Generated by All in One SEO Pro v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Recovery Café Network ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [What is Radical Hospitality?](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/what-is-radical-hospitality/) - Do you ever hear the term radical hospitality and wonder what it means? Organizations like Recovery Café Network embrace radical hospitality as a way of going beyond traditional ideas of welcoming and connecting with people to create deeper, more meaningful relationships. Killian Noe, Founder of Recovery Café, remembers why radical hospitality was so important when we opened - [The North Kitsap Recovery Café Opens Its Doors](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/rc-northkitsap-opening/) - Poulsbo, WA — The North Kitsap Recovery Café officially opened its doors in January 2026 with a standing-room-only grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration. As the first city-owned Recovery Café, the launch marked a significant milestone for both the City of Poulsbo and the broader Recovery Café Network community. Members, volunteers, city leaders, families, and community - [Recovery Café Lexington, 2025 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Champion](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/sample-post-ii/) - Lexington, KY - On Wednesday, November 19, Recovery Café Lexington was honored as a 2025 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Champion by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Department for Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disabilities. Since 2022 Recovery Café Lexington has held an ASL interpreted Recovery Circle and hosted a Deaf/Hard of - [Recovery Café Pasco marks one year of recovery and growth](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/rc-pasco-anniversary/) - Read the original story here Pasco, WA — Recovery Café Pasco is celebrating one year of establishment in the community. Manager Eric Hood said the day is especially meaningful for him, as he first joined a Recovery Café Spokane location nearly eight years ago. Since then, he said the organization has helped support his own recovery - [Standing in the Gap 2025: An Address by Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/standing-in-the-gap-2025-an-address-by-killian-noe/) - On September 25, 2025, our community was gathered by Recovery Café Seattle for the annual Standing in the Gap fundraiser. Together, over $970,000 was raised to support the transformative work of Recovery Café. Co-founder Killian Noe addressed the audience with the following message: When I was in my early 20’s, I served as a volunteer - [Order, Disorder, and Re-Order by Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/order-disorder-and-re-order-by-killian-noe/) - Spiritual teacher, Richard Rohr, describes the journey toward transformation as a path from order, through disorder, to reorder. He points out that there are no direct flights from order to reorder; that the journey to transformation requires a layover in disorder or disorientation. Think about your own spiritual journey. Does that ring true to you? - [Second Chances and Shared Hope: The Opening of Recovery Café Anoka County](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/second-chances-and-shared-hope-the-opening-of-recovery-cafe-anoka-county/) - In 2014, Jason Rudeen was arrested for possession and conspiracy charges. What followed was a two-year cycle of courtrooms and treatment centers, as he awaited sentencing. “I was too scared to keep dealing, but I couldn’t stop getting high,” he recalls. “I ended up using up every resource, calling in credit off the streets, and - [Healing in Community: Conversations with Women Leaders in Recovery](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/healing-in-community-conversations-with-women-leaders-in-recovery/) - For Women’s History Month, we sat down with two powerful leaders from our Network—La Shaun Rickman of Recovery Café Chicago and April Echauri of Everett Recovery Café—to talk about healing, sisterhood, and what it means to lead in recovery. La Shaun Rickman: “Transforming Generational Struggles to Generational Wisdom” La Shaun Rickman’s journey into recovery work - [On the Wisdom of Revolutionary Women: A Reflection from Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/on-the-wisdom-of-revolutionary-women-a-reflection-from-killian-noe/) - As we close out Women’s History Month, we are reminded that the work of revolutionary women—past and present—continues to shape the way we build a more loving world. Killian Noe, co-founder of the Recovery Café Network, reflects on how women like Valarie Kaur and Mata Khivi embody the same spirit that fuels the Recovery Café - [Reclaiming Our True Identity: A Call  from Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/reclaiming-our-true-identity-a-call-from-killian-noe/) - Recovery Café and Recovery Café Network were founded on two universal truths: Everyone is Love at their core—no exceptions. Everyone needs a place to belong and become—no exceptions. I’d like to unpack these two statements briefly and highlight how they are connected. By the time we’ve lived long enough, most of us have been wounded - [A Conversation with Kevin Myles](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/our-interconnected-struggles/) - Kevin Myles serves as the Head of Outreach for Faith Communities and Communities of Color with the Recovery Café Network (RCN). In his role, he engages with faith and community leaders across the country to partner in the work to create and sustain healing, recovery spaces. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin brings over 30 years - [Our 2024 Impact Report](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/our-2024-impact-report/) - In 2023, only 23% of the 54.2 million people in the United States struggling with substance use disorders received the care they needed. At the same time, the country is facing an epidemic of loneliness, with 1 in 2 adults experiencing isolation. For many in need of recovery, this lack of connection makes healing seem - [Gifting Ourselves: A Reflection by Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/gifting-ourselves-a-reflection-by-killian-noe/) - This time of year, I always notice a pre-occupation in our larger culture with gift giving. Many feel deep sadness and shame this time of year because they can’t afford to buy gifts for those they love. Those with resources to spend often feel stressed over finding the perfect gifts for those they love. Some go into deep - [Nonprofit Luminaries Podcast: A Refuge of Healing and Transformation](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/nonprofit-luminaries-podcast-a-refuge-of-healing-and-transformation/) - We're excited for you to listen to Nonprofit Luminaries' podcast featuring Killian Noe. Click the following link to listen: https://nonprofitluminaries.com/recoverycafe/ - [Jefferson County Recovery Café](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/jefferson-county-recovery-cafe/) - By Heather Hanson At Recovery Cafe Jefferson County this past year, we have all been asked the same question numerous times: When are you going to be open? It’s a great question. Our neighbors want the answer because they’re excited about what Recovery Cafe will mean for them, for their families & neighbors, and for - [A Reflection](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/a-reflection-2/) - All who make up the Recovery Cafe Network are invited to gather in San Jose in April. We’re excited that Johann Hari will join us. In his most recent book, “Lost Connections,” Johann Hari shares that the surge in depression and epidemic of loneliness in our larger culture are, in part, forms of grief for connections we - [Keeping our Cafes and Communities Safe!