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Last
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Recovery
Walks! 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Registration is Free!
Live Musical Entertainment Provided by
Recovery Roadshow, Bonnie Lee Panda
Selfish Steam, and RailRider
Fellowship, Children’s Activities, Exhibitors and Food Vendors
For
sponsorship opportunities click here
To
sign up for the Honor Guard click here
Thanks
to our Sponsors!
Platinum
$5000
Gold
$1000
Community
Renewal Team
Stonington Institute
 
ACE
Taxi
244-9999
Silver $500
http://www.cmhacc.org/
Walmart
G. Norman Holland, CPA
Capitol Chiropractic
Center
Saint Francis
Hospital and Medical Center
Bronze
$250
Cathedral
of St. Joseph
John
M. Potvin
The
Connection Inc
YWCA
Chemical Substance Abuse Agency
McCall Foundation
Copper $100
Birmingham Group
Health Services
Carmon Community
Funeral Homes
Natchaug Hospital
Above
Board Home Inspection
Community Prevention
and Addiction Services - CPAS
NewAlliance
Bank
Celeste
Mattingly LCSW
Anthony J. Concatelli Jr
Hilary & Tony Taschner
Hogar Crea International of CT Inc.
William J. Hesbach
Network Imaging
Ahern Communications
A Brighter Tomorrow -
Representative Sandy Nafis
City Steam Brewery
El Kiosko
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.
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!
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CCAR Job Opportunity
Recovery Housing
Project Manager
FT
position will assume management of the Connecticut Community for
Addiction Recovery’s (CCAR) Recovery Housing Project. Duties
include:
• Maintaining established recovery housing database,
• Marketing findrecoveryhousing.com website,
• Serving as staff to the Recovery Housing Coalition of Connecticut,
• Delivering the “So, You Want to Open a Recovery House?”
training,
• Assisting recoverees and their families in finding recovery
housing,
• Handle all inquiries regarding recovery housing
Experience in recovery housing and computer technology is essential.
Other desired skills: strong customer service ethic, community
organizing, public speaking and competence working with culturally
diverse populations. Bachelors Degree in Human Services or related
field may be substituted with 2 years experience. Send cover letter
(required) and resume to CCAR, Attn: Recovery Housing Project,
198 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114 or by email to yoly@ccar.us
by September 26th.
Resumes without cover letter will not be reviewed. Salary $39,000
- $49,000.
35 hours/week, flex time, some evenings
and weekends. EOE.
Find
Recovery Housing Here
What
is Telephone
Recovery Support - TRS?
Click here to find out!
Recovery
Calendar
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.
Starts
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Hartford Recovery Comm Center 198 Wethersfield
Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Space is limited - Register early by calling 860-244-3343
Click
here for complete schedule
CCAR
101
(Becoming a CCAR Ambassador)
Monday,
November 3, 2008 Bridgeport Recovery
Community Center
49 Cannon Street
Bridgeport, CT
11:00 am
Call 203-332-3303 to register
Telephone Recovery
Support Training
Share
an hour of your time each week to call and support those new
in recovery or anyone who desires extra support. Volunteers
will call "recoveree's" once a week to offer support
and help them maintain sobriety.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Bridgeport Recovery
Community Center
49 Cannon Street
Bridgeport, CT
10:00 am
Call 203-332-3303 to register
Wednesday,
October 8, 2008
Windham Recovery
Community Center
713 Main St rear
Willimantic, CT
6:00 pm
Call 860-423-7088 to register
Wednesday,
October 29, 2008 Hartford Recovery
Community Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT 06114
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Call 860-244-3343 to register
Pardons
Training
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
New London Recovery Community Center
83 Boston Post Rd,
Waterford, CT
6:30 pm– 8:30 pm
Call 860-440-3585 to register
Pardons
Training
Monday, September 29, 2008
Hartford Recovery Comm Center
198 Wethersfield Ave
Hartford, CT
6:30 pm– 8:30 pm
Call 860-244-3343 to register
or email kevin@ccar.us
CCAR Volunteer Orientation
The purpose of this training is to address the policies and
procedures for being a CCAR volunteer. After this training,
volunteers will have a clear understanding of CCAR’s recovery
center values and ethics, the policies and procedures, the nuts
and bolts of advocacy and recovery service. This orientation
is compulsory for all CCAR volunteers.
Monday,
September 22, 2008
Windham Recovery
Community Center
713 Main St rear
Willimantic, CT
6:00 pm
Call 860-423-7088 to register
Monday,
October 6, 2008
Bridgeport Recovery
Community Center
49 Cannon Street
Bridgeport, CT
10:00 am
Call 203-332-3303 to register
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
"Legacy
of Hope"
Recovery
Elders
Video Project
5-Disk
DVD Set
Only
$50.00
Click
here to purchase
"Lion
and Lamb
Recovery Poster"
Recovery
Walks! 2001 video
(click clown above)
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Hooked
on Recovery
August
22, 2008
Tube and Worm
Finally, the big bluefish was worn out, but I was still extremely
wary of its jaw and the sharp teeth. With my left hand, I carefully
grabbed the flesh under and between the gills and the fish quieted.
Pliers took care of the hook. I twisted my body hard and got him in
the rear well in my new kayak. He thumped a few times and then remained
still. Phew! But for a ...(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.”
Recovering Love
Few things are less simple to keep simple than writing a short article
on the labyrinth of love, so as I share my experience, I pray it makes
some sense.
Addiction
Warps. What it warps most is relationships, and relationships are
all about love in this tapestry called life. Divine love, romantic
love, friendship, fellowship, self-love, sympathy, empathy, caring,
sharing, even worry...(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
Recovery
Walks!
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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