Summit Recovery Hub
A Recovery Community Organization for Summit County, Ohio
The Summit Recovery Hub
The Summit Recovery Hub began in 2022 as a vision to amplify and augment recovery-oriented systems of care in Summit County, Ohio. Our goal is to inform the community about what recovery is and how to support and sustain that recovery as individuals and as a community.
Our Story to Date - 2022
In 2022 we started with a webpage and a free Google Voice number to take calls. We have social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to build a community of support. We have a public calendar with multiple recovery meeting supporting the multiple pathways of recovery every day. We offer the SummitPEERS network to advance and develop competencies and leadership in peer recovery support work in our county
In July 2022 we received our EIN and our IRS Exempt 501c3 status.
We had an amazing Overdose Awareness Day event on 8/31/2022 where we convened 235+ individuals impacted by overdose loss on a landmark bridge wearing our purple "End Overdose" t-shirts.
In October we convened and held our first board meeting, elected officers, adopted bylaws and various policies and planned our advisory committee.
In November we opened our business banking account and took our first donation!
In December we held an Overdose & Naloxone: Harm Reduction 101 community training and Narcan distribution in partnership with Summit County Public Health and the Summit County Opiate & Addiction Task Force. We also had our first Advisory Committee meeting on 12/03/2022 and then our end-of-year Peer Training Day and holiday potluck on 12/10/2022.
We finished up the year with a SummitPEERS Training Day where we had a focus group to inform our local behavioral health board about priorities and gaps in services in recovery support services in our county for the Community Assessment Plan (CAP). Then we had a holiday potluck and 3 peer trainings covering mandatory classes needed for recertification.
"For nearly two decades I've been working in the recovery support space and have constantly wondered why our systems are so difficult to navigate and for more people to gain a foothold in sustaining their recovery.
The Summit Recovery Hub aims to be a backbone of recovery support for anyone seeing recovery."
China Krys Darrington
Summit Recovery Hub
Mission of the project
Summit Recovery Hub is dedicated to promoting sustained recovery by providing connection, pro-social community activity, support and advocacy to those affected by substance use and mental health disorders.
Vision
Summit Recovery Hub envisions a community where hope and connection to a supportive community has the power to transform lives, families and communities.
Values
Recovery
Community
Inclusiveness
Compassion
Dignity