Recovery Resource Council

10/30/2025

🎃 Trunk or Treat! We had a fang-tastic time at The Archway's Fall Festival—with a special treat running into our Board Vice Chair, Rosa Maria Berdeja! 🧡

10/30/2025

👻 Say boo to drugs! Our Youth Prevention team had a blast at Arlington’s event—sharing smiles, treats, and the message of living drug-free. 🎃

East Library and Recreation Center

10/29/2025

For this fall's , meet Tamieka McLaurin! 💙 With 18 years at the Council and over two decades of experience in housing and homelessness services, Tamieka brings great expertise, leadership, and heart to her work every day.

Tamieka began her career with the Council in 2007 and currently serves as Assistant Director of Housing Services, where she leads our Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program—an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that prevents and addresses homelessness among veterans and their families. Under Tamieka’s leadership, the SSVF grant expanded this fall—from a $1 million effort to a $4 million regional program spanning more than 40 counties in North and West Texas.

Her responsibilities also include overseeing our Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) programs for chronically homeless individuals, managing our Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) compliance across multiple partnering agencies, and supporting intensive case management for clients navigating complex challenges like substance use, domestic violence, and mental health conditions.

Tamieka holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and is a Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW). Her background in program development, grant management, and trauma-informed care is matched only by her deep compassion and advocacy for those we serve.

“I’m naturally a helper and a fixer,” Tamieka says. “Seeing the good in people and helping them see it in themselves is a passion. Everyone deserves a chance to be better than they were yesterday.”

Throughout her tenure, Tamieka has been instrumental in launching and expanding critical permanent supportive housing programs like Project New Start and Shelter 4 Hope, building community partnerships, and mentoring teams dedicated to changing lives. Whether she’s leading strategy meetings or helping a client regain housing stability, Tamieka embodies the Council’s mission of creating hope, healing, and lasting change.

10/28/2025

📢 For the first time in Texas, leaders in public health and recovery have come together to launch the — a collaboration of local and regional partners working to examine overdose deaths case by case, identify system gaps, and strengthen our community’s response to the overdose crisis.

🙌 Special shout-out to RRC Director, Becky Devine, whose leadership and collaboration helped bring this groundbreaking effort to life in Tarrant County.

Photo (L–R):
1. Steve Toth, Drug Intelligence Officer, Texoma HIDTA
2. Jacqui Sanchez, Public Health Analyst, CDC Foundation Texoma Overdose Response Strategy
3. Danielle Carlton, Injury and Violence Epidemiologist, Tarrant County Public Health
4. Becky Devine, Director of Special Projects, Recovery Resource Council
5. Casey Green, MD, Medical Director, Connections Wellness Group
6. Dr. Michael Chaump, Deputy Medical Examiner, Tarrant County Medical Examiner
7. Joshua Reyes, Drug Demand Reduction Outreach, Texoma HIDTA

10/27/2025

💡 Did you know? Narcan is now more accessible across North Texas! 📍 New 3D-printed, wall-mounted vending machines are expanding access to this free, lifesaving medication.

RRC's Overdose Response Team is proud to partner with , Anthony Delabano with Conscious Conduit, and countless community leaders working to make harm-reduction tools available to everyone.

👉Read the full KERA article below.

A Dallas team prepares to distribute smaller 3-D printed Narcan vending machines to increase accessibility ahead of Deep Ellum’s Band Crawl Against Fentanyl event.

10/22/2025

🍂 The latest Council Connection is here—your fall update on the people, programs, and progress shaping the future of recovery in North Texas. 🌟

From Recovery Month reflections to major milestones in housing and our capital campaign, this issue highlights what your support makes possible.

🔔 Click here to read & subscribe: https://recoverycouncil.org/newsletter

10/20/2025

⛳ From shotgun start to the final putt, the 36th Annual Golf Classic was full of camaraderie and purpose. Thanks again to every golfer, sponsor, and volunteer who made this year’s event one to remember! Browse the full album of highlights below.

📸 Danny Campbell Photography

10/15/2025

⛳ We couldn’t have asked for better weather or a better day on the course at RRC’s 36th Annual Golf Classic! ☀️ A huge and heartfelt thank-you to our generous sponsors and supporters who made this event possible. 🙏 Your partnership helps advance RRC’s mission of promoting wellness and recovery for thousands of youth, families, and veterans across North Texas.💙

10/10/2025

Today, we recognize both and — two causes that are deeply important and closely connected. 🧠🏠 RRC supports our community every day through free mental health counseling and housing services, creating a safe place to heal and a stable place to call home.

10/08/2025

⛳ We’re one week away from RRC's 36th Annual Golf Classic! A heartfelt thank-you to the generous sponsors and supporters who helped make this event possible. 💙 Your partnership fuels hope and healing for thousands of North Texans.