About RICARES

Our Mission

To advance addiction recovery in Rhode Island through advocacy, community engagement, and service.

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Our Vision

Vibrant and diverse recovery communities that champion Rhode Islanders from any background at every stage of their unique recovery pathways. 

 

Our Commitment

RICARES will:

  • Organize, articulate, and mobilize recovery voices, and foster broad public awareness of the breadth and power of recovery.
  • Work to eliminate the impact of addiction stigma and discrimination, and reduce the health disparities and social injustice that undermine recovery.
  • Foster the development and accessibility of community-based recovery capital.
  • Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in recovery.
  • Encourage the research, development, and delivery of exemplary peer-based and other recovery support services.