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SUMMARY:Recovery Month 2025 Kickoff Luncheon!
DESCRIPTION:SAMHSA and it’s national and local partners such as Faces & Voices of Recovery and DC Recovery Community Alliance are once again relentless with their objective to stamp out substance use disorders and they have proven that acknowledgement and recognition are key to this major effort. That is why on Thursday\, September 4\, 2025 at Union Station in Washington\, D.C.\, Faces & Voices of Recovery and Mobilize Recovery hosted the Recovery Month Kick-Off Luncheon. With numerous guest speakers such as Anna Jones\, a Faces & Voices Board Member and Community Liaison at Community Bridges\, Inc. and Congressman Paul Tonko\, New York’s 20th Congressional District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Addiction\, Treatment\, and Recovery Caucus\, the event was well-received by the community\, federal and local partners\, and their sponsors. \nThe two-hour event spotlighted the continual strides made with the power of recovery and celebrated with the Ramstad/Kennedy Award those individuals who have demonstrated their fierce leadership in support of recovery efforts made nationally and locally. \nWell done Faces & Voices of Recovery and Mobilize Recovery and thanks to DC Recovery Community Alliance for your consistent participation in special events like the National Recovery Kick-Off Luncheon. \nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nPeer Operated Center\n5656A 3rd Street\, NE\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/recovery-month-2025-kickoff-luncheon/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250918T110000
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SUMMARY:Mobilize Recovery - Women's Empowerment 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join DC Recovery Community Alliance and their faithful community partners at the 2nd Annual Women’s Empowerment Summit on September 18\, 2025 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. The event will be held at DC Recovery’s Peer Operated Center located at 5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E. Washington\, D.C. 20011. \nThe Speakers and Community Partners’ mission is to inspire those who are on their journey and provide these heroes with the resources they need to live full\, productive\, and healthy lives. \nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nThe Peer Operated Center Hall\n5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592\nwww.dcrecovery.org
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/mobilize-recovery-womens-empowerment-2025/
LOCATION:DC Recovery Peer Operated Center\, 5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\, Washington\, DC\, 20011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Recovery Forum: Avenues To Recovery
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn September 23rd from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm\, The Opioid Response  Network (ORN) in partnership with The Recovery Advocacy Project and Mobilize Recovery hosted a regional summit at the historical Miracle Theatre located at 538 8th Street\, S.E. Washington D.C. 20003. \n\n8:30am – Check In\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 9:30am\nDr. Barbara Bazron\, Director\, DC Dept of Behavioral Health\nOpening Remarks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30am – 10:50am \nDr. Deborah Rose\n\n\nNeurobiology of Addiction: Understanding the Brain to Support Recovery\n\nThis talk will discuss the brain-based mechanisms that drive addiction and influence the path to recovery. Dr. Deborah Rose\, a behavioral neurologist\, breaks down how changes in reward\, stress\, and executive function circuits contribute to compulsive substance use\, and how those same circuits can be reshaped through treatment\, connection\, and recovery. The goal is to offer a deeper understanding of what people struggling with addiction are up against\, and how we can better support their recovery. Addiction is not a failure of willpower\, but a treatable brain disease with multiple pathways to healing.\n\n\n\nBreak – 10mins\n\n11:00am – 12:20pm\nDr. Shekila Melchior\nA Somatic Approach to Treating Co-Occurring Disorders\n\nThis session explores how somatic approaches can enhance treatment for individuals navigating substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Attendees will learn how the autonomic nervous system shapes symptoms and how trauma manifests in the body. The presenter will introduce Somatic Experiencing as a modality\, with an emphasis on integrating somatic practices into culturally responsive care. Participants will also engage in brief experiential activities to gain practical tools for supporting clients on their healing journey. \nLunch 12:20 – 1pm  \n1pm – 2pm\nAnna Mable Jones\, Donald Whitehead and Mark Lassiter\nRecovery Panel: Avenues to Recovery \nBreak – 10mins \n2:10pm – 2:45pm\nLive Long DC\nOpioid Strategy Group Lead Reports \n2:45pm – 3pm\nChad Jackson \n\nOpioid Abatement\, Innovations in Recovery \n\n\n\n \n3pm – 4pm\nPaolo del Vecchio\, former Director\, Dept of Recovery\, SAMHSA\nRecovery Finds A Way\n\nHope is the catalyst of our individual and collective recovery journeys.  How can we nurture and grow hope for those we work with and for ourselves particularly during challenging times?  How can we model and mentor others to foster hope and recovery?  Are there universal and selected approaches with specific populations?  This session will explore these and other questions in an interactive and narrative format.  Find out how you can keep hope alive!\n \n4pm – 4:30pm\nOpioid Response Network \nClosing Remarks
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/recovery-forum-avenues-to-recovery/
LOCATION:Miracle Theatre\, 538 8th Street\, S.E.\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250927T170000
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SUMMARY:The Variety Show - Nella B. and The Noise
DESCRIPTION:    \nThey performed!!! The great blues band Nella B. and The Noise tore the roof off at Raisin’ da Bottom’s Variety Show at DC Recovery Community Alliance. If you missed it…you missed it Saturday\, September 27th. Their blues vocals\, the guitar-playing\, the keyboarding\, the drumming\, and the bass playing were all exceptional! Just check out this video of one of their jazzy performances https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPp8AjbQXXk. \nTobal daGriot (Raisin’ da Bottom) is working hard to get them back because the audience had an amazing time and is already asking for their return so don’t miss out. The doors open at 4:00 pm and showtime is from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. So\, when they return come grab a seat! Grab some snacks! And\, bring your fellowship and blues swag deeply rooted in the Chicago-Mississippi-St. Louis-Memphis-Nawlins blues vibe. \nHope to see you soon! \nPresented By: Raisin’ da Bottom Productions \nHosted By: Tobal daGriot \nVariety Show Location and Sponsored By:\nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nThe Peer Operated Center Hall\n5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592\nwww.dcrecovery.org \nUpcoming 2025 Variety Shows\nThe last Saturday of every month. \nTo accomplish such meaningful purpose while uplifting one another is always the way to go.
