Your monthly Stepping Up Initiative newsletter is here.

A Recovery Community That Is STRONG!

This newsletter will be released once a month to recap recovery news and resources. You will also experience a word from Commissioner Doreen Williams, personal recovery stories and information on how to support the Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative in our ongoing efforts to reduce the number of people in the criminal justice system with mental health and substance use challenges.

COMMISSIONER'S CORNER

Commissioner Doreen Williams provides a monthly recap for the Rockdale County recovery community and their partners, allies and stakeholders. In this months recap she reviews the Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative's goals, mission and vision and the impact that it has on the county.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The NAMI Georgia's African American Male Mental Health Symposium was such a success! These men showed up with powerful messages discussing Mental Health Restoration, Racial Equity, and Social Justice matters of today!

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We are proud to announce that we have officially started Recovery Support Groups in the Rockdale County Jail and the responses have been exceptional! Big shout out to Bill Carruthers, Deputy Dexter Kilgore and Captain Dennis Pass for making this possible!

Atlanta Outdoor Guides provides beautiful outdoor adventures such as kayaking, canoeing, and camping!

Atlanta Outdoor Guides is a proud supporter and community partner of the Rockdale Recovery Community. They have hosted outdoor adventures for some of the Rockdale Accountability court participants as well as some of the Rockdale Stepping Up Initiative Executive Team members!

Atlanta Outdoor Guides strives to create a strong support for individuals in recovery and show them that life can be fun and therapeutic at the same time.

Atlanta Outdoor Guides also offers birthday outings, team building adventures and more!

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GRIT & GRACE RCO

As we continue to intentionally grow in our recovery we invite you to our daily Recovery Oriented zoom meetings in hopes that our recovery community will also grow in numbers. We know that it is our duty to carry the recovery message to those that still suffer. If you or a loved one needs the support of a recovery community, we meet every weekday at 11am and 6pm and again on Saturdays at 6pm. Please follow our Grit & Grace RCO pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to our new YouTube and Podcast Channels to show your support and stay connected.

Join Us On Zoom

We would like to extend the invitation to have you or someone you know on the Grit & Grace - Recovery Hour talk radio show as our guest!

We strive to bring the recovery community resources, highlight community partnerships and spread messages of hope!

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Be Our Guest

This podcast is hosted by the world renowned recovery warrior, Bill Carruthers and his co-host Tanisha Character, both as persons in long term recovery. On this podcast we strive to bring you and your love ones recovery resources and messages of hope that will in turn lead to revelations! Keep coming back!

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If you would like to submit a question or suggest a topic to be addressed on Grit & Grace - The Recovery Hour talk radio show, please click the button to email us.

One of our goals in the recovery community is to make sure that you are

HEARD

RESPECTED

CONNECTED!

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CHARLES' STORY

Charles has been selected as the Champion of Recovery for the month of May because of his dedication to the recovery process. Charles is a graduate of the New Directions Program as well as a participant of the Rockdale Accountability Courts Program.

We are grateful to have people in recovery that are using their passion to support and empower not only others in recovery but the community as a whole!

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PARTNERSHIPS

The Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative acknowledges that it takes a community and we are truly grateful for the the continued support of the following partnerships:

Rockdale County Board of Commissioners

Rockdale State Court

Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office

City of Conyers Police Department

Piedmont Rockdale Hospital

Rockdale County Accountability Courts

Grit & Grace: A Rockdale Recovery Organization, Inc.

Viewpoint Health

Restoration Storehouse

E911

District Attorney’s Office

Rockdale County Public Defender’s Office

Rockdale County Probate Judge

Rockdale County Magistrate Judge

2800 SW HWY 138

Conyers, GA 30094