Welcome to Journey to Recovery Community Center

Journey To Recover 5k Run/Walk Come join us for a fun-filled day of running and walking to support recovery! Our 5k event is open to all fitness levels, so whether […]

Emergency Department Support

Emergency Department Support We have staff on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help people in crisis. Sometimes life becomes unbearable and we understand. We are […]

Groups INFO

Groups are offered in person and via Zoom, and we have groups Monday – Friday (A.A. meetings are Sundays, 9AM at the North Country Community Hospital in Newport). Groups are […]

re•cov•er•y

A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

The action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost.

JTRCC Executive Director Receives 2024 Recovery Pioneer Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08-05-24 Gary De Carolis, Executive Director Recovery Partners of Vermont 802.310.5255 gary@vtrecoverynetwork.org 2 nd Annual Recovery Stars Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction – Awardees Announced Burlington, VT […]

August is Overdose Awareness Month, September is Recovery Awareness Month

August is Overdose Awareness Month and September is Recovery Awareness Month Opinion piece by Lila Bennett, Executive Director, Journey to Recovery Community Center in Newport, Vermont Every week, there is […]

JTRCC Helps Teens Survive the Summer!

JTR HELPS TEENS SURVIVE THE SUMMER! Summer in the NEK can be wild! It can be scary and without boundaries! Anyone and especially teens can feel lost. How do you […]

VT Digger: 6 weeks, 1 bed, 10 lives

6 weeks, 1 bed, 10 lives: A Newport recovery center provides space for hope in the opioid crisis

Chris Herren Coming on November 30!

Celtics Superstar Chris Herren Coming to Newport November 30 at 6pm- a riveting story of recovery from heroin and cocaine. Journey to Recovery Community Center and Northeast Kingdom Human Services […]

JTRCC and NCSU Collaborate to Combat Underage Substance Use

Journey to Recovery Community Center and North Country Supervisory Union are collaborating to bring prevention and early intervention into focus for the student body at NCSU this school year. Underage […]

NEK Community Partners Provide Rapid Access to Alcohol Treatment

NEK Community Partners to Provide Rapid Access to Alcohol Treatment -By Lila Bennett, Executive Director, Journey to Recovery Community Center Journey to Recovery Center, SaVida, BAART, Northeast Kingdom Human Services […]

A Message to our Community

Journey to Recovery Community Center has an important message for our community: By Lila Bennett, Executive Director, JTRCC There are times of day that if you ask us for help, […]

Dopesick. Let’s break the stigma that addicts are second class citizens

** Names and details have been changed for privacy purposes. She sat in the corner of my office, on the edge of her seat, head in her hands. Hunched over […]

JTRCC is here to Help During the Hustle of the Holidays

The hustle of the holidays means different things to different people. For us at Journey to Recovery, we are hustling to help. This time of year, as joyful as it […]

The Journey to Recovery Community Center Mission

Our mission is to provide a supportive environment of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction related to substance use and misuse.

Our Vision

Our Center endeavors to enrich the lives of people in all stages of recovery, including their families, friends and neighbors who have been adversely affected by addictions. JTRCC will provide a safe, substance-free and welcoming environment. Conducive of fellowship and community re-integration.

What is peer support?

Peer support is the process of giving and receiving encouragement to achieve long-term recovery. Peer Supporters, or what we at JTRCC call Coaches, offer emotional support, share knowledge, teach skills, provide practical assistance, and connect participants with resources, opportunities, communities of support and other people. Coaches are trained in Motivational Interviewing and have shared or lived experience, which helps them relate and support, and encourage each participant to find their personal best path for recovery.

What is recovery?

The dictionary definitions are: “A return to a normal state of health, mind or strength.” and, “ The action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost.”

At JTRCC, we embrace Recovery as both of those things. Recovery isn’t just about stopping using. Recovery is about learning why a person started using in the first place. We look at the root causes of substance use, and help each participant look at their pain and trauma, and find new paths to recovery their health, their state of mind, their self-worth, value and respect. We use trauma informed care to help individuals take a deeper look at their lives and patterns of behavior. As we establish relationships and connections we help each person develop their recovery in the ways that fully help them find and reclaim their lives in the ways that best serve their own heart and mind and health.

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is an approach in the human service field that assumes that an individual is more likely than not to have a history of trauma. TIC recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role trauma may play in an individual’s life, including using substances to cope.