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We are elated to announce that Shannon Carchidi has joined North Central Vermont Recovery Center as our Assistant Director!

Shannon brings more than 20 years of professional Human Resources experience as well as program and project management to our team. Shannon is a person living in and committed to her own long-term recovery and sobriety and she is passionate about our recovery community. Shannon’s experience with change management and employee relations comes at a perfect time as we embrace many positive changes and growth within our recovery community. Shannon lives in Berlin with her amazing and energetic 4-year old son. They love to go bike-riding, kayaking and camping during our beautiful Vermont summers.
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2021
 
Franklin Named Vermont’s Top Business Wellness Leader
Contact: Janet Franz, Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports chairperson, (802) 238-8182; janet.l.franz@uvm.edu
Montpelier — The Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is pleased to name Daniel Franklin, Executive Director of the North Central Vermont Recovery Center in Morrisville, the Business Wellness Leadership Award recipient for 2021. The honor recognizes Franklin’s motivational role modeling, generous service to the community and strong leadership in sustaining a culture of wellbeing. 
“Daniel Franklin is an innovative proponent of preventative health care and fostering a culture of wellbeing in Vermont. His nominators described his highly demanding job leading a recovery community in an opioid crisis, and pointed to the plethora of integrative wellness programs he has brought to north central Vermont, including a community garden, yoga, reiki, acupuncture, arts programs and music therapy,” said Janet Franz, Council chairperson. “Our council members were impressed by Daniel’s generous community service, serving on steering committees and boards of numerous charitable organizations. He is truly a wellness leader and an excellent role model and spokesperson for fitness and health in Vermont.”
Franklin has led the North Central Vermont Recovery Center for more than three years. His list of achievements, initiatives and goals includes creating a community garden and nutrition program at the Center and steering the Center toward a Gold Level 3-4-50 partner (the program highlights the connection between three behaviors cause four diseases that account for 50 percent of all deaths in Vermont). Franklin focuses on the wellness of both his employees and the community he serves.
One of Franklin’s nominators wrote, “Daniel has expanded the many services at the North Central Vermont Recovery Center including creating a new satellite facility at Jenna’s House in Johnson, which will host a fitness center as part of its many offerings…as well as a Moms in Recovery Support Program that includes walking groups.”
“These ideas were borne out of the realization that such opportunities are often out of reach financially for many people, especially for people and families working to rebuild their lives in pursuit of long-term recovery from substance use disorders,” Franklin said. “I hope that through the struggles of the last year-plus, we will all emerge with more awareness about what contributes to or detracts from our overall wellness and have more tools for pursuing wellness.”
Franklin’s commitment to community extends far beyond his worksite. His network includes: the Vermont Association of Recovery Center Directors (co-chair); the Lamoille Interagency Networking Team (co-chair); Lamoille Health Collaborative (executive member); Executive Committee for Health and Healthcare Organizations; Mental Health and Substance Misuse Operations Unit, Lamoille Area Health & Human Services Response Command Center (team lead) and Healthy Lamoille Valley Steering Committee (chair). In addition, Franklin writes a column for the News & Citizen newspaper and he is a Vermont Certified Recovery Coach.
A native of Guilford, Vermont, Franklin resides in Craftsbury with his fiancé, Corrina Thurston, and son, Josiah.
The Vermont Business Wellness Leader Award is presented in conjunction with Vermont Governor Philip B. Scott’s proclamation of May as Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The proclamation can be found here in its entirety: https://governor.vermont.gov/content/physical-fitness-and-sports-month-proclamation-21-043.
The Vermont health department recommends that adults aim for 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity each week. Moderate activity includes walking fast, bicycling, dancing and swimming. Children should engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day, including walking to school, playing in the yard or playground, climbing trees, riding bikes and participating in sports.
The Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports promotes health and wellness through physical activity for people of all fitness and ability levels.
Thank you to the many individuals, businesses, foundations, faith communities and others who make it possible for us to do what we do, free of charge, every day of the year for the people and the community we serve. Every gift and grant helps us save and change lives! 

