Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO HELP PEOPLE FIND, MAINTAIN, AND ENHANCE THEIR RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DOSORDER BY PROVIDING PEER-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; BY CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT AID IN BUILDING A HEALTHY LIFE; AND BY MAINTAINING A SAFE HAVEN FOR SOBER RECREATION & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
THE PROGRAM IS CALLED, "RECOVERY COACHES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT- AND INVOLVES PROVIDING PEER RECOVERY COACHES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC). THE PROGRAM STARTED ON JANUARY 15, 2018, AS DESCRIBED IN OUR FORM 990 FILED FOR 2017 AND 2018. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, BETWEEN JULY 1, 2019 AND JUNE 30, 2020, OUR RECOVERY COACHES ENGAGED WITH 214 UNIQUE PATIENTS AT CVMC. THE FOURTH QUARTER, FROM MARCH 1 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020, WAS MARKED BY THE GOVERNOR'S SHUTDOWN ORDER IN MARCH DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THAT LASTED THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER. ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT PERMITTED TO BE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN PERSON, WE SHIFTED SEAMLESSLY TO REMOTE ENGAGEMENTS IN THAT QUARTER.
OUR CORE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, ALCOHOL AND OTHER-DRUG FREE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE IN RECOVERY CAN RECEIVE ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP PEER SUPPORT, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ENGAGE IN SOBER RECREATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO HOSTED OUTSIDE RECOVERY MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, AL-ANON, AND REFUGE RECOVERY. WE ALSO HOST PARENTING PROGRAMS, LIFE SKILLS GROUPS, AND HEALTHY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS YOGA. AMONG THE GROUPS/PROGRAMS WE FACILITATE OR CONDUCT ARE MAKING RECOVERY EASIER, AN EVIDENCE-BASED WORKSHOP SERIES THAT INTRODUCES PARTICIPANTS TO BASIC RECOVERY CONCEPTS AND ACTIVITIES; SMART RECOVERY, WHICH PROVIDES A PEER-LED INTRODUCTION TO ESTABLISHED CLINICAL TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING STRESS,DIFFICULT EMOTIONS, CRAVINGS, ETC.; AND THE ALL-RECOVERY MEETING, A RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP THAT WELCOMES PEOPLE ON ALL PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY. WE ALSO HOST SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE HOLIDAY EVENTS AT THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS,NEW YEAR'S EVE, FOURTH OF JULY, ETC. ALL OF OUR STAFF ARE CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY COACHES WHO UNDERGO SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING AND SUPERVISION. IN ADDITION TO OUR OWN PROGRAMS, WE ALSO TRAIN AND SUPPORT "SOBRIETY WORKERS" AT OUR LOCAL PUBLIC INEBRIATE PROGRAM, THE LIGHTHOUSE.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM LINKING PEOPLE RECEIVING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER WITH RECOVERY SUPPORTS AND THE LARGER RECOVERY COMMUNITY. DURING THE PAST YEAR OUR MAT GUIDE-THE PEER RECOVERY COACH RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS PROGRAM-CONDUCTED RECOVERY SUPPORT MEETINGS AT REGIONAL AND LOCAL MAT CLINICS, PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL RECOVERY SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE IN, OR SEEKING TO BE INDUCTED INTO, THE MAT PROGRAM, AND FACILITATED RECOVERY GROUPS AT TURNING POINT INTENDED TO WELCOME MAT PATIENTS INTO THE LOCAL RECOVERY COMMUNITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Robert Purvis | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $55,500 |
| Georgeanna Stapleton | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Shelley Ibey | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Chip Castle | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Larson | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Doreen Phillips | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Dawn Fleury | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| Craig Graham | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| John Condon | CHAIR | 0 | $0 |
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