by Ashley Green, Director of the Recovery Café Network I stepped outside to sink my bare feet into the cold, rain-soaked grass. While not in the habit of doing so, I was eager to give it a try after the invitation had been extended just moments before during Recovery Café Network’s Spring Training. The predictably […]
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A reflection on the Recovery Café Network’s Guiding Principles by Aaron Guldenschuh-Gatten, Associate Executive Director of Recovery Café Lexington and Kate’s Place Recovery Café Lexington is a member of the Recovery Café Network. Our membership in this larger community of Cafés provides us with meaningful support and allows us to engage in our work through […]
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by Michael Schut, Communications Manager From the resort town of Daytona Beach, to big-city Seattle, to rural counties in Indiana and Washington, the attitudes are strikingly similar and familiar: the lives of those who come to Recovery Cafés don’t matter so much. And so the physical spaces—to the specifics of the carpet, the paint, the […]
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by Michael Schut, Communications Manager, Recovery Café Network Just talking with Naketa, over Zoom even, is a joyful experience—which makes sense for someone who says she couldn’t believe she would be getting paid to “love on people.” Naketa serves as the Coordinator for Recovery Café Kokomo (Indiana). Her gratitude and joy for her work influences […]
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by Michael Schut, Communications Manager, Recovery Café Network Recovery Café Jefferson County, located in the small town of Port Townsend, Washington, opened at noon. Community members gradually arrived, checked in with Maura at the front desk, and began to find their seats at the tables spread through the light-filled space. At 12:30 Brian, the Café’s […]
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by Aaron Guldenschuh-Gatten, Recovery Café Lexington’s Assistant Executive Director Chanukah is the Jewish winter (in the northern hemisphere) Festival of Lights, celebrated over eight days. The word Chanukah means dedication. Chanukah commemorates the rededication of the ancient sanctuary in Jerusalem. After an oppressive regime desecrated and vandalized the Temple, a group of committed Jews retook […]
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In this season of gift giving, those of us at the Network are deeply struck by the ultimately valuable gifts each Recovery Café offers to their community. Numerous TV and print media outlets have recognized those gifts recently: from Café openings to poignant TV and radio interviews with Café leaders. We want to share some […]
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“Perhaps the deepest thing in me is a belief in the oneness of the human family.” Killian Noe, Recovery Café Cofounder As many of us pause for Thanksgiving, all of us on the Network team reach out to all of you in the Recovery Café Network, and all of you who care for and support […]
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COHORT LAUNCH! There’s little at the Network that inspires more wonder, excitement, and smiles than welcoming a group of new leaders from new Recovery Cafés across the country! Just last week nine communities joined the Network team for two days of learning, small group conversations, and community building for our 11th Cohort Launch! The nine new Recovery Cafés […]
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Dana Bainbridge, Cofounder of Recovery Café San Jose & Pastor of Urban Sanctuary Church [Dana has been dear to all of us in the Recovery Café (RC) community since she reached out to the Seattle Café over ten years ago. She and her faith community, in 2014, founded Recovery Café San Jose, the first RC […]
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