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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 2017-18 Annual Report
Rally for Recovery Cafe
To most, the adventure of driving a cheap car through Europe, all the way to Mongolia would seem unrelated to the life-changing work of Recovery Café in Seattle, Washington. To Jay Neilson, however, the two are inextricably connected. Driving the Mongol Rally to raise money for Recovery Café, Jay recalled how he once felt so … Continued
Recovery Cafe Network Launches 4th Cohort
Recovery Café Network launches fourth cohort to address addiction epidemic Longmont, CO; Lowell, MA; and Port Townsend, WA to start Recovery Cafés to respond to the addiction crisis and mental health crisis damaging their local communities. Seattle, WA: In October, the Recovery Café Network launched its fourth cohort of member organizations opening Recovery Cafés in … Continued
Volunteer Profile: Mearl
It’s hard to miss Mearl Bergeson every other Tuesday at Recovery Café. Initially his height might catch your eye – Mearl is strikingly tall and handles a mop with lithe grace – but as he turns and you glimpse his face, that’s what makes an impression. Mearl simply beams. And it’s not just cheerfulness but … 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
Recovery Café Network Launches Third Cohort to Address Addiction Epidemic
Recovery Café Network Launches Third Cohort to Address Addiction Epidemic Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Washington, and Oregon groups to start Recovery Cafés to respond to the addiction crisis damaging their local communities. Seattle, WA: This April, the Recovery Café Network added its third cohort of member organizations, opening Recovery Cafés in Washington, D.C.; Raleigh, North … Continued
Recovery Advocacy Day
On a cold, rainy day in January, members of the Recovery Café community joined Members of the Washington Recovery Alliance (WRA) from across the state in Olympia for the WRA’s 3rd Annual Recovery Advocacy Day. The day brought representatives from almost every one of Washington State’s 49 Legislative Districts to advocate on the WRA’s 2018 … Continued