PAR-People Advocating Recovery

08/19/2025

Day one of the Townsend & Barry Leadership Academy is complete! We focused on building a foundation of strong, authentic leadership, and we’re just getting started. Can’t wait for tomorrow!

08/18/2025

An unregulated drug is spreading fast in Kentucky, and it’s already linked to nearly 50 deaths. Bromazolam, known as “designer Xanax,” is highly dangerous and unpredictable.

Attorney General Russell Coleman, along with 20 other attorneys general, is pushing the DEA to take emergency action to keep this drug off our streets and out of our communities.

Read more: https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=AttorneyGeneral&prId=1811

Law enforcement desperately needs the tools to drive this dangerous drug from our neighborhoods.

08/18/2025

Huge congrats to DV8 Kitchen, named Commerce Lexington’s 2025 Small Business of the Year!

They’ve been serving up fresh baked goods and second chances since 2017, proving recovery and meaningful work go hand in hand. 💜

Read the full story 👉 https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/restaurants/article311724038.html?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=68a05b5794827200015bfb21&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMOEX1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqjLmv-DI_l3-bjzea65Ej4i-KAtyLAjf4RfOhGlyEWbnTc9mGQWYGsAhq9p_aem_pP_tv9srLfT6ZMzbNH9pFQ

DV8 Kitchen partners with recovery homes to provide jobs for people recovering from substance use disorder, and provides workshops and other support to help them succeed.

08/18/2025

Overdoses can happen anywhere, at work, on campus, or in your community. PAR’s free Narcan training will give you the skills to recognize an overdose, act fast, and administer Narcan with confidence. Bring a training to your school, organization, or business — email Melissa at melissa@kypar.org to get started.

08/17/2025

Voting ends TONIGHT! This is your final chance to help choose the 2025 Rally Award winners.
🗳 Vote now: bit.ly/RallyVote25
📅 Closes at midnight!

08/17/2025

The Northern Kentucky Roundtable is this week! Join us Thursday, August 21 at the Life Learning Center in Covington for a free, community-driven conversation on recovery, harm reduction, and building stronger support systems across our region. Let’s come together, share ideas, and create change. We’d love to see you there!

🔗 Register now at RS25NKY.eventbrite.com

08/16/2025

Expecting a baby or have recently given birth? Don’t miss our Healthy Babies Class: a free, virtual session designed just for you!

📅 Choose from 3 dates:
• August 18
• August 26
🕚 All sessions start at 11:00 AM
💳 All participants receive a Walmart gift card!

📞 Call (606) 337-2070 or scan the QR code to register, at least 48 hours before class.
Open to residents of Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle & Whitley Counties.

08/15/2025

The future of recovery is calling, are you in? Two days. Four powerful tracks. Hundreds of voices shaping the movement.

📅 November 10–11 | Eastern Kentucky University
🎟 Tickets just $99 → recoverysummit.org

Don’t just talk about change, be in the room where it happens.

08/15/2025

🚨Alert!🚨

08/15/2025

This Sunday, Join Morgan’s Mission for their 4th Annual Rally & Memorial Walk on August 17 from 1–4 PM at the Wesbanco Amphitheater in Mt. Washington, KY. Come out for an afternoon of community, remembrance, and support.

📍 176 Park View Avenue, Mt. Washington, KY 40047
Let’s come together to honor the past and build a stronger future.

08/14/2025

The 2025 Rally 4 Recovery Awards are almost here, and YOU get to help choose the winners. Cast your vote for the Burns Brady Innovator Award and the Mike Barry Advocacy Award today!

🗳 Vote now at bit.ly/RallyVote25 or scan the QR code.
📅 Voting ends August 17 – let’s make it count!

08/14/2025

💜💜💜 If you are heading to the fair and need a quiet place with your little. 👇👇👇