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 coping skills to combat stressors and avoid challenges we may face during the holidays.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Save the Date for NAMI Rockdale Newton's 1st Annual Appreciation Night, Thursday, November 18th from 5:30 - 7:30pm! Visit their website or social media for more details and updates.
September's Year of the Peer Recovery Month event that, held at Costly Mill, was sponsored by the Georgia Counsel on Substance Abuse as well as many other partners and stakeholders. Click the picture below to view the video compiled by GCSA.
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.

Bill Carruthers, Rockdale County Recovery Guru talks about Grit and Grace and what it means to people in recovery and our community.
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!
If you would like to connect with us, click the button to express your interest.

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!
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!

Breaking News for Recovery
Georgia’s New Law and Early Termination of Your Felony Probation

Georgia has both the highest number of people on probation and the longest probation sentences – by far. People are often kept on probation long after they have demonstrated they are rehabilitated. To address this issue, Georgia Justice Project (GJP) worked with stakeholders and the legislature to pass SB 105, which was signed into law on May 3, 2021. SB 105 will help individuals who no longer need to be on felony probation move on with their lives. If you are serving a felony probation sentence, SB 105 may help you.
Justice Through Code

Providing life-changing access to career track technology jobs for the formerly incarcerated.
 
Justice Through Code (JTC) works to solve the crisis of mass incarceration by offering life-changing access to career-track opportunities in the technology industry to people impacted by the mass incarceration crisis..
 
To register or get more information visit Justice Through Code Student Application
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Tanisha's Story
Tanisha Character has been selected as the Champion of Recovery for the month of October because of her dedication to her peers and the recovery community. Tanisha serves the Rockdale Community as the Creative Marketing Consultant on the Stepping Up Initiative Team as well as an active board member for Grit and Grace RCO and NAMI Rockdale / Newton. You can hear Tanisha each week on the Grit and Grace Recovery Hour radio show as a co-host spreading the message of hope in recovery.

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!

Click on the video to hear Tanisha's story
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
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