In May, we are truly proud and thankful to have received generous grants from the Ben and Jerry's Foundation's Community Action Team and Vermont Electric Coop in support of our recovery coaching program, and from the Morrisville Coop's Round It Up for Change and The Red Sox Foundation in support of our Health and Wellness Program. Thank you for your belief in us and your contributions to help Lamoille Valley residents achieve healthier, happier lives! 
Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Partners,

At this time we feel it is necessary to share that while there are always dangerous, potent, and harmful drugs in our community that threatens lives, right now there seems to be a particularly deadly batch of drugs in our community. Recent overdoses where we know Narcan from the recovery center was used in reversals have required an unusually large number of doses of Narcan, which often indicates the presence of fentanyl or carfentanil. These are drugs added into more common substances like heroin and contribute to about 88% of all overdose deaths. In the event of an overdose or other emergency, 911 should always be called, and anyone who administers Narcan is protected by the Good Samaritan Laws from any liability, regardless of the result. In a majority of cases where an overdose occurs, it is a bystander such as a family member or friend or a fellow user who is the first responder, and is in the best position to save a person's life in the first critical moments of distress. That's why it's important for as many of us as possible to carry Narcan as well as information on how someone can get help if they want.

In this spirit, the North Central Vermont Recovery Center h
as plentiful Narcan that we give out for free, anytime, with no questions asked! Simply stop by and ask a staff member for some. We have an instructional video on how to administer Narcan and other helpful information available at:
 
https://www.ncvrc.com/save-a-life-1
There, you can learn about community resources including the
local MAT Team and Vermont Cares.

We also have Harm Reduction to go Packs, which include three doses of Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and other information and supplies. You can learn about them here via this informational video:
https://youtu.be/TuWow7JZMcY

There's also an informative article written by our Executive Director, Daniel Franklin on how you can be prepared to save a life if circumstances necessitate it:

 "With Narcan and Proper Training, Anyone Can Save a Life"

We are here for the community and ready to help, along with our many amazing partners in health and human services. Please don't be afraid to reach out if we can help you, or someone in your life that needs support! 


Our Moms In Recovery Support Program has its own web page! Check it out here:
https://www.ncvrc.com/moms-program

Like & Follow Our Moms In Recovery Support Program on Facebook!

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Addiction Recovery Channel: Recovery Friendly Workplaces and Their Profound Impact

Addiction Recovery Channel: Recovery Friendly Workplaces and Their Profound Impact - Improving the Lives of Individuals Through Employment
Join Ed Baker and his accomplished guests:
Tammy Bushell, Director of Human Services at Edliund Company
Ron Stankevich, Community Outreach Director, Dominion Diagnostics
Lisa Lord, Director of Workforce Programs, Recovery Vermont
Mickey Wiles, CEO and Founder, Working Fields
Barbara Rabtoy, Person in Recovery
This panel tells the story of building this crucial resource in Vermont, of supporting people with Substance Use Disorder in obtaining and thriving in employment settings, and how this profoundly benefits the employer, the recovering employee, and our communities.
Now you can contact a Recovery Coach via our website! 

To submit a secure, confidential, message to our team
go to: https://www.ncvrc.com/recovery-coaching-1
NCVRC is seeking volunteers!  This is a great way to give back, get involved, and help our community! Contact us today or visit our volunteer page for more info! 
PARTICIPANT SURVEY
Would you like to help demonstrate the value of recovery centers? Would you like to share how you've utilized our recovery center or another recovery center and how it has affected your life? You can take the 2021 Participant Survey at  https://www.ncvrc.com/participant-survey and your feedback will be gathered together anonymously with the feedback from other people to give us valuable information that will guide us as we continue to grow, adapt, and evolve to meet the needs of our communities and our state. If you choose to take the survey, thank you for your time and insights!

Don't give up hope. Help is available! 
Starting the path to recovery is only a visit, a phone call, or an email away! 


North Central Vermont Recovery Center
275 Brooklyn Street, Suite 2
Morrisville, VT 05661​
Phone #: 802-851-8120
Fax #: 802-851-8295
recovery@ncvrc.com

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