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Campaigns: Recovery Voices Count
Recovery Voices Count 2008
- Photos
- Press Coverage
- Events Around the Country
- Voter Guides, Brochures, and Links
- Organizing Tools
- Recovery Voices Count Resources
Recovery Voices Count is one part of our national movement to make it possible for friends, neighbors, and family members to experience long-term recovery from addiction. The program was designed to increase awareness of the recovery community as a political constituency. In 2008 growing numbers of recovery community organizations and recovery advocates across the nation engaged in activities to educate the public, opinion leaders, the media and policymakers about the reality of recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs as part of Faces & Voices of Recovery’s nonpartisan Recovery Voices Count project.
Recovery community organizations around the country planned events and activities building up to the November elections, using our Civic Engagement Guide and other project materials and resources such as Five Questions for Candidates and a Candidates Pledge. Check out this short video of UT-Austin’s Recovery Voices Count campaign.
As these organizations and recovery advocates registered voters, educated candidates for public office about key issues and turned out voters to the polls on Election Day, they had an even greater impact on the lives of people who still need help with their addiction, people in long-term recovery, their family members and communities. Faces & Voices of Recovery will be working with recovery community organizations to hold officials accountable now that they are elected. Click here for more on the 2008 campaign.
Photos
Click here to view photos from Recovery Voices Count activities across the country!
Press Coverage
Michael Fogle - First Time Voter - Building New Power
Dave Newton, KFTC, November 6, 2008
Meeting's subject: A second chance
Merlene Davis, Lexington Herald Leader, October 30, 2008
Local candidates discuss addiction, recovery issues
David Hinchey, The Chronicle, October 3, 2008
Former addicts urge continued state support
Andrew Perlot, Myrecordjournal.com, September 29, 2008
NJN News covers the launch of Recovery Voices Count in New Jersey. Watch the clip from 12:54 - 12:32.
Events Around the Country
- Ohio Citizen Advocates' Rally for Recovery Celebration & Jam
- CCAR kicks off Town Hall Meetings in Meriden, CT
- Ohio Citizen Advocates takes Recovery Voices Count to prison and much more
- Join Recovery Alliance's Get-Out-the-Vote campaign in El Paso, TX
- June 13, 2008: McCain at Town Hall meeting in New Jersey
- April 10, 2008: Discussion with Senator Obama's Policy Director
- January 25, 2008: Clinton at Town Hall meeting in South Carolina
- January 23, 2008: Obama at Town Hall meeting in South Carolina
- January 12, 2008: Bob Rice talks with Senator Graham (R-SC)
- December 2, 2007: Presidential Town Hall Meeting in New Hampshire
Click here to view pictures from these events!
Voter Guides, Brochures, and Links
- Ohio Citizen Advocates Voter Guide 2008
- Ohio Citizen Advocates Exercise Your Freedom: VOTE brochure
- Ohio Citizen Advocates Special Newsletter
- NCADD New Jersey's Decision 2008 New Jersey General Election Guide
- NCADD New Jersey Perspectives Newsletter
- FAVOR-SC Special Edition Recovery Road Newsletter
- Recovery Voices Count Documentary: UT-Austin
Organizing Tools
- McShin Foundation letter to Governor Mark Warner (Virginia)
- McShin Foundation Town Hall Flier (Virginia)
- FAVOR-SC Radio Public Service Announcements (South Carolina)
- FAVOR-SC Quotes from South Carolina Candidates (South Carolina)
- People Advocating Recovery Town Hall Flier (Kentucky)
- People Advocating Recovery Press Release (Kentucky)
Recovery Voices Count Resources
- Recovery Voices Count 2008 Wrap Up Report
- 1-page description of Recovery Voices Count (Adobe Acrobat .pdf, 211KB)
- 2008 Recovery Voices Count: A Guide to Non-Partisan Civic Engagement
Sample Sign to Promote Event (A-4)
Sample Registration Table Sign (A-6)
Voter Registration Sign-Up (A-7)
Sample Questions to Ask Candidates (B)
Sample Get-Out-the-Vote Telephone Script (C)
- Candidate Pledge & 5 Questions
- Voter Pledge form
- Recovery Voices Count PowerPoint
- Recovery Voices Count merchandise