January Newsletter
Content
Anchor Recovery Newsletter
INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE:
Jim Gillen
Promoted to
Director of
Recovery
Support Services
V O L U M E
1
I S S U E
1
J A N U A R Y
2 0 1 5
Jim Gillen
Promoted to
RICARES Corner 2
A Message from
The Providence
Center
2
Sometimes
A Poem by
Mehera
2
Esther’s Well
Felicia Delgado
3
Jim’s Corner
3
Michelle’s Corner
3 ,
Director of Recovery Support
Services
3
The Goal of
Anchor
4
Special Dates to
Remember
4
From The
Editors’ Desk
4
James Gillen, has been promoted to Director of Recovery Support Services. He will be replaced by
Tommy Joyce, who will be Associate Director of Recovery Support Services.
PAGE
2
RICARES Corner
”We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely
admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that
beauty.”
― Maya Angelou
“
RICARES looks forward to a new year with learning
opportunities for those in recovery and our allies! Some
upcoming events are:
January 14th
Meet and Greet
6pm in the RICARES Community Room
Recovery Coaches and Service Organizations are invited to
mingle and find ways to help one another in service to the
recovery community.
Meet your must-have staff member!
Find a new avenue for your expertise!
February 20th 11am
Public Forum
Relationships in Recovery
Discuss and learn about the particular needs we as people in
recovery have in interpersonal relationships; the tools we
can use to develop positive ones; and pitfalls that we can
learn to avoid in our journey forward.
2 CEU’s are offered for this Forum
Please Register in advance
March 20th 11am
Public Forum
The Benefits of Nutrition and Exercise in Recovery
A Message From
The Providence Center
This past year Anchor Recovery Community Centers have enjoyed tremendous
growth. We have expanded our Recovery Support Services with the development
of the Anchor ED program and continued our programming at the DOC, Anchor
Warwick,and Pawtucket sites. We have begun a pilot program with United
Healthcare to provide reimbursement for recovery support services. With CCAR,
we have developed a new Telephone Recovery Support Program. To support this
growth and more to come we are happy to announce the following:
James Gillen, LCDS, has been promoted to Director of Recovery Support Services. Jim will continue to lead the Anchor Recovery Community Centers and programs and oversee the Anchor Recovery Support expansion both at a state and
national level. He will be the lead voice at the state level for recovery support funding and policy change.
Tommy Joyce LCDP has been promoted to the new position of Associate Director of
Recovery Support Services, reporting to Jim. Tommy brings many years of experience as a treatment provider with both children and adults. He is a strong advocate
for recovery support services and successfully led the volunteer process for the
Rally for Recovery this last year. Tommy will assist Jim in the Anchor operations and
expansion of Recovery Support Services in the state and national level.
Jennifer Palo has been promoted to a new position as Data and Marketing Coordinator for Anchor Recovery Community Centers. Jen comes to the Anchor with a
Masters Degree in Financial Economics and a strong background in finance and research. Jen will report to the Manager of the Anchors, Michelle Harter. Jen will be
responsible for data collection analysis and outcomes reporting , the implementation of the telephone recovery support services and the Anchor web site and social
media marketing.
2 CEU’s are offered for this Forum
Please Register in advance
Our next Recovery Coach Academy is available for
registration!
March 9th through 13th 9am to 4pm
Gain the skills to guide, mentor and support anyone who
would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from
an addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
Support those in recovery in achieving and maintaining a
solid foundation to build upon to achieve other life goals
that make recovery worthwhile.
To Register or for more information, Please contact:
Liz Buddington [email protected]
RICARES
Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts
243 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Office: 401-475-2960
Go on, woman. Sometimes its just so good-sweet smooth simple and clean.
You can kiss him on the headand leave him in your bed
and go out on your porch alone.
In the midnight moonlight
you can just make out the dark
yellow green of oak leaves
rustling soft like a thousand
newborn baby hands
and you know woman
you know they're applauding for you.
