Faces & Voices of Recovery is partnering with the A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing), the California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR), and the Sober Living Network to host a Community Listening Forum on recovery housing - residences for people in early or long-term recovery. Join us on Saturday, June 9 to make our voices heard, raise issues of concern and develop support for action to make it possible for more people to find safe, sober and supportive places to live.
What: Community Listening Forum on Addiction Recovery and Housing
When: June 9, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:30a.m.
Where: Loyola Marymount University's Ahmanson Auditorium, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, California 90045
Attendance is free and open to all, and there are still slots available for speakers from all walks of life who are:
What: Community Listening Forum on Addiction Recovery and Housing
When: June 9, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:30a.m.
Where: Loyola Marymount University's Ahmanson Auditorium, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, California 90045
Attendance is free and open to all, and there are still slots available for speakers from all walks of life who are:
- Alumni and current residents of sober living facilities
- Parents and family members of people in or needing recovery and housing recovery support
- Recovery housing support service providers
- Experts in addiction, mental health, and co-occurring recovery
- Policymakers
- The role of housing in supporting and enhancing recovery
- Barriers to housing because of a criminal justice history
- NIMBYism (Not-in-my-Backyard) restrictions on recovery housing
- Availability of housing for women with or without children
- Funding for recovery housing
- Housing for people in medication assisted recovery
The forum will be in an open dialogue/town hall meeting format. Approximately twenty people will speak for five minutes each about their experiences with recovery-oriented housing issues. They will share their lived experiences to help educate the public and policymakers about the role of housing in finding and sustaining long-term recovery. Speakers will address a Listening Panel composed of policymakers; state, municipal, and federal agency officials; and community leaders.
This format allows traditional “experts” to listen to and learn from the real experts – people in recovery, their family members, friends and allies. After the testimonies from speakers, the Listening Panel members will respond by addressing themes and issues raised by the speakers. Faces & Voices will transcribe the forum and prepare a report based on the information gathered. Members of the media are also invited to attend the forum.
If you are interested in attending or speaking at the forum, please register here (registration and attendance is free), or for more information, please call Eric McDaniel at 202-737-0690 or email him. After you've registered, please use this flyer to invite your friends and family to attend as well. We look forward to seeing you on June 9th!
This format allows traditional “experts” to listen to and learn from the real experts – people in recovery, their family members, friends and allies. After the testimonies from speakers, the Listening Panel members will respond by addressing themes and issues raised by the speakers. Faces & Voices will transcribe the forum and prepare a report based on the information gathered. Members of the media are also invited to attend the forum.
If you are interested in attending or speaking at the forum, please register here (registration and attendance is free), or for more information, please call Eric McDaniel at 202-737-0690 or email him. After you've registered, please use this flyer to invite your friends and family to attend as well. We look forward to seeing you on June 9th!
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