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/keeping-our-cafes-and-communities-safe/) - During this unprecedented time, we want to reassure you that your Recovery Cafe Network team is here to support you. COVID19 is affecting all of our communities in ways large and small, with more impact being realized with each passing hour. It is our intent to continue to provide you all with the support, transparency and - [A Hero's Welcome](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/a-heros-welcome/) - One of the things I love to do is watch great movies. So, I was delighted to see that Fareed Zakaria, in his most recent book, refers to the movie, “Lawrence of Arabia.” As some of you may recall, Lawrence of Arabia won Best Picture and six other Academy awards in 1962. The movie tells - [Beauty, Radical Hospitality, and Pronoun Pins: Celebrating RC Lexington and Evaluation Visits!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/beauty-radical-hospitality-and-pronoun-pins/) - by Mike Schut, Communications Manager Recovery Cafés hold certain core beliefs as foundational. Beliefs and practices that become brick and mortar, that become a front desk and a warm welcome. Beliefs and practices that help you know, when you walk in, that you’re in a familiar place: a Recovery Café. One of those core beliefs - [Feeling inspired by Mike and RC Lowell!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/felling-inspired-by-mike-and-rc-lowell/) - Mike was one of the first members to join Recovery Café Lowell after opening our doors in January of this year. He is also the very first member raised into a Peer leadership role. I have to genuinely focus to recall his demeanor back when he first joined RCL because today he seems like a - [Encouraging Growth; Imperfectly and Beautifully.](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/encouraging-growth-imperfectly-and-beautifully/) - Recently, my father emailed me a photo of my great grandfather Edgar Hawley from the mid-1940s. On my great grandfather’s lap are my two aunts (my father was not yet born). In my dad’s email, he remembered that Edgar would often take him on adventures in his Jeep around Yuma, Arizona. As I’ve reflected on - [Divine Love is the essence of this season](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/divine-love-is-the-essence-of-this-season/) - December 24, 2020 Dear Recovery Café communities, As some of you know, my daughter, Phoebe, had a baby in November and my daughter, Kietrie, is expecting a baby in February. So this Christmas season I have found myself thinking, more than usual, about Mother Mary’s experience of giving birth to Jesus. What can we learn - [

How Recovery Café Medford used a podcast to reach community through the pandemic

](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/how-recovery-cafe-medford-used-a-podcast-to-reach-community-through-the-pandemic/) - Brandon Orr, Reclaiming Lives/Recovery Café Medford Manager, has that knack for talking. He is straightforward, laughs a lot, and in everything he says, he communicates compassion. “Brandon is very outspoken and compelling and people like to be around him,” said Executive Director of RC Medford, Stephanie Mendenhall. From left: Kristy Laschober, Stephanie Mendenhall, and - [

Big changes for a small community: Recovery Café Orting Valley

](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/big-changes-for-a-small-community-recovery-cafe-orting-valley/) - Orting Valley is nestled between two big hills in Pierce County, Washington, tucked away from major interstates, with just about 8,000 people calling it home. “There's no bus lines. There's no apartment buildings,” said Anthony, the Administrative Resource Specialist for Recovery Café Orting Valley. “Mostly families and houses.” He notes that even the “pass-through” population - [

Deepening community connection through a bilingual/bicultural peer support program

](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/deepening-community-connection-through-a-bilingual-bicultural-peer-support-program/) - Longmont, Colorado, a high-elevation town with cold winters, was in need of a refuge: a space where people who experienced trauma, homelessness, substance use disorder, and other mental health challenges could gather and heal together. With Lisa Searchinger heading up the organization, Recovery Café Longmont was born, opening in 2019 and creating a warm haven - [A Christmas Reflection from Killian](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/a-christmas-reflection-from-killian/) - In each of the Cafés that make up the Recovery Café Network we seek to acknowledge the various holidays and traditions of our Members. This week we are celebrating Christmas. In our Seattle Cafés we celebrate Christmas by decorating a freshly-cut tree with lights and ornaments, serving delicious meals, giving away warm, winter coats, gloves, - [

Creating a sense of home and community at Recovery Café Chicago

](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/creating-a-sense-of-home-and-community-at-recovery-cafe-chicago/) - When Gilda Payton first met La Shaun Rickman, Founder/CEO of Recovery Café Chicago, she was heartbroken and navigating trauma. “My brother was killed in front of me,” she said. But after meeting Mrs. Rickman and joining the community, “...I was able to get to the next stage. It let me know that I’m not the - [

All Network Conversation highlights unique challenges and opportunities for Cafés through the pandemic

](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/all-network-call-highlights-unique-challenges-and-opportunities-for-cafes-through-the-pandemic/) - As we approach the beginning of our third year in the pandemic, the Recovery Café Network hosted an All Network Conversation: Surviving and Thriving in a Pandemic, on Feb. 16, to highlight what different Cafés have learned in the COVID-19 era, the challenges we share, and the opportunities ahead of us. The panel included Café - [Recovery Café San Jose Grieves and Celebrates the Life of Andre Ellison](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-san-jose-grieves-and-celebrates-the-life-of-andre-ellison/) - By Dana Bainbridge Andre Ellison was the kind of guy who could light up a room with his joy and enthusiasm for friends, music, and art. Andre always wore a crisp, stylish suit and often had a guitar in his hands. His contribution to Recovery Café San Jose was beyond measure, as a friend, a - [The Way of Love - A Reflection by Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/the-way-of-love-a-reflection-by-killian-noe/) - As we strive to embody what Martin Luther King Jr. called "Love-force", welcoming individuals traumatized by homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges, racism, and other assaults on dignity, we become light houses shining in the darkness of our time. Embodying “the way of love” for our surrounding communities to witness is one significant way of confronting - [Extending Our Circle of Compassion: Embodied