PRO-A

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The Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance, PRO•A, was established in 1998 to give a voice and focal point to the statewide recovery community in Pennsylvania.

07/21/2025

Join us on The CALL on Tuesday, July 22nd! PRO-A's Bill Stauffer will be discussing current issues and dialog with the Recovery Community and allies.

To Register for The CALL: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-yqpzkuE9zK4qvzHhf1N8EVXyZ_wGIs?fbclid=IwAR2wdT_5LAH5UqYn7RMwtXrZBCM5N54slnSl3UVCgAYN5w-Q7PYAbrdvCvs #/registration

What is it: PRO-A the statewide recovery community organization holds statewide weekly ZOOM call to support Recovery Community Organizations and members of the recovery community and strengthen recovery focused efforts across Pennsylvania.

All in PA are welcome to participate on THE CALL. Our Goals:

To understand what is happening to you, your organizations and your local community right now.

To support our fragile care recovery care system and support for our communities across Pennsylvania.

To help support each other and seek solutions for caring for ourselves and our community members as we strengthen recovery capital at the individual, family and community levels.

07/17/2025

Help Us Celebrate Mark F. Flaherty!!

2025 PRO-A Lifetime Service to the Recovery Community Award - Mark Flaherty

This award is provided in recognition of a person who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to serving and supporting the recovery process for Pennsylvanians experiencing a substance use condition.

Mark F. Flaherty is a lawyer who has been in recovery in Pittsburgh for the past 34 years. He served as president of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania for 12 years and he has been a member of its board of directors since 1996. LCL is a caring peer assistance program, helping Pennsylvania’s lawyers, judges, members of their families, and law students who are at risk as a result of alcohol and drug use, gambling, depression, or other serious mental illness, carrying out its mission through a combination of confidential helpline services, volunteer support and education.

He is co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Lawyers Assistance Program, where he helps to coordinate the Sobriety Monitor’s Program, which provides a means through which lawyers whose alcoholism or addiction have been a mitigating factor in disciplinary actions to return to health and competence and to return to practice if conditions of recovery are met.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the M. Patricia Carroll Fund, which provides for partial financial assistance for legal professionals and law students seeking treatment.

He remains an active participant in a 12 step program and hosted a meeting for lawyers and law students since 2001. He is Senior Counsel and Founder of the law firm Flaherty & O’Hara PC, which represents member of the beverage alcohol industry nationwide.

Get a Ticket and Help us Honor Our Awardees: https://www.ticketleap.events/events/pennsylvania-recovery-organizations-alliance

For Sponsorship Information: https://pro-a.org/sponsorship-opportunity/

07/14/2025

Join us on The CALL on Tuesday, July 15th! PRO-A's Alix Shaubach will have Guest Stacy Emminger from Donegal Substance Abuse Alliance.

To Register for The CALL: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-yqpzkuE9zK4qvzHhf1N8EVXyZ_wGIs?fbclid=IwAR2wdT_5LAH5UqYn7RMwtXrZBCM5N54slnSl3UVCgAYN5w-Q7PYAbrdvCvs #/registration

What is it: PRO-A the statewide recovery community organization holds statewide weekly ZOOM call to support Recovery Community Organizations and members of the recovery community and strengthen recovery focused efforts across Pennsylvania.

All in PA are welcome to participate on THE CALL. Our Goals:

To understand what is happening to you, your organizations and your local community right now.

To support our fragile care recovery care system and support for our communities across Pennsylvania.

To help support each other and seek solutions for caring for ourselves and our community members as we strengthen recovery capital at the individual, family and community levels.

07/10/2025

Do You Know A Champion - Individual or Institution/Organization? Nominate them!!

There will be two Champion of Service awards given at our 8th Annual Leadership Event on Wednesday, October 22nd at the Country Club of Harrisburg! One will be given to an Institution/Organization and a second to an individual who has impacted our community working as a peer recovery support. Last years recipients were Sheniqua Mitchell for the Individual Award and Danny's Ride for the Institution/Organization!

Awards are in recognition of exceptional service, each provided by the individual or organization in connecting individuals and/or their families with treatment and recovery resources for Drug & Alcohol Service System engagement.

Who Can Be Nominated?

Any Institution/Organization and individual that provide praiseworthy support to an individual or family member in need of treatment and recovery.

How to Nominate an Institution/Organization or Individual Champion Nominations for the Champion of Service Award can be made by completing the Award Nomination form on our website: https://pro-a.org/champion-of-service-award-nominations-2025/

Submissions may also be emailed to: Nikki Weir at nikki.w@pro-a.org

07/07/2025

Join us on The CALL on Tuesday, July 8th! PRO-A's Brian Sweeney will be talking about the importance of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990.