By Mehera
Office: 401-475-2960
ANCHOR
Sometimes
RECOVERY
VOLUME
3,
ISSUE
1
PAGE
Esther’s Well
Felicia Delgado, Executive Director
Purpose
The purpose of Esther’s Well is to provide a safe and secure environment in which to encourage and assist women to develop a
positive and productive way of walking in their womanhood, to restore healthy pride, to establish mental, spiritual and emotional
balance, and to become healthy, positive and contributing members of their community.
Mission
Esther's Well is a multi-cultural, multi-dimensional, restorative program by and for women. We work solely with commercial sex
workers, exotic dancers, and human trafficking victims. Through the utilization of proven treatment models and teaching, women
explore new avenues to an emancipated life.
Felicia Delgado is a survivor of domestic violence, human trafficking, and prostitution and has been in recovery for 16 years. Having
an understanding of what it is like to live the life and connect with the ladies on a more intimate level, drove her to find resources
for women struggling to get out of that life. While trying to help these women, Felicia found that there were no resources available
specific to this particular population. So she went out on the streets and started doing the work alone. From there she invested in
“Project Renew” and together they established a program to serve those clients.
The name “Esther’s Well” originated from the Old and New Testaments, “It was given to me by God” Felicia Delgado stated. The
first part of the name “Esther” is referring to “Queen Esther” in the Old Testament. Queen Esther was groomed for 1 year which
included intensive preparation and removal of toxins before she was beautified and presented to the king.
The second part of the name referring to the “Well” comes from the woman standing at the well in the New Testament. She is
standing at the well because she has been exiled from her community for having five husbands. Women mocked her, treated her
bad and with disgust, all because she had five husbands. Now here she is standing at the well with all of this baggage and her hands
are full and she can’t do anything but stand there. This is where the quote “for a time such as this” comes from. “This” is referring
to the time where women who have been traumatized will rise up.
Jim’s Corner
Happy New Year to all of you and I thank you and look forward to a wonderful year
ahead. We are going to do great things!
Michelle’s Corner
Quote Einstein “The definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Quote Michelle “We are definitely going to change things up in 2015!”
3
Anchor Recovery Community Center
249 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Tel 401-721-5100 Fax 401-721-5107
Anchor Recovery Community Center
890 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886
The goal of the Anchor Recovery
Community Center is to provide recovering Rhode Islanders, their family
members and friends, easy access to
opportunities that will assist them in
enhancing their lives in recovery as
contributing members in society.
Tel 401-615-9945 Fax 401-615-9963
We’re on the Web
www.anchorrecovery.org
What has Anchor done for you?
Please let us know what Anchor has done for you
by e-mail to: [email protected], or [email protected] and you may be featured in next
month’s issue.
Special Dates to Remember
January 1st All Recovery Day Anchor is Open 9-5
January 2-30th Every Friday, Faith Based Recovery
January 2-30th 9:30am Every Friday Warwick Men's Meeting
January 6th 3:00pm Silent Display of Concern at State House
January 6-27th 10:00am Every Tuesday LGBTQ Support Group
Anchor has kept me grounded and reminds
me everyday how much of a crisis alcoholism
and addiction are. Christine
January 9th 11:00am DOH Overdose Press Conference
January 10th and 24th 6:00pm Recovery Karaoke
January 18th at 3:30 and 25th at 5:30pm Greater Love Ministries
Annette and Jen would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of
the Anchor Newsletter, and wish you a safe
and sober New Year Day! Thank you.
If you would like to contribute to the Anchor Newsletter, please submit your success stories, sober event dates, recovery
humor, art, and dates for special events to
Annette Joseph at [email protected] or
call 401-475-7370.
