Region 5 Recovery Advisory Council

12/11/2025

🌟 We’re Hiring a Conference Coordinator! 🌟

The Region 5 Recovery Advisory Council is excited to announce that we’re seeking a paid Conference Coordinator to help bring our two-day Peer Recovery Conference to life in September 2026 at HUB757 in Suffolk, VA.

This is a meaningful opportunity for someone who is organized, creative, and passionate about recovery to collaborate with a dedicated peer-led committee and support an event that centers hope, connection, and community impact.

🗓 Planning begins: February 1, 2026
📅 Conference dates: September 29–30, 2026
📨 Apply by: January 15, 2026

If this sounds like you (or someone you know), please email your experience and proposal to Lauren.Kern@Norfolk.gov
with the subject line “Conference Coordinator.”

We encourage individuals with lived experience, strong organizational skills, and a heart for recovery to apply. Please feel free to share this post to help us reach the right person 💜

12/11/2025

🎄December at the Pathways Drop-In Center! 🎄

FREE food, fun, and fellowship all month long for adults in recovery.

We’ve packed December with groups, activities, and TWO special holiday events you won’t want to miss!

📅 Weekly Activities Include:
• Mindfulness
• Recreation (Ping pong, cards, Wii, games)
• Karaoke & Gratitude
• Outdoor Days
• Guided Journaling
• Board Games
• SMART Recovery & Movie Nights

🎉 Special Events

🎄 Holiday Party – Saturday, Dec 13
⏰ 4–6 PM
Join us for food, games, music, hot chocolate, and connection.

🎨 Holiday Bash – Trivia & Ornament Decorating – Monday, Dec 15
⏰ 5–10 PM
Enjoy art, trivia, food, fellowship, and holiday cheer!

📍 Pathways Drop-In Center
409 Birdneck Circle, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
📞 757-385-6950

🚐 Some transportation is available — call to inquire.

Come warm up, relax, and spend time with a community that understands recovery and celebrates it. 💙

12/11/2025

🎄❄️ Festive Holiday Party at Pathways Drop-In! ❄️🎄
The Peer-Led Drop-In Center of Virginia Beach is hosting a Holiday Party for adults in substance use recovery — and you’re invited! Come warm up, connect, and have some fun with your fellow peers.

📅 Saturday, December 13, 2025
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Pathways Drop-In Center
409 Birdneck Cir., Virginia Beach, VA 23451
📞 (757) 385-6950

We’ll have:
✨ Food
✨ Games
✨ Music
✨ Hot chocolate
✨ Fellowship and fun

Some transportation is provided — call to inquire.
Event is 18+.

Share with someone who could use a little extra joy and connection this season. ❤️

12/10/2025

🎥 Last Call for Videographer Submissions! 🎥

If you’re interested in capturing the magic of our upcoming Region 5 RAC event on January 16th at The Assembly in Downtown Norfolk, the deadline to submit your interest is Monday, December 15th.

We’re looking for a videographer with a creative eye to help us record 2–3 podcast episodes and our live RAC meeting. This is a great opportunity to support lived-experience storytelling and shine a light on recovery across Region 5.

📩 Send your experience and proposal to:
Region5RACouncil@gmail.com

Don’t wait — we’d love to consider you for this project. Let’s create something powerful together! 💙🔥

🎥✨ We’re on the hunt for a VIDEOGRAPHER! ✨🎥
Region 5 RAC has an event coming up on January 16th at The Assembly in Downtown Norfolk — and we want YOU (or someone you know!) to help us capture the magic!

We’ll be recording 2–3 podcasts + our live meeting, and we’re looking for a creative eye behind the camera to bring recovery stories to life.

Think you’ve got the skills?
📩 Send your experience and proposal to Region5RACouncil@gmail.com

Let’s create something powerful together! 💙🔥

12/06/2025

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The Region 5 RAC offers Scholarships for the 72 hour peer training. Let us assist you in this milestone in your life in your journey.

Welcome to the Region 5 Recovery Advisory Council Scholarship Application! Please fill out the form below and include all relevant information regarding your lived experience with mental health or substance use disorders, or both. Please give us two business weeks to reply regarding if you will rece...

12/05/2025

🎥✨ We’re on the hunt for a VIDEOGRAPHER! ✨🎥
Region 5 RAC has an event coming up on January 16th at The Assembly in Downtown Norfolk — and we want YOU (or someone you know!) to help us capture the magic!

We’ll be recording 2–3 podcasts + our live meeting, and we’re looking for a creative eye behind the camera to bring recovery stories to life.

Think you’ve got the skills?
📩 Send your experience and proposal to Region5RACouncil@gmail.com

Let’s create something powerful together! 💙🔥

10/23/2025

🎥 5 Minutes of Connection, Hope, and Community 💙

The Region 5 RAC Recovery Conference was more than just a day, it was a reminder of what happens when peers, providers, and partners come together with one mission: to bridge the gap.

From Dr. Tony Dice’s powerful keynote to every breakout, conversation, and laugh in between, this conference was filled with heart, purpose, and healing energy.

Take a few minutes to watch the recap and feel the impact for yourself. This is what recovery looks like when we do it together.

Tag Region 5 Recovery Advisory Council and share your favorite moment using — we want to see your perspective!



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10/17/2025

💚💜🖤 Meet the 2025 Region 5 RAC Conference Committee! 💚💜🖤

Behind every incredible event is a team of passionate, dedicated individuals and this group made the Region 5 RAC Recovery Conference – Bridging the Gap one to remember!

From planning and logistics to workshops, vendors, and day-of coordination, this committee poured their hearts into creating a space where peers, providers, and community partners could connect, learn, and grow together.

We are so grateful for their leadership, teamwork, and commitment to recovery, community, and hope. 🙌🏽

Help us celebrate this amazing team, drop a 💜 in the comments and tag someone who made this year’s conference special!

10/16/2025

🎥✨ The Energy. The Connection. The Impact. ✨🎥

Our 2025 Region 5 RAC Recovery Conference – Bridging the Gap was more than an event , it was a movement.

From Dr. Tony Dice’s inspiring keynote to powerful breakout sessions, lived-experience leadership, and moments of authentic connection, the day reminded us what recovery, collaboration, and community are all about. 💙

Thank you to every facilitator, vendor, volunteer, and attendee who made this year unforgettable.

🎬 Watch our 1-minute recap video below — and don’t forget to tag 5 RAC in your photos and posts! Let’s keep the energy and impact of alive all year long.

10/16/2025