Welcome to Journey to Recovery Community Center

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 here to help. If you or a loved one suffers an overdose or an intoxication resulting in a visit to the Emergency Department, the nursing […]

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 a safe and confidential place to share experiences and learn about paths to recovery. Groups are also a great place to meet peers who are […]

Coaching

One-on-One Coaching *Currently offered virtually or in-person. During COVID-19 restrictions, we’re offering sessions by Zoom and telephone, as well as socially-distanced, masked, in-person coaching sessions. We are careful to schedule all appointments so as not to overload our building. We take each participant’s temperature upon arrival and ask that they wash hands upon entering. We […]

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.

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 are excited to announce they are bringing former NBA Celtics superstar Chris Herren to the Northeast Kingdom. Chris is coming to tell his powerful story of […]

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 drinking, vaping and substance use are on the rise and NCSU is taking it seriously. For the 2022/2023 school year, Journey to Recovery will be […]

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 and North Country Hospital are partnering together to provide Rapid Access to Alcohol treatment. What does that mean? It means, if you or a loved […]

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, it’s a lot easier for us to help you. There are other times of day that will preclude us from same-day care. If you are […]

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 her knees with her eyes cast down, it was hard to get a glimpse of her face. When she first walked in she didn’t say […]

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 is for so many, can also be a triggering and painful time. It can be a time of extreme stress that can sadly snag a […]

Journey to Recovery has new home and new approach

Journey to Recovery has been featured in the Barton Chronicle! Read the story here.

Journey to Recovery moves to new location

Journey to Recovery Community Center has moved to a new location and is now open for in-person groups and Recovery Coaching sessions. Located right across from North Country Hospital, at 212 Prouty Drive, in the Birchwood Medical office building, JTRCC offers a variety of groups from Narcotics Anonymous, All Recovery, Moms in recovery and more. […]

Welcome to Journey to Recovery

Welcome to the first ever blog post of JTRCC! Many wonderful things are happening. JTRCC is moving to a new loaction, just across from the hospital. We are excited about this move for a number of reasons: We work with the hospital nearly every day with clients who are struggling to detox or reduce drinking […]

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.