From the Editors’ Desk
Annette Joseph, Founder and Editor of the Anchor
Newsletter with Jen Palo, the Anchor Newsletter
Assistant Editor and Proofreader
INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE:
Jim Gillen
Promoted to
Director of
Recovery
Support Services
V O L U M E
1
I S S U E
1
J A N U A R Y
2 0 1 5
Jim Gillen
Promoted to
RICARES Corner 2
A Message from
The Providence
Center
2
Sometimes
A Poem by
Mehera
2
Esther’s Well
Felicia Delgado
3
Jim’s Corner
3
Michelle’s Corner
3 ,
Director of Recovery Support
Services
3
The Goal of
Anchor
4
Special Dates to
Remember
4
From The
Editors’ Desk
4
James Gillen, has been promoted to Director of Recovery Support Services. He will be replaced by
Tommy Joyce, who will be Associate Director of Recovery Support Services.
PAGE
2
RICARES Corner
”We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely
admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that
beauty.”
― Maya Angelou
“
RICARES looks forward to a new year with learning
opportunities for those in recovery and our allies! Some
upcoming events are:
January 14th
Meet and Greet
6pm in the RICARES Community Room
Recovery Coaches and Service Organizations are invited to
mingle and find ways to help one another in service to the
recovery community.
Meet your must-have staff member!
Find a new avenue for your expertise!
February 20th 11am
Public Forum
Relationships in Recovery
Discuss and learn about the particular needs we as people in
recovery have in interpersonal relationships; the tools we
can use to develop positive ones; and pitfalls that we can
learn to avoid in our journey forward.
2 CEU’s are offered for this Forum
Please Register in advance
March 20th 11am
Public Forum
The Benefits of Nutrition and Exercise in Recovery
A Message From
The Providence Center
This past year Anchor Recovery Community Centers have enjoyed tremendous
growth. We have expanded our Recovery Support Services with the development
of the Anchor ED program and continued our programming at the DOC, Anchor
Warwick,and Pawtucket sites. We have begun a pilot program with United
Healthcare to provide reimbursement for recovery support services. With CCAR,
we have developed a new Telephone Recovery Support Program. To support this
growth and more to come we are happy to announce the following:
James Gillen, LCDS, has been promoted to Director of Recovery Support Services. Jim will continue to lead the Anchor Recovery Community Centers and programs and oversee the Anchor Recovery Support expansion both at a state and
national level. He will be the lead voice at the state level for recovery support funding and policy change.
Tommy Joyce LCDP has been promoted to the new position of Associate Director of
Recovery Support Services, reporting to Jim. Tommy brings many years of experience as a treatment provider with both children and adults. He is a strong advocate
for recovery support services and successfully led the volunteer process for the
Rally for Recovery this last year. Tommy will assist Jim in the Anchor operations and
expansion of Recovery Support Services in the state and national level.
Jennifer Palo has been promoted to a new position as Data and Marketing Coordinator for Anchor Recovery Community Centers. Jen comes to the Anchor with a
Masters Degree in Financial Economics and a strong background in finance and research. Jen will report to the Manager of the Anchors, Michelle Harter. Jen will be
responsible for data collection analysis and outcomes reporting , the implementation of the telephone recovery support services and the Anchor web site and social
media marketing.
2 CEU’s are offered for this Forum
Please Register in advance
Our next Recovery Coach Academy is available for
registration!
March 9th through 13th 9am to 4pm
Gain the skills to guide, mentor and support anyone who
would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from
an addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
Support those in recovery in achieving and maintaining a
solid foundation to build upon to achieve other life goals
that make recovery worthwhile.
To Register or for more information, Please contact:
Liz Buddington [email protected]
RICARES
Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts
243 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Office: 401-475-2960
Go on, woman. Sometimes its just so good-sweet smooth simple and clean.
You can kiss him on the headand leave him in your bed
and go out on your porch alone.
In the midnight moonlight
you can just make out the dark
yellow green of oak leaves
rustling soft like a thousand
newborn baby hands
and you know woman
you know they're applauding for you.
