The RI Rally for Recovery is Rhode Island's celebration of National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month. This year's theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: NOW, more than ever. This rally brings together diverse segments of the recovery community--individuals in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, the mental health and developmental disabilities communities, behavioral health treatment providers, family members, friends and advocates of recovery, and our partners in government - to celebrate the commitment we all share to the recovery movement. This event has grown every year since it was first held on a small patch of grass outside the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals in 2003, to last year's event, which drew over 1,500 people to the downtown Providence area.

The Rally for Recovery is a FREE, family-friendly festival with great activities for the kids including arts & crafts, face painting, a reptile show, toys & balloons, and more. It is also an educational event which seeks to raise awareness about drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness, developmental disabilities, and the journey of recovery. Over fifty organizations from across Rhode Island set up information tables to help us share this message. The program also includes a great line-up of speakers, from local lawmakers and advocates to individuals sharing their personal stories of recovery--all of whom bring hope that recovery is possible. This year for the first time we will also have participation from the National Guard and be able to honor those who have served our country so bravely. And what great festival would be complete without lively music and a lot of food!

 

We are planning what is sure to be another successful event this year and hope that you will join us & be a part of our Annual RI Rally for Recovery!