Inclusivity](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/extending-our-circle-of-compassion/) - by Mike Schut, Communications Manager When I step back from the daily news, from the evidence all around us of cruelty, climate change, extreme inequity, and racism (to name but a few), one of humankind’s trajectories that provides me with some measure of comfort and courage is that it’s possible to see our history as - [At the Heart of the Matter](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/at-the-heart-of-the-matter/) - Dear Recovery Café Network family, As you probably know, I love reminding us all of the truths at the heart of our shared calling. I would like to highlight just three of those truths in this piece. First of all, we are all so much more than our ACE scores. As you know so well, - [No One Stands Outside the Circle of Compassion](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/at-the-heart-of-the-movement/) - by Founder Killian Noe Susie lived in darkness. A few minutes after her birth—due to a mistake made by a medical professional in the delivery room—she lost her sight. She also lived in the darkness of loneliness and isolation that comes with addiction—until she met Rose. Rose accompanied Susie to Recovery Café for 14 years, - [From Samaritan Inns to Recovery Café](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/from-samaritan-inns-to-recovery-cafe/) - by Mike Schut, Communications Manager "Love won’t be real or tested unless we somehow live close to the disadvantaged, who frankly teach us that we know very little about love. To be honest, my male Franciscan seminary training didn’t teach me how to love. It taught me how to obey and conform, but not how - [Unraveling, in the best way.](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/1438-2/) - Many of us unravel the moment we finally feel safe enough to. For most of my life, I have struggled with depression, dismissing my self-worth, denying myself the space to come completely undone. Being educated about mental illness does not exempt me from struggling with my own. I have done a really good job - [From Church Soup Kitchen to Healing Community: How Recovery Café San Jose Came to Be ](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/from-church-soup-kitchen-to-healing-community-how-recovery-cafe-san-jose-came-to-be/) - by Dana Bainbridge, Cofounder of Recovery Café San Jose On this particular Sunday, it is already hot at ten in the morning in downtown San Jose. So, the Adult Christian Ed class at First Christian Church has opened the door to let in a breeze. We are intensely engaged in a discussion about the Bible - [Update to Services & Operations (Seattle and SODO)](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/update-to-services-operations-seattle-and-sodo/) - Recovery Cafe Seattle (including SODO) has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend operating as a gathering space. We arrived at this decision after considering what is the most loving thing for Members, staff, volunteers, visitors and partners. Recovery Cafe Seattle is continuing to support the community by providing a " to go" meal program - [Our Work Continues! Fundraising Made Easier..](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/our-work-continues/) - The RCN team has been hard at work curating a list of resources just for you! We hope you find this list useful as you navigate this current moment. We will continue to keep track of relevant resources as they make their way to our desks and inboxes, and will continue to share them! Stimulus - [Recovery Café Orting Valley receives another grant!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-orting-valley-receives-another-grant/) - Community meetings and partnerships have been a blessing for Recovery Café Orting Valley. After a community meeting, we were approached and asked to apply for funds to help promote the 2020 Census and partner with two other non-profits in our town. The requirements were simple, fill out the application, agree to attend three meetings, and, - [Recovery Café Jefferson County is closer to opening its doors! ](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-jefferson-county-is-closer-to-opening-its-doors/) - "Truly new ground." Starting around mid-March, it seemed like just about everyone I'd ever given my email address to was reaching out with an update on how their entity was addressing the growing pandemic. Reading the opening lines in succession almost turns into a poem, which conveys the feeling of those initial days, and the - [Our Letter of Response](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/our-letter-of-response/) - June 1, 2020 Dear Community, We are living in painful and unprecedented times. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery--- on top of all the brutal murders of African Americans throughout our nation’s history--- have further laid bare the enduring, systemic racism that is alive and well in the US. Meanwhile, - [Living from Love](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/living-from-love/) - I would like to offer three tips to help us live from love instead of fear---even in the midst of overwhelming realities. The three tips are: turn inward, turn toward, and turn outward. Tip number one for living from love, instead of fear: Turn Inward. If our responses are to flow from love - [What does it take to start a Recovery Café?](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/what-does-it-take-to-start-a-recovery-cafe/) - I write this from Tallahassee, Florida where I am staying with family. Recently, they asked me what the Recovery Café Network looks for when a group expresses interest in bringing a Recovery Café to their community. While I hope that means that perhaps one may be coming to Tallahassee, I thought I would share my - [Giving Back](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/giving-back/) - “For it is in giving that we receive” - St. Francis of Assisi One of our Guiding Principles at Recovery Café and across the Network is to Give Back. This principle, as principles often do, may take on a range of interpretations relating to an individual’s expression of and connection to the principle. - [Experiencing His Humanity Again](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/experiencing-his-humanity-again/) - by Elizabeth McMeekin, Director of Operations, Recovery Café DC [Editor’s note: the Recovery Café model is membership-based. Members are those most closely held community members in each of the 61 Cafés across the US and Canada. In the first quarter of 2023, 4,000 Members participated in programming at those Cafés. Quinntez’s story includes his participation - [Miracles: Doing the Next Right Thing](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/miracles-doing-the-next-right-thing/) - 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 - [Sanctuary: Dove House Recovery Café](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/sanctuary-recovery-cafe-jefferson-county/) - by Michael Schut, Communications Manager, Recovery Café Network Dove House Recovery Café, 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 - [You Are Loved: Prom, Roller Skates, and Holiday Parties](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/you-are-loved-prom-roller-skates-and-holiday-parties/) - 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 - [Cafés in the News: Openings & More](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/cafes-in-the-news-openings-more/) - 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 - [From Dungeon to Beach Café—Creating Embracing and Healing Spaces](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/from-dungeon-to-beach-cafe-creating-embracing-and-healing-spaces/) - 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 - [Approaching Addiction, Trauma, and Housing Insecurity, Spiritually](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/approaching-addiction-trauma-and-housing-insecurity-spiritually/) - 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 - [Muddy Feet and a Clear Heart: Connecting to Wisdom Within](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/muddy-feet-and-a-clear-heart-connecting-to-wisdom-within/) - 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 - [Gardening: Nurturing Multiple Pathways](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/gardening-nurturing-multiple-pathways/) - by Michael Schut, Communications Manager Here at the Recovery Café Network we describe Recovery Cafés in a variety of ways: as healing recovery communities; as places where we embody what it looks like when we live like we belong to each other; as communities of belonging and becoming. And we emphasize that our practices—like motivational - [Chosen Families: Reflecting on Radical Love within the Queer Community](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/chosen-families-reflecting-on-radical-love-within-the-queer-community/) - by Alex Welch, Emerging Member Manager If I were able, I would not choose most of my family. I grew up in an emotionally abusive and neglectful household where I did not feel safe or loved in the way every child needs. Intergenerational trauma has spread emotional loneliness, substance use, and mental illness like wildfire - [Living from Love Instead of Fear](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/living-from-love-instead-of-fear/) - by Killian Noe, Cofounder of Recovery Café and the Recovery Café Network Most of the time, the opposite of love is not hate, but fear. We fear what we don’t understand, what is different, what might require something extraordinary of us. How do we who make up the Recovery Café Network choose each day—maybe a - [Open Hearts, Saying Yes: The Founding of Recovery Café Longmont](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/open-hearts-saying-yes-the-founding-of-recovery-cafe-longmont/) - by Mike Schut, Communications Manager Walking through the world with an open heart can be a dangerous practice. It just might be broken; it just might be stirred to respond. And you can never predict what will nudge an already opened heart to crack open just a little wider. For Lawson Drinkard it was words - [Give People What They Need—and They Grow](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/give-people-what-they-need-and-they-grow/) - by Mike Schut, Communications Manager Ask Vince Collins what he most likes about the Recovery Café model and he just might start reflecting on his background working with children. His college degree focused on preschool children. And he has worked in child welfare and with special-needs adoptions. For children to do well, he says, you - [The One Thing We Cannot Live Without](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/the-one-thing-we-cannot-live-without/) - by Killian Noe, Recovery Café Network Cofounder There are many ways to talk about what we do at Recovery Café and about who we are. Lately, I have been talking about it this way. We are 60 communities across the US and Canada holding space for human evolution. In each Recovery Café we hold space - [Cohort Launch 11 Welcomes Nine New Cafés!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/cohort-launch-11-welcomes-nine-new-cafes/) - 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 (RC) - [We Hold the Space](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/we-hold-the-space/) - 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 - [The Power of Showing Up: Nueva Vida Recovery Café’s Immersion Visit](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/the-power-of-showing-up-nueva-vida-cafes-immersion-visit/) - Silvia and José Andrade have called Gilroy, California, home since 1982. As I sat across from them, listening to Patty Marquez-Singh translate their story, I was struck by how transformation, for good or ill, is driven by those who show up. And José and Silvia, program managers of Nueva Vida Recovery Café, keep showing up - [The Beloved Community, Aspen Trees, & Recovery Cafés](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/the-beloved-community-aspen-trees-recovery-cafes/) - by Mike Schut Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The beloved community—it’s a phrase many will never forget, partly because Dr. King did so much to reveal what - [Regaining What is Lost: Recovery Reflections](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/regaining-what-is-lost-recovery-reflections/) - “We all need recovery from anything that blocks our capacity to love.” Recovery Café cofounder Killian Noe Recovery is “the regaining of…something lost or taken away.” That’s one of the definitions Google offers. That could mean regaining a house after a flood; saplings after a storm; a neighborhood after an inferno; a nation after tyranny. - [In Each of Us is Both Great Hurt and Great Love](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/in-each-of-us-is-both-great-hurt-and-great-love/) - by Founder Killian Noe “To love; it is what matters. It is why we were created.” Leo Tolstoy The Recovery Café Network recently held one of our “All Network Conversations.” These conversations provide space for us to get to know each other more deeply while reflecting on topics relevant to our common mission. This time - [Giving Thanks](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/2297-2/) - "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 - [Women's History Month: Celebrating Café Leaders](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/womens-history-month-celebrating-cafe-leaders/) - by Michael Schut, Communications Manager March is Women’s History Month. We talked with four women from across the Network, and asked them to share a bit of their story and to talk about women who have inspired their lives and work. Thank you to Becky, Kristina, Sade, and Diana for sharing your stories with us. - [Being With: The Founding of Recovery Café Indy](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/being-with-the-founding-of-recovery-cafe-indy/) - by Michael Schut, Communications Manager Being with. Not doing for. Not helping out. Not serving or saving others. “Being with,” not necessarily launching a new nonprofit, is what inspired the founders of Recovery Café Indy. They began here: “We want to be in community; we want to listen, learn, connect, and understand.” So that’s what - [Becoming Family: The Founding of Recovery Café Medford](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/becoming-family-the-founding-of-recovery-cafe-medford/) - by Michael Schut, Communications Manager On a rainy evening about a decade ago, Stephanie Mendenhall left her office at the Jackson County Health and Human Services Department in a hurry. She needed to buy a gift before heading to a friend’s birthday party. Getting out of her car outside a TJ Maxx, she walked by - [Love Cannot Wait](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/love-cannot-wait/) - by