CFLR’s Recovery Team and the Utica Police Department partnered up in honor of Erin’s Light to hand out “Make over” bags to the homeless population and those who suffer from substance use disorder. The kits including health and beauty products, playing cards, nail polish, make up etc. Together we handed out all 100 bags to the community! 50 males and 50 females!
Our Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, Katie Burns and our Community Prevention Educator, Heather Youda helping to combat homelessness, overdose and other community based needs!
Center for Family Life and Recovery is partnering up with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office to expand awareness of the “No Empty Chair” campaign. Launched by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee in April, this initiative is a teen driving safety education and enforcement campaign that raises awareness of highway dangers in the hope there will be no empty chairs during graduation season.
“Now that we are approaching graduation season, we want to make sure there are no empty chairs at a graduation ceremony because someone made a destructive decision, or someone decided to drink and drive or was distracted,” said Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol.
Center for Family Life and Recovery will be supporting the campaign by running their award-winning tv commercial, “One Decision,” which emphasizes one decision can lead to tragic consequences.
Maciol will be featured on the CFLR’s “Hopeful Minute” segment found on their website, https://www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com/hopeful-minute/ this month, where he discusses the campaign with CFLR CEO, Cassandra Sheets.
Center for Family Life and Recovery supports individuals struggling with addiction, mental health and behavioral issues by inspiring hope, providing help, promoting wellness and transforming lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com or call (315) 733-1709
Utica NY – Center for Family Life & Recovery is in need of Volunteers for their compeer program. Compeer Utica is a mentoring program by the serving both children and adults, throughout Oneida and Herkimer counties, who are affected by mental health and substance abuse disorders. The Compeer program matches community volunteers to serve as supportive friends to those youths and adults, with the goal being to empower and support them in their journey towards recovery. Our programs include:
Being in quarantine is hard on everyone, especially on those affected with mental health disorders. Liza M. Wiemer once said that “One HELLO? can change a life. One HELLO? can save a life.” Here, at Compeer Utica, we also believe in the power of friendship! We only ask for FOUR hours monthly. Join Compeer Utica, today! It only takes one hour a week to make an impact in somebody’s life!”
Center for Family Life and Recovery supports individuals and/or families struggling with addiction, mental health and behavioral issues by inspiring hope, providing help, promoting wellness and transforming lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com or call (315) 733-1709.
In honor of our local vets, the Recovery Team and Recovery Community, joined together to make 30 beautiful wreaths to donate to thank our local veteran’s for their service! Lester, a local veteran, was eager to receive his wreath!
