OUR MISSION Through the wisdom of lived experience Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery from addiction is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. OUR PHILOSOPHY Recovery from addiction and … [Read more...] about Wilkes Recovery Revolution
Support Group
Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, … [Read more...] about Twin City Harm Reduction Collective
The Steady Collective
Steady began in November 2015 as an "any positive change" support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the … [Read more...] about The Steady Collective
Queen City Harm Reduction
Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP's (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. It started out of the trunk of … [Read more...] about Queen City Harm Reduction
NC Survivors Union
rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States. At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union. User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance … [Read more...] about NC Survivors Union
RAIN
RAIN’s empowers persons living with HIV and those at risk to be healthy and stigma-free. RAIN envisions ending HIV in our community. RAIN offers Medical Case Management, Empowering Positive Youth, Early Intervention Services, Health Insurance Assistance, HIV/STI … [Read more...] about RAIN
Re-imagining Health Ministries During COVID: How to keep Health Ministries Engaged
At our houses of worship, things have looked different for a while. Many faith communities and their health ministries have mobilized in unprecedented ways to keep their communities healthy and safe. In that spirit, we would like to offer ideas of how to stay connected while we … [Read more...] about Re-imagining Health Ministries During COVID: How to keep Health Ministries Engaged
Olive Branch Ministry
Description: Olive Branch Ministry was founded by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis as a way to bring faith-based harm reduction to the Foothills area of NC. Our desire is to extend hope and extend life through nonjudgemental interactions with those we are called to serve. Olive … [Read more...] about Olive Branch Ministry
Faith & Religion in Recovery
There are a variety of factors that can contribute to addiction. On the surface, addiction can be caused by physical changes in the brain that make the body crave certain types of drugs. When a debilitating substance habit consumes someone’s life, they often look to a Higher … [Read more...] about Faith & Religion in Recovery
Our Brother Legion
Description: Our Brother Legion “is an interfaith organization which seeks to educate and teach the faith community to reduce stigma with and on behalf of people living with mental illness, trauma, and addiction”. Who: Faith communities and the mental health community. Anyone, … [Read more...] about Our Brother Legion
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
National mental health organization that is made up of hundreds of smaller local and state groups that exist in order to help support the millions of people that are affected by mental illness and their loved ones. Many local groups offer a support group for loved ones that have … [Read more...] about NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 by Jane Honikman in Santa Barbara, California. The purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and … [Read more...] about Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Progress
Postpartumprogress.com is the world’s most widely-read blog dedicated to maternal mental illness, with more than 400,000 monthly pageviews. It offers in-depth information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who have postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses … [Read more...] about Postpartum Progress