Killian Noe, Cofounder of Recovery Café and the Recovery Café Network I will never forget the day that Hurricane Gloria made landfall in New Haven, Connecticut. It was 1985 and I was a student at Yale Divinity School. The sky became strangely dark, even though it was the middle of the day. The wind - [From New Day to Everett: Cafés Filling the Gap](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/from-new-day-to-everett-cafes-filling-the-gap/) - New Day Recovery Café is located on Washington's remote San Juan Island. Ferries and small planes provide the only transportation to Friday Harbor, the island's main hub. Services on San Juan are limited. So, Mary, one of New Day Recovery Café's leaders, worked diligently to find an off-island detox and treatment center for a Member - [I Couldn’t Do It Without these People](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/i-couldnt-do-it-without-these-people/) - by Don Bosley, Recovery Café West Sacramento’s Executive Director As Recovery Café West Sac hits its first birthday, gratitude is the celebration song! You grab some friends, see, and you roll up some church pews every Monday morning, drop down some café tables, bust out some puzzles and cards, and maybe uncork a raucous round - [The Gift of Community](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/the-gift-of-community/) - by Tim Hall (center photo above), Member of Recovery Café Lexington A Safe Place to Heal Hearing the phrase, "This is a safe place to heal," gets me teary-eyed. You see, I spent 35 years out there blazing a trail of destruction in my life. If you can name it, I've done it. I surrendered - [Tell Us Your Story—You Are Not Alone](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/tell-us-your-story-you-are-not-alone/) - by Killian Noe, Cofounder of Recovery Café Network I am passionate about ancient civilizations and, more specifically, about the sacred texts that emerged from those civilizations. I am especially passionate about the Perennial Philosophy which posits that many religious traditions share many of the same universal truths. That’s what took me to divinity school in - [Becoming Family: Medford and Frogtown Cafés Graduate to Full Membership](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/becoming-family-medford-and-frogtown-cafes-graduate-to-full-membership/) - Theologian Sallie McFague writes that she believes that humans are fundamentally more needy than greedy. While our society celebrates greed and accumulation, McFague points to one of the essentials at the core of the Recovery Café Model: that we need each other; that we need communities where we belong in order to heal from the - [El Camino Seguro: Recovery Café Medford Paves the Way](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/el-camino-seguro-recovery-cafe-medford-paves-the-way/) - [Editor's note: Ricky Klausmeyer-Garcia served on the Recovery Café Network team from 2021 to 2023. Following Ricky's passing in May of 2023, the Recovery Café Network created the Ricky Klausmeyer-Garcia Radical Hospitality and Inclusivity Award to honor Ricky and annually recognize a Café embodying the inclusivity and hospitality we all saw in Ricky. This piece starts - [Puma's Story: Resilience and Transformation](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/pumas-story-resilience-and-transformation/) - by Daynie Paul, Development Director at Recovery Café Medford Puma's journey is one of resilience and transformation, marked by a determination to break free from the cycle of addiction and create positive change in his life and community. Growing up in Coachella Valley, California, Puma faced the harsh realities of abuse, addiction, and gang violence - [Living from Love More than Fear](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/living-from-love-more-than-fear/) - by Killian Noe, Cofounder of Recovery Café Network [Editor’s note: Recovery Café Cofounder Killian Noe opened our Rendezvous 2024 conference (in Seattle on June 3 and 4) with this talk. Her reflections center around the question, “Do I live more from love than from fear?" To help us unpack that, she invites all of us - [Recovery Café Valley of the Sun Graduates to Full Membership](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-valley-of-the-sun-graduates-to-full-membership/) - Just 18 months ago, Anthony Eaton happened across Recovery Café Valley of the Sun. He had just completed a nine-month treatment program. Over the previous decade Anthony had worked his recovery journey, spent time in a number of drug treatment centers, and had gone back to using a number of times. From the moment he - [Recovery Café DC Graduates to Full Membership](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-dc-graduates-to-full-membership/) - Recovery Café DC (RCDC) located in Washington, D.C. began its journey with the Recovery Café Network in 2018 as part of our third cohort. As an Emerging Member, RCDC’s leadership team received support, mentorship, materials, and facilitated learning experiences to create a recovery community. When asked about what stands out as most valuable from her - [The Heart of the Model](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/the-heart-of-the-model/) - by Killian Noe, Cofounder of Recovery Café Network [Editor’s note: Recovery Café Cofounder Killian Noe delivered this inspirational speech at Recovery Café's Standing in the Gap fundraiser on September 19, 2024. You can watch the video recording of her presentation at this link.] I’d like to highlight three truths at the heart of the Recovery - [Recovery Café Lowell](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-lowell/) - RCN Emerging Member, Recovery Café Lowell shares their early vision of starting a Café in their community. Read more... - [Recovery Café Network Launches Cohort 4](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/rcn-launches-cohort-4/) - Recovery Café Network launched its fourth Cohort of member organizations opening Recovery Cafés in Longmont, CO; Lowell, MA and Port Townsend, WA. Read more... - [Recovery Café Orting Valley Opens](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-orting-valley-opens/) - Recovery Café Orting Valley opens their doors to serve community members struggling with addiction and experiencing homelessness. Read more... - [John Duckworth: A Recovery Café San Jose Member](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/john-duckworth-a-recovery-cafe-san-jose-member/) - By Cindy McCalmont My friend John Duckworth and I have been talking about the soul recently. It’s the kind of friendship we have—discussing two-toned lobsters one day and the soul the next. John has a long, grey ponytail, a Texas drawl, and a ready smile that crinkles at the corner of his eyes. “You’re wetter - [Cohort 6](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/cohort-6/) - Recovery Café Network launches sixth cohort to create communities of healing and transformation Grand Rapids, MI; San Francisco; and Vancouver, BC (the first outside the USA) to start Recovery Cafés as safe places for individuals in recovery from homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges to find ongoing support and stability. Seattle, WA: In October, - [A Reflection](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/a-reflection/) - A week after my husband, Bernie, and I were married—37 years ago—we moved to Washington, DC. We lived in a tiny