Peace & Social Concerns Committee invites you to lunch on March 9, a fundraising event at rise of meeting to benefit …

…The Healing Place, a long-term, peer-driven residential recovery program that helps individuals struggling with substance use disorders. It offers services 24/7/365 at no cost.   The men’s program is the longest-running of such programs in the region, now 20 years, and has recovery rates that rival those of expensive private facilities. The women’s program opened in late 2020 to provide a similar long-term addiction recovery program for women in metro Richmond.

Here are a few ways our residents demonstrate success after their time at The Healing Place: 

• 765 men and women found recovery and hope at The Healing Place in 2021.
• Nearly 70% of our alumni are sober after one year of completing the program. 
• Participants find jobs within one month of completing the workforce development component of the program.
• An efficient and effective program model allows us to house and provides recovery services to one person for only $17 a day, compared to $500 a day for a night in traditional medical detox. 

A representative from the Healing Place will give a brief presentation at the luncheon, and be available to answer your questions after.  Lunch is provided by the Peace & Social Concerns Committee.  You just bring you appetite and checkbook!!  That’s … First Day March 9 at Rise of Meeting.