Recovery Corps

Last month, we were excited to kick off our partnership with the Headwaters Regional Development Commission in Bemidji, Minnesota! The commission is very familiar with the power of AmeriCorps service — they've hosted Heading Home Corps navigators focused on helping support those facing housing insecurity since 2021. This year, that partnership expanded, and Tiffany joined their team as a Recovery Navigator. She'll spend the next several months providing peer support and resource navigation.

We're so proud of this continued partnership, and look forward to supporting the community in new ways this year. Special thank you to Sandy Hennum, Headwater's Community Development Specialist, for her belief in our mission and collaboration!

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Headwaters Regional Development Commission

Help us welcome one of our newest Recovery Navigators in Lexington, Kentucky! Coming from a career in the mental health field, including case management and chemical dependency counseling support, Bobbi is eager to bring their skills and lived recovery experience to this new role.

"I'm looking forward to watching people transform their lives and achieve their goals through recovery," Bobbi shares. "After much time and hard work, I am able to help others and provide support as they enter and continue their recovery journey."

You are an important part of our team, Bobbi. We're excited to have you on the ground making an impact!

After completing his degree in psychology in 2023, Sean was looking for an entry into the recovery workforce — ideally one that let him earn hours to become certified as a Peer Recovery Specialist. Now, Sean is a CPRS and kicking off his fourth year as a Recovery Navigator!

Sean was drawn to Recovery Corps because of the benefits and certification opportunity. His favorite part of service, though, is simply supporting others. "The work is very meaningful to me," Sean says. "I really feel I'm making a difference when my participants tell me that I helped them kickstart their recovery."

Thank you for your continued dedication to serving your community, Sean. We're proud to have you as part of the Recovery Corps team!

This past Saturday, Recovery Corps staff and several local Navigators and Project Coordinators headed to Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the annual Walk for Recovery. Hosted by Minnesota Recovery Connection, it was an incredible day of connection, hope, and celebration of the recovery community.

We had fun seeing familiar faces out and about — check out some photos from the day!

Meet Brittney! She is returning for her third year of service as a Recovery Navigator in Illinois. After dealing with substance use disorder for many years and ultimately finding recovery, Brittney was drawn to the opportunity to help others with similar experiences. Her favorite part of service, she says, is "getting to know people and their stories and watching them obtain a life they never thought possible."

This year, she's looking forward to connecting with participants and expanding her network. Thank you for choosing to serve, Brittney! We're excited to have you back on the Recovery Corps team.

Happy National Recovery Month! Observed every September, Recovery Month is an opportunity to showcase the power of recovery, recognize those who make recovery possible, and invite everyone to be part of building recovery-ready communities.

At Recovery Corps, we're proud to celebrate our incredible Navigators and Project Coordinators, our dedicated partner organizations — and all the people they support. Thank you for making recovery possible for more people!

We’re on a mission to help more people build a life in recovery – and it's working! Placing Navigators and Project Coordinators at local organizations builds capacity and makes it possible for more people to receive essential support. To date, Navigators have helped more than 11,500 individuals with their recovery journeys!

To address the growing impacts of substance use disorders, we need more help! Be part of creating brighter futures by spreading the word that Navigators and Project Coordinators are needed. Please like, comment, and share this post!

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This week, we’re excited to welcome 200 Recovery Navigators and Recovery Project Coordinators from across Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Virginia who are committed to helping more people build a life in recovery! Their pledge to serve means more individuals will receive peer support while on their recovery journeys, and more recovery organizations will get a boost in capacity.

Thank you, Navigators and Project Coordinators, for bringing our mission to life every day. It’s going to be a meaningful year of impact!