To Register for The CALL: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-yqpzkuE9zK4qvzHhf1N8EVXyZ_wGIs?fbclid=IwAR2wdT_5LAH5UqYn7RMwtXrZBCM5N54slnSl3UVCgAYN5w-Q7PYAbrdvCvs #/registration

What is it: PRO-A the statewide recovery community organization holds statewide weekly ZOOM call to support Recovery Community Organizations and members of the recovery community and strengthen recovery focused efforts across Pennsylvania.

All in PA are welcome to participate on THE CALL. Our Goals:

To understand what is happening to you, your organizations and your local community right now.

To support our fragile care recovery care system and support for our communities across Pennsylvania.

To help support each other and seek solutions for caring for ourselves and our community members as we strengthen recovery capital at the individual, family and community levels.

07/03/2025

Help support our mission - Recovery as a Positive Force in Our Communities – Our Voices Matter!

We are hoping that you will consider supporting our 8th Annual Leadership event it is vital to our mission and our efforts to serve the statewide recovery community.

This year we will bring together representatives from recovery community groups, recovering professional and trade groups, faith recovery community groups and all others in the rich tapestry that make up the recovery community of Pennsylvania to showcase our shared value and values. Our Voices Matter, please join us!

We will have a half day training with approved NAADAC training credits, followed by a dinner with food, fellowship and awards for our state Champions of Service!

The PRO-A 8th Annual Leadership Event

When: Wednesday, October 22nd 2025
Where: The Country Club of Harrisburg –
401 Fishing Creek Valley Rd,
Harrisburg, PA 17112

Training and evening leadership events bring together the statewide recovery community and our allied groups.

For more information on Sponsorship opportunities click https://pro-a.org/sponsorship-opportunity/

06/27/2025

Join us on The CALL on Tuesday, July 1st!

To Register for The CALL: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-yqpzkuE9zK4qvzHhf1N8EVXyZ_wGIs?fbclid=IwAR2wdT_5LAH5UqYn7RMwtXrZBCM5N54slnSl3UVCgAYN5w-Q7PYAbrdvCvs #/registration

What is it: PRO-A the statewide recovery community organization holds statewide weekly ZOOM call to support Recovery Community Organizations and members of the recovery community and strengthen recovery focused efforts across Pennsylvania.

All in PA are welcome to participate on THE CALL. Our Goals:

To understand what is happening to you, your organizations and your local community right now.

To support our fragile care recovery care system and support for our communities across Pennsylvania.

To help support each other and seek solutions for caring for ourselves and our community members as we strengthen recovery capital at the individual, family and community levels.

06/26/2025

Dr John Kelly, America’s most respected addiction and recovery researcher will be our 8th Annual leadership dinner keynote speaker!

Dr. Kelly is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School – the first endowed professor in addiction medicine at Harvard. He is also the Founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM) at MGH. Dr. Kelly is a former President of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Society of Addiction Psychology, a founding member and inaugural President of the American Board of Addiction Psychology, a Fellow of the APA, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a consultant to U.S. federal agencies and non-federal institutions, as well as foreign governments, the United Nations and the World Health Organization. Dr. Kelly has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, chapters, and books in the field of addiction medicine, and was an author on the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. He has won numerous state, national, and international lifetime achievements and distinguished scientist awards for his work. His clinical and research endeavors have focused on addiction treatment and the recovery process, mechanisms of behavior change, and reducing stigma and discrimination among individuals suffering from addiction.

Please help us make our event successful and be a sponsor! PROA can only serve our mission with the financial support of our community. To sponsor the 8th Annual Dinner, click here: https://pro-a.org/sponsorship-opportunity/

Event Date: October 22nd, 2025

Location: The Country Club of Harrisburg 401 Fishing Creek Valley Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112

Theme: Recovery as a Positive Force in Our Communities – Our Voices Matter!

This year we will bring together representatives from recovery community groups, recovering professional and trade groups, faith recovery community groups and all others in the rich tapestry that make up the recovery community of Pennsylvania to showcase our shared value and values. Our Voices Matter, please join us!

Nominate a Champion!
PROA Recognizes two Champion of Service every year at our annual Leadership event.
One to an Institution/Organization entity that is providing exceptional service to people in need of SUD associated services.
One to an individual who has impacted our community working as a peer recovery support.

For more information and to make a nomination follow click: https://pro-a.org/champion-of-service-award-nominations-2025/

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