By Mehera
Office: 401-475-2960
ANCHOR
Sometimes
RECOVERY
VOLUME
3,
ISSUE
1
PAGE
Esther’s Well
Felicia Delgado, Executive Director
Purpose
The purpose of Esther’s Well is to provide a safe and secure environment in which to encourage and assist women to develop a
positive and productive way of walking in their womanhood, to restore healthy pride, to establish mental, spiritual and emotional
balance, and to become healthy, positive and contributing members of their community.
Mission
Esther's Well is a multi-cultural, multi-dimensional, restorative program by and for women. We work solely with commercial sex
workers, exotic dancers, and human trafficking victims. Through the utilization of proven treatment models and teaching, women
explore new avenues to an emancipated life.
Felicia Delgado is a survivor of domestic violence, human trafficking, and prostitution and has been in recovery for 16 years. Having
an understanding of what it is like to live the life and connect with the ladies on a more intimate level, drove her to find resources
for women struggling to get out of that life. While trying to help these women, Felicia found that there were no resources available
specific to this particular population. So she went out on the streets and started doing the work alone. From there she invested in
“Project Renew” and together they established a program to serve those clients.
The name “Esther’s Well” originated from the Old and New Testaments, “It was given to me by God” Felicia Delgado stated. The
first part of the name “Esther” is referring to “Queen Esther” in the Old Testament. Queen Esther was groomed for 1 year which
included intensive preparation and removal of toxins before she was beautified and presented to the king.
The second part of the name referring to the “Well” comes from the woman standing at the well in the New Testament. She is
standing at the well because she has been exiled from her community for having five husbands. Women mocked her, treated her
bad and with disgust, all because she had five husbands. Now here she is standing at the well with all of this baggage and her hands
are full and she can’t do anything but stand there. This is where the quote “for a time such as this” comes from. “This” is referring
to the time where women who have been traumatized will rise up.
Jim’s Corner
Happy New Year to all of you and I thank you and look forward to a wonderful year
ahead. We are going to do great things!
Michelle’s Corner
Quote Einstein “The definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Quote Michelle “We are definitely going to change things up in 2015!”
3
Anchor Recovery Community Center
249 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Tel 401-721-5100 Fax 401-721-5107
Anchor Recovery Community Center
890 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886
The goal of the Anchor Recovery
Community Center is to provide recovering Rhode Islanders, their family
members and friends, easy access to
opportunities that will assist them in
enhancing their lives in recovery as
contributing members in society.
Tel 401-615-9945 Fax 401-615-9963
We’re on the Web
www.anchorrecovery.org
What has Anchor done for you?
Please let us know what Anchor has done for you
by e-mail to: [email protected], or [email protected] and you may be featured in next
month’s issue.
Special Dates to Remember
January 1st All Recovery Day Anchor is Open 9-5
January 2-30th Every Friday, Faith Based Recovery
January 2-30th 9:30am Every Friday Warwick Men's Meeting
January 6th 3:00pm Silent Display of Concern at State House
January 6-27th 10:00am Every Tuesday LGBTQ Support Group
Anchor has kept me grounded and reminds
me everyday how much of a crisis alcoholism
and addiction are. Christine
January 9th 11:00am DOH Overdose Press Conference
January 10th and 24th 6:00pm Recovery Karaoke
January 18th at 3:30 and 25th at 5:30pm Greater Love Ministries
Annette and Jen would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of
the Anchor Newsletter, and wish you a safe
and sober New Year Day! Thank you.
If you would like to contribute to the Anchor Newsletter, please submit your success stories, sober event dates, recovery
humor, art, and dates for special events to
Annette Joseph at [email protected] or
call 401-475-7370.
From the Editors’ Desk
Annette Joseph, Founder and Editor of the Anchor
Newsletter with Jen Palo, the Anchor Newsletter
Assistant Editor and Proofreader
