Ray of Light Recovery Cafe

07/21/2025

Word is spreading… Love is the movement!

Click the link below to read TThe Sun Newsarticle on ROLRC💜

HAVERHILL — After opening the Ray of Light Recovery Cafe in Haverhill this spring, Riverbend’s newest building now features an indoor mural from a prominent Lowell artist.

07/15/2025

07/14/2025

Ray of Light Recovery Cafe members and staff are very excited to show off our new sign installed today by Minuteman Press!💜

07/02/2025

07/02/2025

Check out Ray of Light Recovery Cafe July calendar☀️

Consulta el calendario de julio de Ray of Light Recovery Cafe!

06/25/2025

Bilingual message / Mensaje bilingüe
We will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a regular schedule on Thursday the 3rd. and Saturday the 5th.
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Estaremos cerrados el viernes 4 de julio, 2025, por motivo al feriado del Día de la Independencia. No habrá servicio de
transporte público local ni servicio por reservación. El servicio de transporte funcionará en horario regular el jueves 3 y el sábado 5.

06/25/2025

06/25/2025

🎉 FREE Summer Block Party! 🎉
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of fun, food, and community!

📅 Saturday, June 28
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 358 Washington St., Haverhill

✨ What’s Happening:
💦 Inflatable Double Waterslide
🏀 Basketball
🧒 Inflatable Basketball Court (for the little ones!)
🍕 Free Pizza, Sno Cones & Cotton Candy
🎨 Face Painting
🎲 Games & Music
🎶 Fun for ALL ages!

Bring your friends, family, and neighbors—everyone is welcome! Let’s celebrate summer together! ☀️

06/19/2025

06/16/2025

OPENING DAY is June 21 from 9-1pm at the Bradford Common at 10 Church Street in Haverhill, Ma. 45 Vendors, LIVE Music 🎶 and more! See you there 😊

06/16/2025

FREQUENCY IS FREEDOM!
Starting July 6 – The wait is even shorter. More Buses. Less Waiting. Still Free! We’re turning up the frequency on two of our busiest routes:
* Route 1: Lawrence - Haverhill via the loop
* Route 24: Lawrence - Lowell
Every 20 minutes on weekdays! - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - That’s 3 buses per hour—each way.
Half hour service from 5:00 AM to 8:00 AM, and from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Hourly service from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

QUICK HEADS UP
We’ve made a few schedule adjustments to the following routes:
* Route 5: Merrimac Plaza/Dana Farber Via Water Street
These trips, departing McGovern Station, will continue all the way to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Branch Street: 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM. All other trips will now end at Merrimac Plaza, so be sure to check the schedule and plan ahead.
* Route 11: Lawrence-Haverhill-Newburyport Limited
We're now offering a more consistent schedule, with reliable hourly service during peak hours: Hourly departures from Newburyport from 6:45 AM to 9:45 AM, and from 3:15 PM – 6:15 PM with a final departure at 7:35 PM. Hourly departures from McGovern Station from 5:45 AM to 8:45 AM, and from 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM.
Additional service between Washington Square and Newburyport, and from McGovern Station to Washington Square.

06/10/2025

S.T.E.P. is back for another summer - and it is FREE! This program helps kids & young adults take charge of their lives, develop health habits, and empowers them to gear up for adulthood independently - parents, if you are interested in enrolling your child or teenager, we'd love to have them (food provided, of course)!

Got questions or want to register? Call us at 978-374-6121 Ext. 26, or email Lisa at lrivera@ywcanema.org, or Alyssa at amelendez@ywcanema.org - we hope you join us!