Welcome to Friends of Recovery - New York!

Friends of Recovery – New York is a statewide coalition of people in recovery from addiction, our families and allies. We come together from across New York State to ensure that any person struggling with addiction has the opportunity to reclaim life as a member of society. We are dedicated to promoting policies and practices supporting a vision of recovery from addiction.
 
We envision a world where every person in need has access to an entire spectrum of effective, recovery-focused services, people in recovery are free to pursue a meaningful life and can experience recovery as a celebrated reality in society.

Accordingly we aim to:
1)   Advocate for policies and practices that support a vision of recovery from addiction for all people in new York State,
2)   Ensure that information about recovery is available to New Yorkers seeking recovery, and
3)   Educate and inspire the general public about recovery from addiction through our personal examples and stories.
 
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FOR-NY believes:

  • Recovery is possible for everyone
  • Everyone achieves recovery in his or her own way
  • Adequate resources and support are necessary for sustained recovery
  • Recovery is about reclaiming a meaningful life and role in society

 

FOR-NY stands for:
  1. Addressing addiction as a public health issue,
  2. Decriminalizing drug use and personal possession,
  3. Eliminating barriers to people getting help,
  4. Developing non-punitive, non-judgmental recovery service models,
  5. Creating a system that supports people to reclaim a meaningful life and
  6. Including recovering people and our families at all levels of budget and policy development in the system.
     

 

News and Events

  • FOR-NY 1st Annual Legislative Day
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    FOR-NY 1st Annual Legislative Day
    February 2, 2010
    10:30am
    Emmanuel Baptist Church
    275 State Street, ALbany, NY 12210

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    Please contact the following representatives in your area for details including timing and transportation.


    Bill Bowman : Jefferson County : 315-788-4660
    Betty Currier : Otsego County : 607-287-2106
    Izetta Briggs-Bolling : Sullivan County : 845-794-8080 x115
    Laura Elliot-Engel : Cattaraugus County : 585-968-2172
    Howard Josepher : New York City : 212-243-3434 x102
    Susan Laporte : Hudson Valley : 845-657-6689
    Mathew Mathai : Capital District : 518-527-3651
    Keith Stack : Capital District : 518-817-2761
    Charlie Devlin : New York City : 917-848-7557
    David Ramsey : Delaware County : 607-746-8300

     

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