Good Advocacy News and More Work to Do! With your help every day we are meeting people where they are on their recovery journey. While this work is at the core of Recovery Café’s mission another critical component is to address systemic change to create the conditions our precious Members need to rebuild their lives. … Continued
Love and Transformation: One Cup at a Time By Ashley Dykstra Michael King has been pouring espresso for more than 20 years and after attending a ‘Coffee Hour’ tour, held on the first Thursday of each month, he decided to volunteer his craft to Recovery Café. “Being a barista allows me to perform many acts … Continued
If you were to ask a Member, staff, or volunteer what sets Recovery Café apart, they may say it’s the connections, the relationships, the people, that make this place unique. But as the conversation continues you would inevitably get the most basic answer; this place feels different. When asked what brought him back after a … Continued
“From Rats to Riches” By Ashley Dykstra Keith was overjoyed. He, a recovering addict with an arrest record, passed the enlistment process to be a culinary specialist with the United States Army. Two days before he was scheduled to leave for basic training, a car struck his bicycle. The driver fled the scene, leaving Keith … Continued
In February, we hosted our annual Faithful Friends Gathering, a time to thank all of the donors, volunteers, community members, and Recovery Cafe Members who make our work possible. The event was highlighted by a moving talk from Killian, a short story from our Member Mike, and an awards ceremony of a few of the … Continued
The Power of Visual Storytelling On a slightly cloudy Saturday afternoon at Recovery Café, the ten or so Members who sat around tables spread throughout the room seemed timid. They were looking at the prompts on the whiteboard in the first of two Visual Storytelling Workshops hosted at the Café by Erika Berg, figuring out … Continued
A theme we often see at Recovery Café is the need for closure from a lot of our Members. The following is a declaration of transformation from one of our Member’s, as told by our Founding Director Killian Noe. Names have been changed and omitted for confidentiality purposes. She slipped into my office and in … Continued
On Wednesday, December 7th over 600 members of the King County community gathered at Town Hall Seattle for the 20th Annual King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum. This annual event is designed to give community members and agencies like Recovery Café the opportunity to speak to their elected officials about the importance of supporting treatment and recovery … Continued
A note from the Executive Director: At Recovery Café, we know that every gift that someone gives us is a moment of Grace. As Sherman Alexie said at one of our events, “a check is like a promise, a prayer.” We are honored by the number of people who entrust us with their resources and … Continued
Recovery Café was honored to have both Jim Vollendroff and King County Council Member Jeanne Kohl-Welles at our recent Standing in the Gap Friend and Fundraising breakfast. A longtime Member of the Café, Victor was the co-emcee. We have shared a little bit of his story with King County in year’s past. We also recently … Continued