Recovery Lessons from US Cities • Peter Rainford • [email protected]• www.peterrainford.wordpress.com • Contains 40 film clips plus blog posts from my Churchill Fellowship in the USA • In Feb 2011 an interactive report of my fellowship, including over 100 film clips and links to all project visited, will be available to view and download from the website
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Recovery Lessons from US Cities Peter Rainford [email protected] Contains 40 film clips plus blog posts from my.
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PRO-ACT - Pennsylvania Recovery Organization-Achieving Community Together
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Five strategies to support our belief & Five
volunteer-driven committees with common goals:
AmendsIn Action
EducatingThe
Community
Recreation&
Celebration
PublicPolicy
RecoverySupport Services
Reduce stigma, Give back to community & Build relationships with different populations
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Family works together to reduce stigma
HabitatFor
Humanity
Amends in Action
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Suitcases for Kids
The whole community bought into project
Minimal time & effort
Easily duplicated in other areas
Amends in Action
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Family Education Program:
One of PRO-ACT’s first One of PRO-ACT’s first outreach efforts – started outreach efforts – started in 2001.in 2001.
It is an education program It is an education program for families of those for families of those addicted to alcohol or addicted to alcohol or other Provides a direct other Provides a direct service needed within service needed within communitycommunity
Volunteers act as Volunteers act as educators and mentors educators and mentors
Project can be duplicated Project can be duplicated in other areasin other areas
employment opportunities• Assistance in building constructive family and personal
relationships• 12 ongoing Life skill building programs • Health and wellness activities• Assistance managing systems (e.g., health care, criminal justice,
child welfare)• Alcohol and drug-free social/recreational activities• Spiritual/faith-based support• Discussion groups
Women’s Services
• Power Inside Baltimore
• New Pathways for Women
• Women House of HUGS
• Chances
Veterans Services
• Samaritan Village New York
• What began as a veterans club and a special group has now grown into two, innovative treatment programs providing specialized services to 98 male veterans.
• A specialist women’s veterans treatment programme has just opened