2023 Annual Report
Faces & Voices of Recovery is dedicated to advancing peer support services and recovery efforts everywhere.
From Recovery Capital Popups and technical assistance to national conferences and educational campaigns, we keep ourselves moving toward progress.
A Message from the CEO
We are proud to share the transformative work Faces & Voices of Recovery did in 2023.
Our dedicated board, staff, and Alliance members worked hard to advance our mission. From spearheading advocacy initiatives to featuring voices of recovery with our podcast series Recovery Stories Have Power, we have focused on ways we can make positive change.
Recovery Data PlatformTM, our innovative data capture technology, broadened its reach and made recovery community resources even more accessible with a new user-friendly app. (RecoveryNet is currently in beta testing and will be widely available later in 2024.)
Through strategic alliances and partnerships, we led peer recovery-focused events and made educational opportunities available to thousands of individuals eager to do more in their communities across the nation.
We also remained committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusivity a foundational piece of our organization’s ethos. We continue to be teachable and intentional in how we show up for DEI, acknowledging that there will always be chances to learn and grow.
Responding to a request for higher inclusivity of diverse recovery-focused organizations, the Alliance for Recovery-Centered Organizations, formerly known as the Association of Recovery Community Organizations (ARCO), was launched.
Faces & Voices also created a first-of-its-kind national RCO certification. This new certification, along with our Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services (CAPRSS), cements our already-high standards for peer support service delivery.
We are thrilled to see our membership grow as we adapt to the changing landscape of recovery advocacy and peer support services.
Looking ahead, we renew our commitment to promoting hope, healing, and health in the recovery community.
Thank you for your continued support.
Warmly,
Advocacy
➤ Presenters at the Recovery Leadership Summit and America Honor's Recovery Gala & Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Public Voice
➤ National Rally for Recovery, Oklahoma City, OK
Outreach & Engagement
➤ Keegan Wicks presenting during a Recovery Capital Popup event.
"PLEASE KEEP FIGHTING."
"I really appreciate Faces & Voices...and the leaps and bounds we've seen when it comes to the discussion of peer support and the need for preventative measures when it comes to substance use."
— Donald Whitehead
National Coalition for the Homeless
2023 Recovery Month Kick-off Luncheon
Contracts & Revenue
➤ Stock photography on Canva.
2023 Contract Revenue
Historical Operating Revenue
FUN FACT:
When Faces & Voices won its first contract with the State of Florida in 2018, there were only 5 Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) across the entire state.
As a direct result of the grassroots organizing, training, and resources we’ve provided since that time, Florida now has 38.
Information Technology
➤ Screen mock-up of RecoveryNet's events section platform. RecoveryNet was made possible with the support of The Elevance Health Foundation.
Justice, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (J-DEI)
➤ Dr. Dietra Hawkins speaks during the 2023 Equity Dinner of the Recovery Leadership Summit in Washington, DC.
J-DEI Impact
Faces & Voices worked with BothAnd Partners to strengthen its foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
As a company, we:
- Recruited new board members to focus on J-DEI.
- Created a standard process for orientation and onboarding.
- Developed interview questions to address J-DEI and recovery for new staff.
- Provided opportunities for all staff to train in the six-part series on Foundations of Racial Equity.
- Made the J-DEI Task Group an official J-DEI Board Committee with co-chairs.
- Started a bi-annual board and staff meeting series.
- Completed an Organizational Culture Assessment Process with staff and board members.
- Conducted 12 monthly internal J-DEI trainings facilitated by BothAnd Partners.
- Partnered with BothAnd Partners to provide racial equity facilitation training for over 30 staff, board members, and external stakeholders.
- Sold out the Equity Dinner event.
Media
Recovery Stories Have Power Podcast
Recovery Stories Have Power Podcast
The Recovery Stories Have Power podcast, hosted and produced by Oliver Books, features authentic, down-to-earth conversations with recovery experts, advocates, and allies.
Our pilot season had impressive reach, touching peer support specialists, treatment professionals, people working at Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs), individuals in recovery, family and friends impacted by addiction, and more.
Social Media
Our presence grew, big time.
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Signature Events
Trainings & Programs
ARCO Impact
In 2023, Faces & Voices of Recovery made a pivotal change in transforming its membership program from the Association of Recovery Community Organizations into the Alliance for Recovery-Centered Organizations. ARCO’s reach and impact has expanded, broadened, and become more inclusive.
| Membership applications received | 55 |
| New members, including 3 culturally-specific members focused on LGBTQIA2S+: | 22 |
| Recovery leadership support group meetings: | 30+ |
| All-member calls | 12 |
| Total Members at end of year | 205 |
| Virtual Learning Community Webinar Attendees | 207 |
| Organizations in the Pipeline | 75 |
| Total Organizations Accredited or Reaccredited | 26 |
| New Organizations in the Pipeline | 9 |
| Total States Represented | 24 |
CAPRSS Impact
The Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services (CAPRSS) is the only accrediting body in the US specifically for recovery community organizations (RCOs) and other programs offering addiction peer recovery support services (PRSS).
| States with CAPRSS accreditation: | 24 |
| Total organizations accredited or reaccredited: | 26 |
| Virtual Learning Community (VLC) webinar attendees: | 207 |
| Organizations working toward accreditation: | 75 |
| New organizations in the pipeline: | 9 |
NRI Impact
The National Recovery Institute is Faces & Voices of Recovery’s flagship program, offering trainings, technical assistance, professional development, and more.
| Total trainings | 152 |
| Total attendance | 5,228 |
| Total individuals trained in signature programs: | 487 |
| Largest motivational interviewing training attendance | 163 |
| Largest compassion fatigue training attendance | 173 |
| Largest stigma reduction training attendance | 172 |
| Average training rating for 5,000+ attendees | 4.9/5 |
| Compassion Fatigue | 173 |
| ORN Stigma Reduction Rr. Our Stories Have Power | 172 |
| Motivational Interviewing | 163 |
Board of Directors
"It’s an honor to serve on the Faces and Voices Board of Directors because Faces & Voices is one of the most noble endeavors - to support an individual in recovery, to support a community and nation to be recovery ready.
Faces and Voices of Recovery continues vital work supporting recovery across America. This fiscal year was no different. We accomplished so much supporting recovery community organizations and recovery policies thru our advocacy and partnerships."
David Mineta
