Nonprofit Prepares to Celebrate National Recovery Month

Nonprofit prepares to celebrate National Recovery Month

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - National Recovery Month is every September, and there are many different events held in Charleston every year, but as recently as four years ago, there was nothing for those celebrating their recovery. Then, West Virginia Sober Living (WVSL), a non-profit in Morgantown and Charleston, organized an annual gathering for those in sobriety. They named it Kickoff to Recovery. The event will be held on August 31 at Magic Isl…

Community support most important factor in N.W.T. addiction recovery, recent study says

A recent study surveyed 439 respondents to determine barriers people living in the Northwest Territories face when accessing addiction recovery services.

Celebrate Recovery: Women tell their stories at annual opiod summit - Davie County Enterprise Record

By Mike Barnhardt Enterprise Record They came from churches and government agencies, from non-profits and volunteer groups. Some even came from darker places. But they were there for one reason: to learn how to collaborate to make it easier for Davie residents struggling from addictions to find help. It was the annual Davie Opiod Summit, organized by the Community Response Task Force – collaboration between Davie Health and Human Services, Davie…