Sussex County Recovery Community Center

10/14/2025

Find support, connection, and coffee!

Brian, a Recovery Specialist at the Recovery Community Center, hosts walk-in hours every Tuesday at our office on 61 Spring Street in Newton!

If you or someone you care about needs to hydrate, refresh, or escape the elements, stop by the RCC!

10/13/2025

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the strength, resilience, and courage of Indigenous peoples.💗

We celebrate the vast contributions of Indigenous communities and their traditions and knowledge that continue to enrich our world today.

We also recognize the ongoing impacts of colonialism, historical trauma, and systemic inequities, which contribute to disparities in substance use rates and create barriers to treatment within Indigenous communities.

Take a moment today to learn about and honor the cultures of the people who first inhabited the land where you live. For example, Sussex County is the historical home of the Munsee Lenape people, who presently live in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada.

If you need support, here are some resources:
Sussex County Addiction/Substance Use Helpline: 844-722-5327 (call/text, 24/7)
StrongHearts Native Helpline: 844-762-8483 (domestic & dating violence)
988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline
One Sky Center: 503-970-7895 (mental health & substance use resources)
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Text 62640 or call 800-950-6264
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

We will be closed today, October 13, for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Mindfulness Walk will be canceled today and will resume a normal schedule the following Monday.

10/12/2025

Prevention works by strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors ― at multiple levels.

Learn more: www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/observances/prevention-month

10/11/2025

The Recovery Community Center is continuing its partnership with Ridge and Valley Conservancy offering an Open Volunteer Day. Join us and help care for the forests and trails that RVC protects.

📅Date: Saturday, October 18 at Cedar Ridge Preserve
⌚Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
🖋️Preregistration: tinyurl.com/VolunteerDays2.
❓Questions: Email marjorie@centerforprevention.org OR aburul@centerforprevention.org

Join us at Cedar Ridge Preserve from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM and from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM enjoy a cozy chili lunch and an afternoon surrounded by vibrant fall foliage.

We recommend you bring water and wear gloves, sturdy shoes, long pants, a head covering, and tick/bug repellant.

10/10/2025

Come unleash your creativity and paint the perfect pumpkin!

📅Date: Friday, October 17 at 61 Spring Street
⌚Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
❓Questions: Email marjorie@centerforprevention.org OR aburul@centerforprevention.org
🖊️Preregistration required: Scan the QR code or visit tinyurl.com/PumpkinPaints.

10/10/2025

Stop by the OHH table at the Newton Fall Festival this weekend!

Come see our Operation Helping Hand (OHH) team at the Newton Fall Festival hosted by the Town of Newton!

📅Sunday, October 12th
📍Municipal Lot 4, Trinity St, Newton, NJ
⌚11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Stop by our table to learn more about our community resources and support services. We are here to connect and support you!

10/08/2025

Your mind plays a powerful role in your recovery journey.

By prioritizing intellectual wellness—focusing on reading, journaling, experiencing the arts, furthering your education, and reducing stress—you can strengthen your recovery and experience positive changes in your life.

10/07/2025

Testimonial from an RCC community participant:

“I thoroughly enjoy the events and feel like I’m part of a community that cares.”

10/06/2025

Hi! My name is Ava and I am a woman in long-term recovery and have had continuous abstinence since 1998. I serve as a Senior Counselor at the Center for Prevention and Counseling and became a license counselor in September 2005.

My professional and personal philosophy are rooted in a spiritual ideology. I view any addiction as a soul sickness …..being caught up in the fear of the future or regrets of the past and wanting to be numb to the present life experiences. Simply a longing to find the lost essence and the spirit you once were and are meant to be.

My personal journey reignited that spark behind my eyes, and awakened my being back to reality (the good and not so good). As a fellow journeyman once told me: “It is life on life’s terms” and having the resources/tools to cope with BEING. The tools in my life have included a mentor (sponsor), a sisterhood of recovered women, surrendering to the Divine (my version), looking at patterns that no longer serve me and knocking it off, identifying my values, and having my values be congruent with my actions (not perfectly…but trying daily). I had to clean up my side of the street of wrongdoings, I practice daily meditation and have a conversation with the Source (inside of me) every day and finally pass the message of HOPE on to OTHERS!

The HOPE has given me relationships that are emotionally deep and have helped me create heart connections with others. I feel FULL on the inside as a byproduct of my relationships with others, my higher power and myself. RECOVERY for me is a trifecta. WIN/WIN/WIN!!!!!

No more searching for external fixer-uppers. I learned recovery is an inside job but I cannot do it alone. My fear has softened and this “Little Light of Mine… SHINES, again!

10/05/2025

Recovery helps us uncover our true gifts and when we share them with others, we not only heal ourselves but inspire healing in our communities.

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

10/04/2025

October is Substance Use Prevention Month!

Substance use disorders affect people from all walks of life and all ages. Prevention and early intervention strategies can reduce the impact of substance use in America’s communities. You’re not alone.

Help is available: samhsa.gov/find-help

10/03/2025

This calming sound bath session gave us a much-needed pause from the stresses of everyday life. 🧘🏽‍♀️

Through the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, we found deep relaxation and renewal.

Huge thanks to The Sober Yogi for leading us into such a peaceful state of mind!