apartment in a complex filled mostly with newcomers to the city. Angie lived in that complex. Every morning she left for work dressed in the uniform of Washington bureaucrats in the 80’s; a white - [Recovery Café Network Launches Cohort 5](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-network-launches-cohort-5/) - Recovery Café Network launches fifth cohort to address addiction epidemic Indianapolis, IN; Lexington, KY and Bremerton, WA to start Recovery Cafés as communities of hope, healing and transformation for individuals in recovery from homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges. Seattle, WA: In April, the Recovery Café Network (RCN) launched its fifth cohort of member - [A Reflection From Killian](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/a-reflection-from-killian-2/) - In the Gospel of Thomas -- an ancient, sacred writing that didn’t make the cut into the Bible--Jesus says, “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” Recently, as - [A Reflection from Killian](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/a-reflection-from-killian/) - In the Gospel of Thomas -- an ancient, sacred writing that didn’t make the cut into the Bible--Jesus says, “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” Recently, - [Member Highlight: Rachel Driggs](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/member-highlight-rachel-driggs/) - Rachel Driggs cares about you. As a person in recovery, a nurse, an incredibly giving and charitable individual, and perhaps most of all as a survivor, Rachel puts other people as a priority. “[In Recovery] we don’t let anybody go. We always offer help.” Rachel first came to recovery from a medical ailment that impeded - [San Jose, Everett and Spokane Graduate to Full Membership](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/san-jose-everett-and-spokane-graduate-to-full-membership/) - By David Uhl Since joining the first cohort in June 2016, the Recovery Cafés in San Jose, Everett, and Spokane have been working hard to implement the Recovery Café model in their communities. For both San Jose and Everett that journey began before the Recovery Café Network (RCN) was formerly launched. For Spokane, they visited - [Reclaiming Lives is working to bring Recovery Café to Medford, OR](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/reclaiming-lives-is-working-to-bring-recovery-cafe-to-medford-or/) - RCN Emerging Member, Reclaiming Lives is working to bring Recovery Cafe to Medford. Read more... - [Recovery Café Spokane](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-spokane/) - RCN Emerging Member, Recovery Café Spokane helps community members suffering from addiction, mental illness, and homelessness. Read more... - [Recovery Café Network Launches Third Cohort to Address Addiction Epidemic](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-network-launches-third-cohort/) - 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 will be adding its third cohort of member organizations opening Recovery Cafés in - [Called From Darkness features Recovery Café Network](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/called-from-darkness/) - CNS Productions came to Recovery Café in Seattle to capture our story. Below is a preview of what will be a larger documentary on recovery. RC Final from CNS Productions on Vimeo. - [Recovery Café Network Expands, Again!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/second-cohort-blog/) - A reflection by Killian Noe Communities across America are struggling with the growing and catastrophic impact of the opioid addiction epidemic. Take Dayton, Ohio, for example, a city in a state where in 2016 alone, drug overdoses claimed the lives of over 4,000 Ohioans; and more recently, fentanyl flooded the community causing over 200 accidental ingestions and intoxications in - [Recovery Café Network Launches Second Cohort](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/second-cohort/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE David Uhl Recovery Café Network Contact David Recovery Café Network launches second cohort to address addiction epidemic Dayton, OH and Vancouver, WA, groups to start Recovery Cafés to respond to the addiction crisis damaging their local communities. Seattle, WA: On October 12, the Recovery Café Network announced its second cohort of member - [Recovery Café Presents at National Conferences ](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-national-conferences/) - In partnership with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Altarum Institute and Washington State, Recovery Café engaged Dr. David Fetterman to do a more thorough analysis of our data collection and program evaluation methods. While we know that Recovery Café’s holistic cohort of services is effective, we wanted to be able to better - [Recovery Café Featured in National Documentary](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/featured-national-documentary/) - Recovery Café is proud to partner with the White House, Macklemore, and MTV for “Prescription for Change: Ending America’s Opioid Crisis,” a new documentary film that debuts on Tuesday, October 11th, at 9PM on MTV. We encourage you to check it out. You might wonder how this collaboration came to be. On February 9th 2015 - [Recovery Café Network Launched!](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/recovery-cafe-network-launched/) - In June 2016, five groups from Washington State and California came together at Recovery Café in Seattle to launch the Inaugural Recovery Café Network Cohort with the goal to open Recovery Cafés in their cities. Groups from Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver (WA), Everett and San Jose (CA) joined the charter two-year cohort. 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[Network Connect Recovery Cafe Dover](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/network-connect-recovery-cafe-dover/) - [Soul Recovery Cafe Albuquerque](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/soul-recovery-cafe-albuquerque/) - [The Shift Recovery Cafe Redding](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/the-shift-recovery-cafe-redding/) - [Recovery Cafe Pulaski County](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-pulaski-county/) - [Love From Afar Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/love-from-afar-recovery-cafe/) - [Cerenity Recovery Cafe Anderson](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/cerenity-recovery-cafe-anderson/) - [Comeback Cafe (White County)](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/comeback-cafe-white-county/) - [Recovery Cafe Cape Cod](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-cape-cod/) - [Ray of Light Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/ray-of-light-recovery-cafe/) - [Core Recovery Cafe Marysville/ Tulalip](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/core-recovery-cafe-marysville-tulalip/) - [Recovery Cafe JoCo](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-joco/) - [Recovery Cafe Bellingham](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-bellingham/) - [Recovery Cafe Wilmington](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-wilmington/) - [Torchlight Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/torchlight-recovery-cafe/) - [Recovery Cafe Greensboro](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-greensboro/) - [SHINE Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/shine-recovery-cafe/) - [Recovery