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
This month Commissioner Doreen Williams provides a monthly recap for the Rockdale County recovery community and their partners, allies and stakeholders. In April's recap she gives insight to the progress that the Stepping Up Initiative's Steering Committee has been making along with a few other exciting announcements.

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS ON PAYPAL!
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We are now accepting donations via PayPal! No good thing goes unfunded!!! Our recovery community needs your support. .A small donation goes a long way in supporting our initiative. If you would like to make an impact in the Rockdale County community, we encourage you to support us in reducing the number of people in jails with mental health and substance use or co-occurring challenges. Together we will make a positive change in our community and criminal justice systems at large.
All donations and proceeds go to support the Rockdale Recovery Community.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
State Court Judge Nancy Bills has a public service announcement that we would like to share with you. Click the video to hear her announcement.
Horse and Harp Community Collaboration Event is a team building experience for community partners as well as individuals in the recovery program that will be held on May 14, 2021 from 12pm - 4pm. If you are interested in attending, use the button to email us...HURRY THERE'S LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE AND SLOTS ARE FILLING UP FAST!!!
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.
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 month we had the honor of having Tony Sanchez, Director of DBHDD Office of Recovery Transformation, as a special guest on the show. He shares on a very transparent and relative level, his journey with substance use, into recovery and how he reached the level of success where he is today!Click the image and listen to Episode 23 - "Bright Lights, Big City!" to hear his story.
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!
DID YOU KNOW?
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month!
Mental check ups are just as important as dental checkups...when was the last time you had your mental health evaluated?
Click resource images for more information
Monthly Featured Recovery Apps
Monthly Featured App
Now you can take the Big Book wherever you go! The free version of this app features the full text of the Big Book as well as personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder and more!
12 Step Toolkit App
Recovery Box is a comprehensive set of tools to support you in your recovery. The app features tools from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and many other recovery utilities.
CHRIS'S STORY
We would like to highlight Chris Jackson as this month's "Champion of Recovery!"

Chris is a graduate of the Rockdale Accountability Drug Court Program. He and has been an active and supportive part of our recovery community through the sponsorship of many of his peers!

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 Chris'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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