Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition believes supporting

 

The Bangor Area Recovery Community Coalition is a group of recovering individuals and their allies who advocate and support addiction recovery in the greater Bangor area.  

 

BARCC’s purpose is to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with addiction.

 

BARCC celebrates addiction recovery and makes recovery visible to the community. 

 

BARCC defines recovery from addiction as a process of change through which an individual achieves abstinence and improved health, wellness and quality of life.

 

BARCC embraces resiliency as the framework of recovery.  

New: Our News Releases Page now for current and past news releases from BARCC.   Also now Available: 2009 BARCC Community Plan for Recovery Advocacy   BARCC Meetings The Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition meets at these locations and times:   BARCC Coaltion Meeting - First Monday of the Month       5:30 - 7:30 pm       City of Bangor Health and Community Services       103 Texas Avenue, Bangor, ME   BARCC Advocacy Committee Meeting - 2nd Monday of the Month 5:30 - 7:30 pm       City of Bangor Health and Community Services       103 Texas Avenue, Bangor, ME   BARCC Education Committee Meeting - 3rd Monday of the Month       5:30 - 7:30 pm       City of Bangor Health and Community Services       103 Texas Avenue, Bangor, ME   BARCC's Education Committee Discusses its website at a recent meeting

Upcoming Events

  

 Pot Luck Dinner for BARCC on December 7th at the usual meeting place (Texas Ave)

 
 

 

Other News and Events

 

  

The Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse (MAPSA) and the Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery (MAAR) are pleased to invite you to participate in a follow up meeting to the Join Together Advocacy Leadership Trainings to develop a statewide advocacy network on alcohol & drug related issues in Maine
 

We will hold one meeting in Bangor on October 8th from 10am-1pm and one in Portland on October 15 from 1pm-4pm to encourage statewide participation. Our goal is to provide a venue to talk about the larger picture of what we face in our field, how we can move forward together and facilitate a power mapping session to prepare for submitting legislation in 2010 and beyond. 
Deb Dettor, Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery  458-4366

Melissa Boyd, The Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse   458-2257

 

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  You can also visit The City of Bangor Health and Welfare Department here: http://www.bangormaine.gov/cs_healthservices.php

bangorrecovery@gmail.com

 

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