Promise Resource Network

Promise Resource Network Through community initiatives, PRN offers free, open access supports and resources for people who experience mental health and substance use challenges.

Promise Resource Network, Inc. was started in 2006 in Charlotte, NC as Mecklenburg’s PROMISE to embrace all people and create opportunities for wellness, healing, and transformation. PRN is a peer-run organization that employs people in recovery to partner with individuals, families, communities and organizations to advance recovery from emotional distress, mental health and substance use challeng

es. PRN's services are contributing to the development of a recovery-oriented behavioral health system where recovery is valued, expected, supported and funded.

Harm reduction saves lives and builds trust. 🦋Promise Resource Network’s Harm Reduction program offers free, peer‑led su...
04/21/2026

Harm reduction saves lives and builds trust. 🦋

Promise Resource Network’s Harm Reduction program offers free, peer‑led support, safer‑use supplies, Naloxone, testing strips, and honest conversations with people who have lived experience. For many in our community, this program fills critical gaps when other services feel unavailable, unsafe, or overwhelming. There are no requirements, no pressure, and no judgment, just safety, dignity, and connection.

When you support PRN, your donation helps ensure these life‑saving supplies and peer support remain available to our community when they are needed most.

🔗 https://promiseresourcenetwork.networkforgood.com/

Join us for an open house at our Raleigh Hub & Café!📅 April 22, 5:30–7:30 PM📍 310 N Harrington St, Raleigh, NC 27603Enjo...
04/21/2026

Join us for an open house at our Raleigh Hub & Café!

📅 April 22, 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 310 N Harrington St, Raleigh, NC 27603

Enjoy refreshments, guided tours, Q&A sessions, and games as you explore the space. We hope to see you there!

Every number you see represents someone who walked through our doors looking for connection, safety, and support during ...
04/17/2026

Every number you see represents someone who walked through our doors looking for connection, safety, and support during a hard moment.

Our Hub is a peer‑run space where people can show up without appointments, referrals, or judgment and find community, groups, resources, and one‑to‑one support grounded in lived experience. When traditional systems feel overwhelming or unavailable, Promise Resource Network offers another way forward.

We rely on support to help keep this space open and accessible. Donate today to sustain free, peer‑led programs that meet people where they are and walk alongside them through crisis and recovery.

🔗 https://promiseresourcenetwork.networkforgood.com/

04/15/2026

Janie came into the Charlotte Recovery Hub & Café looking for support, and she is now one of the leaders shaping its future.

She takes classes, volunteers, mentors others, and serves on our Peer Leader Council, helping create a space where peers feel empowered, connected, and capable of success.

Programs like the Recovery Hub create opportunities for exponential impact. Leave a legacy of impact by contributing to PRN today. Support programs that help peers grow into leaders. Donate to PRN today.

🔗 promiseresourcenetwork.networkforgood.com

Last week, Promise Resource Network was proud to be represented at the 2026 Bridges to Empowerment SMART Recovery USA Co...
04/14/2026

Last week, Promise Resource Network was proud to be represented at the 2026 Bridges to Empowerment SMART Recovery USA Conference in Orlando. Our founder and CEO, Cherene Caraco, delivered a keynote on radical leadership and what it truly takes to build peer‑led, recovery‑centered programs inside systems that weren’t designed to change. Her message challenged the status quo and centered lived experience, values, and humanity as drivers of real transformation.

We were also excited to see our team members, Ashley Stephens and Elliott Brooks, lead a breakout session sharing how PRN integrates SMART Recovery across peer‑run community spaces, including Recovery Cafés and other low‑barrier supports. Together, they highlighted the power of peer support, choice, and connection in creating welcoming environments where recovery can grow.

We're grateful for the opportunity to share PRN’s work, learn alongside peers from across the country, and contribute to conversations shaping the future of recovery!

Our Recovery Court Team offers voluntary peer support for people navigating court involvement or preparing to return to ...
04/13/2026

Our Recovery Court Team offers voluntary peer support for people navigating court involvement or preparing to return to the Mecklenburg County community. Rooted in shared lived experience, our team understands the challenges of court involvement and walks alongside people with respect, compassion, and real understanding. We support individuals as they prepare for hearings, plan for reentry, rebuild their lives, and connect to housing, employment, and community supports. At the heart of this work is dignity, personal choice, accountability without judgment, and the belief that everyone deserves the chance to heal and reimagine their future.

