Community

Walk for Recovery 2022

We We would like to say a special thank you to all of our speakers, allies, and most of all, participants for showing up and showing our for our community! It was great to see how much our community has grown over the past year! Can’t wait until next year!

This year we were able to honor two of our Peers, Leighanna Browning (pictured) and Paul Tart with service awards in recognition of their commitment and sacrifice to our community.

International Overdose Awareness Day

Last year more than 3,500 Illinoisans lost their life to a drug overdose; more than 70% of those deaths were related to opioids. On August 31st, each year we pause to remember the family members, friends, and community members we have lost. #IOAD #narcansaveslives

Christmas Care Packages

Over the last few months, our Peers have been able to work with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Franklin County Jail to develop the Recovery Education and Re-entry Prep Program. This unique Program supports residents of the jail who are seeking recovery from substance use. This year for Christmas our Peers were able to deliver 100 Christmas Care Packages that promote recovery by reconnecting people with a support system that values them and believes that they have purpose and meaning. Each care package also contained a unique Christmas card with a handwritten message of support from our Peers and members of the community.

On New Years Eve, our founder and director had the opportunity to share a little about his own experience with substance use and homelessness, and how lived experience powers our organization to achieve it’s mission.

The Winners’ Circle Facebook group offers peer support and helpful resources for people who are facing life struggles and it’s not too late to join!

National Recovery Month 2020

All month long we celebrated by sharing a few of our members celebrating their recovery.