Who We Are

Friends of Recovery – Vermont is a grassroots advocacy and education organization. We help spread the word about the value of long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and the effects of addiction on individuals, families and communities.

How We Started

In 1998 there began an effort to build a statewide coalition of people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and its effects. The Vermont Association for Mental Health(VAMH) was selected as the host agency for this effort, and the organization of Friends of Recovery – Vermont was born. FOR-VT and VAMH are both key players in a broad and ever-growing recovery community advocacy effort.  FOR-VT is one of six New England statewide Recovery Community Organizations (RCO’s) that originated in 1998 with funding from the Recovery Community Services Program (RCSP), a grant program of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The Issues & Why We Are Committed

For too long, recovery voices have been absent at policy forums which greatly affect the recovering person. Many funding decisions, concerning issues of education, job training, employment, child protective services, the juvenile and criminal justice systems and treatment have not included the voices and opinions of recovering individuals and their families.

What Can We Do?

Our beliefs about how to solve the problems can differ greatly. What is important is that we voice our personal opinions.

One thing that we in FOR-VT all agree on is that Recovery Works. We know that treating addictions is an important part of the solution.

Together, We Are the Solution

  • We inform: We provide resources and education about recovery issues.
  • We speak up: We offer forums to share personal stories. These voices need to be heard.
  • We celebrate: We put on public events to showcase the possibilities of recovery.

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