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/the-variety-show-nella-b-and-the-noise/
LOCATION:DC Recovery Peer Operated Center\, 5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\, Washington\, DC\, 20011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mobilize Recovery - Pathways To Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Join DC Recovery at their Peer Operated Center for “Pathways To Recovery”\, a Mobilize Recovery Day of Service event. This event is in honor of National Recovery Month and spotlights those who are empowered to promote change and advancement for the community through their expertise on substance use disorders and full-term recovery. \nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nThe Peer Operated Center Hall\n5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592\nwww.dcrecovery.org
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/20784/
LOCATION:DC Recovery Peer Operated Center\, 5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\, Washington\, DC\, 20011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mobilize Recovery! Campus Surge 2025 and AGG
DESCRIPTION:Oftentimes folks do not include the college community when thinking about substance abuse amongst children and young adults. But\, recent surveys show that college students are not only one of the largest groups of substance abusers in the United States\, but the numbers are increasing. What a blessing it is for community organizations such as Mobilize Recovery and partners such as Arnall Golden Gregory (AGG)\, DC Recovery\, and local universities to keep all on their radar. They ensure that no group is left out when it comes to leading a healthy and productive life with full-term recovery.  This is why initiatives like Mobilize Recovery’s Campus Surge are so successful because they recognize that substance disorders reside within all walks of life\, within all groups. \nOn October 7\, 2025 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm\, Mobilize Recovery brought their Campus Surge initiative to DC’s Georgetown University to continue their focus of raising awareness and providing resources to the courageous youth who are beginning their recovery journey and to those who want to further that journey within their communities. The power of personal testimonies and presenting recovery research coupled with the entertainment of American Idol Winner\, Noah Thompson\, were just a few highlights of the day’s event. DC Recovery captured some of the day’s events with the following pictures… \n    \nNot only did DC Recovery’s Outreach Team attend the Campus Surge event on October 7th\, but they also participated in the evening event on the same day from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm hosted by Mobile Recovery and AGG . The event was held at AGG’s location\, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\, Suite 350S\, Washington DC. 20037. Here are pictures that exemplify the teamed efforts of the community partners… \n  \n  \nWell done Mobilize Recovery\, Arnall Golden Gregory\, DC Recovery\, and Georgetown University! \n  \nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nThe Peer Operated Center Hall\n5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592\nwww.dcrecovery.org
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/mobilize-recovery-campus-surge-2025-and-agg/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251025T103000
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SUMMARY:Bridging Resources In Communities (BRIC) - Walk 2025 (20th Anniversary!)
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 25th\, 2025\, members from DC Recovery’s outreach team participated in yet another event that increased mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and wellness\, and fund-raised for the cause: The Prevention & Wellness 2025 Walk hosted by the Bridging Resources In Communities (BRIC) team.  BRIC\, led by President & CEO\, Rosalind Parker\, serves Ward 5 with their Drug-Free Coalition and Wards 7 & 8 with their D.C. Prevention Center. The team brought together the D.C. community at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington\, D.C..  Also educating the community at Walk 2025 was DC Recovery’s Certified Peer Recovery Specialist\, Demetrius Jones\, who partnered with BRIC’s team to demonstrate how to timely use life-saving medications in the event of an overdose. Way to go Demetrius! \nWell Done BRIC and the Baseball Academy for your partnership\, Brian Person (DC Recovery’s Community Outreach Coordinator) for your outreach efforts\, and Anna Jones (Community Bridges’ DC Community Liaison) for your continued support! It goes to show that…partnership pays off. \nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nPeer Operated Center\n5656A 3rd Street\, NE\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/bridging-resources-in-communities-bric-walk-2025/
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SUMMARY:RSAT Program (October 27\, 2025)
DESCRIPTION:The District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DC DOC) RSAT Program serves both men and women in two gender-specific\, designated units within the correctional treatment facility (CTF). RSAT participants and mentors are the only residents of these units. The program provides evidence-based care to individuals experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders. An important reason why the RSAT program is invaluable is because program leadership adopted the peer support model to train RSAT mentors on becoming peer specialist. \nIn comes Mozell Brown\, DC Recovery’s Certified Recovery Coach and Specialist\, who provided the information needed for the RSAT participants to successfully become peer specialist. Now they are empowered with the knowledge and encouragement to help build the D.C. community as peer specialists. What a double blessing to the RSAT participants for graduating the program on October 29th and for their goal of becoming peer specialists. \nSpecial thanks to Cathy Voss\, RSAT’s Supervisory Correctional Treatment Specialist\, for inviting DC Recovery to participate and thank you DC Recovery’s Outreach Team for your continued efforts in supporting the courageous folks on the path to full recovery. \nDC Recovery Community Alliance\nThe Peer Operated Center Hall\n5656-A 3rd Street\, N.E.\nWashington\, DC 20011\n(202) 916-5592\nwww.dcrecovery.org
URL:https://dcrecovery.org/event/rsat-program-october-27-2025/
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