RICARES (RI Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts)


HELP END INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH ADDICTIONS DISORDERS IN RI...
CLICK ON THE "PARITY" TAB & PLEASE DOWNLOAD & TAKE OUR SURVEY

RICARES is a grassroots alliance dedicated to developing a voice of empowerment for, and decreasing stigma about, those in alcohol and other drug dependency recovery.

RICARES subscribes to the belief that individuals suffering from addiction have the ability to recover.   

RICARES advocates for those individuals still negotiating the recovery and treatment system. Its members are empowered through resources, skills development, peer-to-peer services, and community social events. 
 

Become our Fan on Facebook! Click here!

YOU ARE INVITED!

January 12th from 6-7 PM
 
The Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts (RICAREs) is continuing to host our organizational meetings! The next one is on January 12th, 12-1:30 PM  to continue to
discuss RICAREs' 2010 Calendar of Events.

On Saturday, November 14th, November 28th, and December 12th
 WE HAD
GREAT MEETINGS!
 
READ MINUTES 11/14
READ MINUTES 11/28
READ MINUTES 12/12


the only thing missing was you!  DON'T MISS OUR NEXT ONE


details below: 


Your input, ideas, and presence are needed so that RICAREs remains an
active grassroots organization for the Rhode Island recovery community!  People in recovery, family members, friends and allies are all welcome!
 
The meetings will take place at the DATA building, located at 102 Dupont Dr, in Providence (click here for directions) on December 12th from noon-1:30 PM
  :
Lunch will be provided, please send an RSVP to RICAREs director Ian Knowles
New members are strongly encouraged to join us, as well as those of you who
have been so helpful to RICAREs in the past!
 
Food RSVP to
iknowles@dataofri.org

 
If you have additional questions about these organizational meetings please email Aaron Kucharski at Aaronkucharski@yahoo.com

A&E Recovery Rally!

This Year's 2009 A & E Recovery Rally

Jim Gillen (right), RI Recovery Ambassador

(Providence Ctre & former RICARES Director)

www.TheRecoveryProject.com

There were thousands of people in recovery from all 50 states to celebrate NationalRecovery Month and form a human bridge of recovery on the Brooklyn Bridge!

  Become a fan of The Recovery Project on Facebook and follow A&E on Twitter for updates:
http://www.facebook.com/therecoveryproject   http://twitter.com/aetelevision

More pictures from Jim's trip to NYC for the A & E Recovery Rally:




Click here to read Ian Knowles' 9-month Report as RICARES new Director.

BE SURE TO CLICK ON OUR "EVENT CALENDAR" ABOVE FOR MORE RECOVERY EVENTS COMING UP!

Click on the "Recovery At Work" Tab above to see pictures and an article about

The New England Alliance for Addiction Recovery Conference
that was held on August 29 & 30, 2009
in Nashua, New Hampshire
 


Photos* & Write-Up** of Our Annual "National Recovery Month" Celebration
that was held on Saturday, August 22 at 
Roger Williams Memorial National Park

* All photos taken by Pat Cafaro  

** Click here to read write-up by RICARES Director Ian Knowles

 
Our Master of Ceremonies Craig Stenning opens the festivities / The Recovery Quilt reminds us to be grateful...

Happy Faces of Recovery & Our Friends & Families:


      


 


  


  


  

Mike Rizzi, Jim Gillen, & The Codac All-Stars:


   



Our Professionals in the Trenches from MHRH, Codac, the Providence Ctr, Discovery House, Kent Center, & Phoenix House:


 

Lori Dorsey, MHRH / RI Rep. Steven M. Constantino, Chairman, House Finance Committee: 

 

Left: Ian Knowles, Director, RICARES & Pat Taylor, Exec. Director, Faces & Voices of Recovery:

       

Right: Aaron Kucharski, RICARES & Stephen Gumbley, Co-Director, New England Addiction Technology Data Transfer Center, Brown University 


CONTACT US:

RICARES
Ian Knowles, Director
102 Dupont Drive
Providence, RI  02907
Tel:  401-521-5759, ext 14
Fax:  401-751-7850
Email: mailto:+Iknowles@dataofri.org


Please donate to support the RICARES Addiction Recovery Events Fund. 




We recommend "The Addict" by Rhode Island's own Dr. Michael Stein. See the Oprah review here.