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1. Recovery Walks!
Are you interested in organizing a Recovery Walk in your community? Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) has put together materials that you can use to plan your event. 01/11/2006 (Resource)

2. Recovery Advocates March on Baltimore City Hall
A march, prayers and public testimony about addiction and recovery marked a rally at Baltimore's City Hall to protest funding cuts aimed at the I Can't We Can recovery program. 06/26/2009 (News)

3. $199 Million in Recovery Act Prevention Funds Awarded to States
Public-health programs to reduce smoking are among the targets of $119 million in awards made to the states under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 02/09/2010 (News)

4. $1 Billion in Recovery Funds for Community Services Block Grant
Community-based nonprofits can tap into an extra $1 billion in funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) -- part of the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 04/22/2009 (News)

5. Study: Recovery Coaches Reduce Number of Substance-Exposed Births
New research suggests that recovery coaches -- caseworkers with special training in addiction, relapse prevention, case management and counseling -- can cut the number of newborns exposed to alcohol or other drugs and can play an important role in reuniting families. 01/07/2009 (News)

6. Byrne Recovery Act Funds Available
The U.S. Justice Department is currently accepting applications for Recovery Act grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program. 03/10/2009 (News)

7. Recovery Act Local Youth Mentoring Initiative
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in the U.S. Justice Department will award funds from the 2009 Recovery Act to support local youth mentoring programs. 03/10/2009 (News)

8. Recovery-Coast to Coast
A two hour nightly radio program about addiction and recovery. 02/06/2006 (Resource)

9. SMART Recovery Pitched as AA Alternative
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is "an absolutely remarkable program" that has helped millions of people overcome their addictions, said Joe Gerstein, founder of the SMART Recovery program. But Gerstein also questioned the disease concept of addiction and pitched SMART as an alternative for those who dislike AA's faith-based core philosophy. 03/12/2010 (News)

10. The Soul of Recovery: Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension in the Treatment of Addictions
This book talks about how and why alcoholics and addicts seek recovery through spirituality. 01/11/2006 (Resource)