Cafe Las Vegas](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-las-vegas/) - [LITE Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/lite-recovery-cafe/) - [Recovery Cafe Hamilton County](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-hamilton-county/) - [Recovery Cafe Roseway](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-roseway/) - [Recovery Cafe of Daviess County](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-of-daviess-county/) - [Crossroads Housing: Recovery Cafe of Mason County](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/crossroads-housing-recovery-cafe-of-mason-county/) - [Recovery Cafe Sullivan](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-sullivan/) - [Recovery Cafe Skagit](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-skagit/) - [ReNew Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/renew-recovery-cafe/) - [Everyone Deserves Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/everyone-deserves-recovery-cafe/) - [The Point Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/the-point-cafe/) - [Pop-Up Cafes of Southwest Washington](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/pop-up-cafes-of-southwest-washington/) - [Recovery Cafe West Sacramento](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-west-sacramento/) - [Recovery Cafe Madison](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-madison/) - [Recovery Cafe Frogtown](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-frogtown/) - [Recovery Cafe Muncie](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-muncie/) - [Liberty House Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/liberty-house-recovery-cafe/) - [Recovery Cafe Valley of the Sun](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-valley-of-the-sun/) - [Recovery Cafe Fort Wayne](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-fort-wayne/) - [Couve Collective](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/couve-collective/) - [Recovery Cafe Hancock County](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-hancock-county/) - [Dove House Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/dove-house-recovery-cafe/) - [Recovery Cafe Lexington](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-lexington/) - [Recovery Cafe Vancouver BC](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-vancouver-bc/) - [Recovery Cafe San Jose](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-san-jose/) - [Recovery Cafe Spokane](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-spokane/) - [Everett Recovery Cafe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/everett-recovery-cafe/) - [Recovery Cafe DC](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-dc/) - [Recovery Cafe Medford](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-medford/) - [Recovery Cafe Lowell](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-lowell/) - [Recovery Cafe Longmont](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directorys/recovery-cafe-longmont/) ## Team Member - [Katherine Boury](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/katherine-boury/) - Katherine Boury is a communications leader with nearly two decades of experience advancing nonprofit missions in a variety of roles. She has elevated organizations through compelling storytelling, strategic partnerships, fundraising and community engagement. She has served as a national, regional, and local spokesperson for organizations that include Seattle Rep, Evergreen Goodwill, the American Red Cross, - [Killian Noe](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/killian-noe/) - Before starting Recovery Café in 2004 with Ruby Takushi, Killian co-founded Samaritan Inns, a nonprofit in Washington, DC which provides transitional and longer-term drug- and alcohol-free, community-oriented housing for people recovering from homelessness, addiction, and other mental health challenges. She has written about Samaritan Inns in Finding Our Way Home and about Recovery Café in - [Skye Stuart](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/skye-stuart/) - Skye has 25 years of experience in government and non-profit administration in varied organizations that all aimed to improve people's lives. She served as the Director of Finance and Administration at Recovery Cafe in Seattle for 10 years, and was part of the Seattle team that launched the Recovery Cafe Network in 2016. She became the Executive Director of - [Beth Kreitl](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/beth-kreitl/) - Beth is part of the Midwest Regional Catalyst team, We Bloom. Beth is grounded by her belief that healing can happen at the intersection of authentic power, interior freedom, and collective growth. With experience across corporate, higher education, and nonprofit sectors—including roles at Indiana University, Seattle University, and Swim for Life Vietnam—Beth brings a global, holistic - [Jasmine Vance](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/jasmine-vance/) - Jasmine is part of the Midwest Regional Catalyst team, We Bloom. She is passionate about strengthening systems that expand access and support individuals through effective programs and services. A graduate of DePauw University, she brings experience in case management, strategic planning, and organizational development, along with an MIOP completed in 2022. In her role with - [Engagement and Events Coordinator](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/engagement-and-events-coordinator/) - Our Engagement and Events Coordinator serves as the main point of contact for Full Member Cafés, connecting Member Cafés with each other to foster peer mentorship. She facilitates discussions between Member Cafés, shares resources, responds to inquiries, and leads topic-based discussions. She also takes a lead role in planning and coordinating the biennial two-day gathering - [Ken Goldstein](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/ken-goldstein/) - Ken has been working in nonprofits and community-based organizations since 1989 and consulting to nonprofits since 2003. He has served many organizations as a senior executive or board member, including having been the first executive director of Recovery Café San José, from 2015-2019. Since 2021 he has been committed to using his experience to help - [Kevin Myles](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/kevin-myles/) - In this role, Kevin works with faith and community leaders across the country to help spread the message and methods of the Recovery Café Network in typically underserved communities. Kevin resides in Atlanta, Georgia and has worked for over 30 years in the areas of civil rights, social justice, policy reform, and amplifying the voices - [Kim Montroll](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/kim-montroll/) - Kim works with individuals and organizations exploring bringing a Recovery Café to their local community. Kim lives in the Washington, DC, area, where she serves on the founding board of Recovery Cafe DC, and for the past 30-plus years has worked and mentored in a web of transformative healing and justice organizations growing from authentic - [Joshua Palmer](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/joshua-palmer/) - Originally from Texas, Joshua has lived in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and now Seattle, where he joined the Network