is love and God is good. I've read it in the Bible
and heard it from the pulpit. Our 3rd Step tells me God cares and
the Fellowship witnesses to that healing, holy truth.
(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
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested
in opening a Recovery house?
Purchase the book by
clicking
here
"Legacy
of Hope"
Recovery
Elders
Video Project
5-Disk
DVD Set
Only
$50.00
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