Letter in response to George Floyd’s murder
Blog: Announcements
How Recovery Café is Responding
While we made the difficult decision to close both of Seattle Recovery Cafés, we are continually seeking ways to support our Members until we can gather together as a community again. Here are just a few ways we’re supporting our Members: – We are providing to-go meals 7 days per week from our South Lake … Continued
Recovery Café 2018-19 Annual Report
Our 2020 Advocacy Agenda: We Put Recovery First!
Recovery Café will join the Washington Recovery Alliance (WRA) in Olympia to advocate for Recovery being a legislative priority. This is a great opportunity to speak with your legislators directly and share your story! Join us on Feb 5th 2020! #1: End the Opioid Distributors Tax Break In Washington State, “pharmaceutical distributors” get a special … Continued
Invisible No More: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)
By Seattle City Councilmember Debora Juarez. The MMIWG epidemic spans our nation’s families and Canada’s as well. This is an issue that media has recently taken on and for good reason. – Indigenous women are murdered at rates greater than 10 times the national average. – Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death among … Continued
Recovery Café SODO Construction Tour
For the past eight weeks renovation of Recovery Café SODO has been in full swing. On Friday, October 25th, Recovery Café staff went to tour the space and see its progress. Below are photos of the progress! Also, Save the date for the Grand Opening of Recovery Cafe SODO on Thursday, January 30th. The event … Continued
Leaves of Remembrance Find Their New Home
On August 27th, Recovery Café partnered with WHEEL, a grassroots group of homeless and formerly homeless women, to dedicate twenty-one Leaves of Remembrance at Recovery Café in honor of those who have endured homelessness and died in King County. Café Members, staff and community members shared in a brief dedication service before the installation of twenty-one … Continued
Member Profile: James Update
When you last heard from James, he was celebrating 20 months of sobriety and excelling in his studies at Bellevue College. We are excited to share an update about his most recent accomplishments! While at Bellevue College, he was a student employee with the Student Programs department, where he worked with fellow Veterans. On top … Continued
Welcoming Ashley!
How do you find something that eludes almost everyone, even those who search for a lifetime? The secret is you have to look. That’s Ashley’s advice, when she’s commuting each way via ferry between Seattle and her home in Bremerton. What’s so elusive? Orcas, of course, Ashley’s favorite whales, which she has now seen 5 … Continued
Recovery Café Network Hosts 1st Rendezvous
Recovery Café Network brings together Recovery Cafés from around the Nation for Rendezvous 2018, the first such gathering Last Thursday and Friday, the Recovery Café Network (RCN) hosted Recovery Cafés from across the United States for its inaugural Rendezvous conference. Recovery Cafés from Washington, D.C.; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Jose, California; and Everett, Spokane, Tacoma, … Continued