team in 2023. After studying music and creative writing for several years, he began working in service-oriented nonprofits with a focus on prison abolition and housing justice. After working directly with people moving through the criminal punishment system - [Maddy Lee](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/maddy-lee/) - Prior to joining the Network, Maddy most recently worked with The Phoenix, a sober active community, in Boston. She has a background in institutional giving with experience in grant writing, philanthropy, and development. She is a licensed social worker with a MSW from Fordham University and a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Boston University. Maddy - [Sara Jones](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/sara-jones/) - Sara has a deep connection to the recovery community through lived, academic, and professional experience. Sara holds a degree in Child, Youth, and Family Studies from Edmonds College, where they studied the foundations of social services and the impact childhood development has on life outcomes. They previously worked in social services as a case manager, - [Camille Anderson](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/camille-anderson/) - Prior to joining the Network team, Camille served as Director of Recovery Café Indy (RCI). While at RCI she implemented programs such as Family Friendly Friday, birthed the vision behind Youth Cafés to develop a multigenerational approach to recovery and healing, and aided in expansion of the Recovery Café model across Indiana. Camille has a - [Michael Scullin](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/michael-scullin/) - With a background in nonprofit data and technology support, Michael enjoys the challenge of providing that expertise to the RCN team and larger Network and figuring out how to best utilize all of it for maximum impact. In recent years Michael has been heavily involved in community development initiatives around Puget Sound. He graduated with - [Julia Selle](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/julia-selle/) - Julia joined the Recovery Café family in 2021 as the QuEST Fellow and Radical Hospitality Coordinator at Recovery Café South Lake Union. Julia previously worked in environmental justice and public health research, conservation and outdoor education, and outdoor adventure leadership. She joined the Network team in 2022 and feels extremely lucky to work alongside such - [Ashley Green](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/ashley-green/) - She first joined the team in 2018 as Recovery Café Network (RCN) Coordinator and helped the RCN grow into what it is today. She has walked alongside Cafés from across the Network, through initial recruitment to becoming established members. She coordinated RCN events and trainings when they were in-person, and as the Network transitioned to - [Ruby Takushi](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/team/ruby-takushi/) - Prior to arriving in Seattle, Ruby lived in Washington, DC and completed post-doctoral training at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital with a specialization in Group Psychotherapy. She served on the faculty of Howard University from 1992 to 1996 during which time she also worked as a staff psychologist at the DC General Hospital Methadone Clinic for women. ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/category/uncategorized/) - [News](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/category/news/) - [RCN Internal News](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/category/rcn-internal-news/) - Internal-only category for RCN Network members - [weekly blog](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/category/weekly-blog/) - [Café Feature](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/category/news/cafe-feature/) - [Member Café Stories](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/category/member-cafe-stories/) ## Cafe Status - [Emerging Member](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cafe_status/emerging-member/) - [Full Member](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cafe_status/full-member/) ## Cohort Number - [14](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/14/) - [15](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/15/) - [17](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/17/) - [1](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/1/) - [2](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/2/) - [3](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/3/) - [4](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/4/) - [5](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/5/) - [9](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/9/) - [7](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/7/) - [8](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/8/) - [10](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/10/) - [11](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/11/) - [12](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/12/) - [13](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/13/) - [16](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/16/) - [18](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/cohort_number/18/) ## State - [NM](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/nm/) - [IN](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/in/) - [WA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/wa/) - [NJ](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/nj/) - [MN](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/mn/) - [KS](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ks/) - [CA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ca/) - [DC](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/dc/) - [OR](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/or/) - [MA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ma/) - [CO](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/co/) - [KY](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ky/) - [IL](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/il/) - [BC](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/bc/) - [AZ](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/az/) - [FL](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/fl/) - [WV](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/wv/) - [NC](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/nc/) - [OH](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/oh/) - [LA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/la/) - [TX](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/tx/) - [NY](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ny/) - [DE](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/de/) - [GA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ga/) - [VA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/va/) - [VI](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/vi/) - [AL](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/al/) - [IA](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/ia/) - [MD](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/md/) - [MO](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/map_directory/state/mo/) ## Member Types - [Team](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/member-type/team/) - [Catalyst](https://recoverycafenetwork.org/member-type/catalyst/)