To learn more about the Recovery Court Team or to support programs like this that help people move forward on their recovery journey, visit our website. Your support helps strengthen paths beyond court involvement.

🔗 https://promiseresourcenetwork.org/our-programs/court-team-peer-support/

We’re Hiring at Promise Resource Network! 📣Join us for our upcoming PRN Job Fairs in Charlotte and Raleigh and learn how...
04/10/2026

We’re Hiring at Promise Resource Network! 📣

Join us for our upcoming PRN Job Fairs in Charlotte and Raleigh and learn how lived experience can become meaningful work that supports healing, recovery, and community.

📍 Charlotte Job Fair
May 1st | 10 am to 2 pm
1401 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

📍 Raleigh Job Fair
May 8th | 10 am to 2 pm
310 N Harrington St, Raleigh, NC 27603

We are hiring Peer Support Specialists and team members who want to use their stories to help others grow and heal. Stop by or visit our website to learn more about open positions and how to get involved!

🔗 https://promiseresourcenetwork.org/careers/

04/09/2026

Last month, Promise Resource Network opened the doors to The Retreat @ the Cabin, our new peer‑run respite in Cabarrus County. Today, we’re excited to share a tour of the space along with an interview with our founder and CEO, Cherene Caraco, who speaks about the heart and story behind it.

The Retreat at the Cabin is a peaceful, voluntary place for adults to stay during times of emotional distress or crisis at no cost. It offers a supportive alternative to emergency departments or hospital stays, with no locks, no shared rooms, and no pressure. Guests are supported by peers with lived experience and can spend their time in whatever way feels most helpful, whether that’s resting, creating art, cooking, walking outdoors, or talking things through.

We’re grateful to see this vision come to life and honored to share more about it with the community in Cabarrus County!

Learn more:
🔗 https://promiseresourcenetwork.org/our-programs/retreat-the-cabin/

The Retreat at Fernwood is a peaceful peer run space where people can rest, breathe, and feel supported during stressful...
04/07/2026

The Retreat at Fernwood is a peaceful peer run space where people can rest, breathe, and feel supported during stressful or overwhelming moments. Located in Fernwood in Raleigh, it offers comfort, privacy, and real connection with others who understand. 🦋 Guests can spend their time however they choose, whether that means resting, creating art, cooking, walking in the garden, or talking things through with peer support. Healing happens at your own pace and in your own way, surrounded by care, dignity, and community. 🏠💚

To learn more about The Retreat at Fernwood or to donate to programs like this that support people in our community on their recovery journey, visit our website. Your support helps make spaces like this possible.

🔗 promiseresourcenetwork.networkforgood.com

Last month, we proudly celebrated our March birthdays with peers at our Charlotte Hub! 🎉 Fostering a strong sense of com...
04/03/2026

Last month, we proudly celebrated our March birthdays with peers at our Charlotte Hub! 🎉 Fostering a strong sense of community is at the heart of what we do at PRN.

We’re grateful for opportunities to come together, support one another, and uplift the amazing people who make our community so special.

Here’s what’s happening at our Raleigh Recovery Hub + Café this April. We’re offering a full month of free classes, grou...
04/02/2026

Here’s what’s happening at our Raleigh Recovery Hub + Café this April. We’re offering a full month of free classes, groups, and peer‑led programs designed to help us learn, grow, and heal together. Peer support is at the heart of everything we do, and you’re welcome to join us at your own pace in a warm, judgment‑free space.

👉 Check out the full Raleigh calendar:

https://promiseresourcenetwork.org/raleigh-hub-calendar/

Here’s what’s happening at our Charlotte Recovery Hub + Café this April. We’re offering a full month of free classes, gr...
04/02/2026

Here’s what’s happening at our Charlotte Recovery Hub + Café this April. We’re offering a full month of free classes, groups, and peer‑led programs designed to help us learn, grow, and heal together. Peer support is at the heart of everything we do, and you’re welcome to join us at your own pace in a warm, judgment‑free space.

👉 Check out the full Charlotte calendar at:
https://promiseresourcenetwork.org/charlotte-hub-calendar/

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1401 E 7th Street
Charlotte, NC
28204

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Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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