FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RecoveryPeople’s 2025 Annual Award Nominations are Now Open! AUSTIN, TX (May 15, 2025) — It’s that time of the year again — help RecoveryPeople recognize and celebrate…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RecoveryPeople Awarded Up to $10 Million Grant from Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council to Expand Peer Support Workforce AUSTIN, TX — May 5, 2025 — RecoveryPeople, a…
January 2025- Substance Use Priorities in the 89th Legislative Session Date: January 15, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm CT Location: Virtual (zoom, registration required) Are you passionate about substance use…
Anna Unnerstall is a person in long-term recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. Compassionate and driven to help others, Anna spent over a decade working at the micro…
PRESS RELEASE Mike Ferrer receives RecoveryPeople’s 2024 Media Award of the Year Austin, TX – RecoveryPeople is delighted to announce that Mike Ferrer has been awarded the RecoveryPeople Media Award…
Press Release Regina Ybarra receives RecoveryPeople’s 2024 Peer of the Year Award RecoveryPeople is proud to announce that Regina Ybarra, the Project Coordinator at Punto de Partida Opioid Crisis Center…
PRESS RELEASE Joe Powell receives RecoveryPeople’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award In recognition of his life’s work promoting recovery, RecoveryPeople is excited to announce Joe Powell as our 2024 Lifetime Achievement…
RecoveryPeople Director, Jason Howell, promoting National Recovery Month and the HUMANLY POSSIBLE premier on Houston, Texas’ NBC news affiliate, KPRC-TV, on September 18, 2024. View the clip here. He gave a…
Help us thank Santa Maria Hostel for their Bronze Level Sponsorship of HUMANLY POSSIBLE, a film premiere and fundraising event.
Help us thank Communities for Recovery for their Bronze Level Sponsorship of HUMANLY POSSIBLE, a film premiere and fundraising event.
Laura Crawford, RSPS – Carthage, Texas
Laura Crawford’s recovery journey began in Carthage, Texas, a small rural East Texas community where support for substance use recovery was limited. After facing significant hardship, including temporarily losing custody…
One Story Among Millions
By Lori Mellinger Learning Management Specialist, RecoveryPeople When I first began learning and training in peer support, I thought I understood recovery well. After all, I had my own experiences…
Mark Rodriguez, MHPS
Mark Rodriguez, MHPS, is part of the CorazonSA team in San Antonio, Texas. After beginning his recovery journey in 2023, Mark felt called to deepen his spiritual connection and began…
Twenty Years Later: America’s View of Addiction and Recovery Is Changing
By Lori Mellinger Learning Management Specialist, RecoveryPeople Back in 2004, Faces & Voices of Recovery commissioned a national survey to better understand how Americans viewed addiction, recovery, stigma and the…
2025 Media Award of the Year
Press Release: RecoveryPeople Honors Imani K. “Ike” Evans with 2025 Media Award of the Year Celebrating a Voice That Amplifies Mental Health and Equity RecoveryPeople is proud to recognize Imani…
Laura Vasquez, MHPS, RSPS
Since 2021, Laura Vasquez has served as the first point of contact for many people joining the peer workforce. As the primary customer service representative for PeerForce.org (now called “PeerHubTX”),…
MercyMe2 Transitional Services
This month, we’re highlighting MercyMe2, based in Dallas, Texas for their work supporting individuals in recovery through structured programming and community-based services. Founded by Kamsha Ward, a Mental Health Peer…
How to Bridge a Funding Gap
The original article can be found at https://www.philanthropy.com/article/how-to-bridge-a-funding-gap Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or mission of…
2025 Peer of the Year Award
Press Release: RecoveryPeople Honors Paul Jacobs as 2025 Peer of the Year A Champion for Mental Health and Recovery in the Legal Community RecoveryPeople is proud to announce Paul Jacobs…
2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Press Release: RecoveryPeople Honors Cynthia Humphrey with 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Celebrating Four Decades of Advocacy, Leadership, and Recovery RecoveryPeople is honored to present Cynthia Humphrey with the 2025 Lifetime…