You have been nominated as RecoveryPeople's Person of the Year, which is awarded to a person or affected family member in recovery that has promoted or supported others in recovery from substance use and related mental health challenges. The award recipient must:

• Publicly self identify as a person in recovery from substance use or co-occurring issues and/or an affected family member in recovery. (Recovery is defined as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self- directed life, and strive to reach their full potential);
• Be, at the time of the nomination, a recovery advocate, a direct recovery service provider (e.g. Peer Specialist or Recovery House Manager), and/or a recovery workforce instructor or supervisor; AND
• Demonstrate accomplishments that reflect RecoveryPeople's mission, vision, values.

Mission: To engage, educate and empower peer- and family-led recovery from substance use and related mental health challenges

Vision: We envision an ecosystem of recovery in every community that is accessible to everyone

Our Values:

• Lived experience - We are a led and governed by individuals and family members in recovery
• Participatory - We believe in participatory and grassroots engagement
• Quality - We support fidelity to best practices
• We pledge to be transparent, collaborative, and inclusive in the way we conduct business
• We are focused on consumer protection
• Integrity - We operate with a high level of integrity
• We are action oriented and socially entrepreneurial
• We work together and with others to weave a network that has a shared purpose
• We authentically support equity, diversity and inclusion

We are glad to hear that you have accepted the nomination. You are encouraged to submit addition information requested below. The Nominating Committee will review and publish the information of eligible nominees and annual winners in September in celebration of Recovery Month. We will email you updates prior to recognizing winners publicly.