;jpkp Northeast Recovery Learning Community Calendar of Peer Support Groups, Trainings and Upcoming Events November 2015 Fall Edition Please contact Justin Brown at the Northeast Recovery Learning Community 978-687-4288, ext. 130 to confirm the details before attending peer groups. ** This calendar is available by email. Please inquire to jbrown@nilp.org to sign up ** HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER Two New Hub Spaces Opening In November The RLC s Metro North Hub (Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, and Wakefield) is opening a new space located at 11 Dartmouth Street, Suite 301 Malden, MA 02148 Phone: 978-687-4228, ext 201 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 1
The RLC s Greater Lynn Hub (Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus, Swampscott) is opening a new space located at 1 Market Street, Suite 203 Lynn, MA 01901 Phone: 978-687-4228, ext 202 The RLC s Lowell Hub continues to grow The RLC s Greater Lowell Hub (Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Westford) is located at 45 Merrimack Street, Suite 407 Lowell, MA 02148 Phone: 978-687-4228, ext 200 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 2
NOVEMBER EVENTS Lynn Thanksgiving Celebration Date & Time: Friday, November 20 th, 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Location: Operation Bootstrap, 20 Wheeler Street, Lynn, MA Contact: Gerry McManamy, 978.687.4288, ext. 202 Wakefield Thanksgiving Celebration Date & Time: Friday, November 20 th, 10:30 am 12:00 pm Location: The Savings Bank, 351 Main Street, Wakefield, MA Contact: Helina Fontes 978.687.4288, ext. 201 Lowell Thanksgiving Celebration Date & Time: Tuesday, November 24 th, 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Location: 45 Merrimack Street, Suite 407, Lowell, MA Contact: Lucy Ingram 978.687.4288, ext. 161 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 3
Movie Night: Silver Linings Playbook Date: Tuesday, November 17 th Time: 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Location: RLC Lowell Hub Space Hildreth Building 45 Merrimack St, Suite 407 Lowell, MA 01852 Contact: Lucy Ingram 978.687.4288, ext. 161 Art Event: Express Your Journey Date: Thursday, November 19 th Time: 2:30 pm 4:30 pm Location: RLC Lowell Hub Space Hildreth Building 45 Merrimack St, Suite 407 Lowell, MA 01852 Contact: Lucy Ingram 978.687.4288, ext. 161 Recovery Learning Community Lowell Hub Space Hildreth Building, 45 Merrimack Street, Suite 407 Lowell, MA 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 4
Lawrence Mayor s Health Task Force at NILP Date & Time: Thursday, November 19, 10:00 am 11:30 am Location: 20 Ballard Street, Lawrence, MA 01843 Contact: Rachely Ramos, 978.687.4288, ext. 143 Community Bowling Events Come join the Northeast Recovery Learning Community for peer support and a free game, or two!!! Wakefield Beverly Haverhill Thursday, November 19th 3:00pm 4:30pm Bowl O Mat 100 River Street Beverly, MA 01915 Contact Josh Marcus Ext. 113 Rescheduled to December 18 th due to Thanksgiving Celebration on November 20th Contact Helina Fontes Ext. 201 Tuesday, November 10 3:00pm 5:30pm Pilgrim Lanes 600 Primrose Street Haverhill, MA 01830 Contact Mitch Halaby Ext. 140 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) When: Monday, November 16th Location: Dockside Restaurant 1099 Main Street, Wakefield, MA Time: 6:30pm 8:00pm Contact: Justin Brown at 978-687-4288, ext. 130 ~~~ Pizza will be served ~~~ 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 5
Essex North (AMESBURY, ANDOVER, BOXFORD, BRADFORD, B YFIELD, GEORGETOWN, GROVELAND, HAVERHILL, LAWRENCE, MERRIMAC, METHUEN, NEWBURY, NEWBURYPORT, NO.ANDO VER, ROWLEY, SALISBURY, WEST NEWBURY) Lawrence: Lucy Ingram, 978-687-4288, ext. 161 Creative Expressions Fridays, 2:00-3:00pm, Point After Club, 15 Union St., Lower Level, Lawrence. Contact Lucy Ingram at 978-687-4288, ext. 161 The Second Chance Group Fridays, 12:30-1:30pm, Point After Club, 15 Union St., Lower Level. Contact Lucy Ingram at 978-687-4288, ext. 161 Andover: Lucy Ingram, 978-687-4288, ext. 161 Coffee and Discussion Group Tuesdays, 10:00-11:00am, Dunkin Donuts, 349 North Main Street, Andover, MA 01810. Contact Lucy Ingram at 978-687-4288, ext. 161 Haverhill: Mitch Halaby, 978-687-4288, ext. 140 Peer Support Mondays, 1:00pm 2:00pm, Haverhill Clubhouse, 100 Locust St., Haverhill. Contact Mitch Halaby at 978-687-4288, ext. 140. (Note: Contact Christian Day at 978-521- 6957 to become a Haverhill Clubhouse member. ) Dunkin Donuts Peer Support Group- Thursdays, 1:00pm 2:00pm, 215 Winter Street, Haverhill. Contact Mitch Halaby at 978-687-4288, ext. 140 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 6
Greater Lynn: (LYNN, LYNNFIELD, NAHANT, SAUGUS, SWAMPSCOTT) Lynn: Gerry McManamy, 978-687-4288 ext. 202 Chess Group of Lynn Fridays, 3:00-4:00pm, Eliot Community Human Services, Adult Day Treatment kitchen, 95 Pleasant St. Contact Josh Marcus at 978-687-4288, ext. 113 General Peer Support Mondays, 3:00-4:00pm, Greater Lynn Senior Services, 8 Silsbee St., Lynn. Contact Gerry McManamy at 978-687-4288, ext. 202 Dual Recovery Thursdays, 3:00 4:00pm, Greater Lynn Senior Services, 8 Silsbee St., Lynn. Contact Gerry McManamy at 978-687-4288, ext. 202 SPANISH Grupo de Apoyo, Martes,10:45 11:45am, Operation Bootstrap, 20 Wheeler St, Lynn, MA. Contact Rachely Ramos at 978-687-4288, ext. 143 For a tour of the new RLC Space located at 1 Market Street, Suite 203, Lynn, MA contact Gerry McManamy at 978-687-4288, ext. 202 Greater Lowell: (BILLERICA, CHELMSFO RD, DRACUT, DUNSTABL E, LOWELL, TEWKSBURY, TYNGSBORO, WESTFORD) Lowell: Lucy Ingram, 978-687-4288, ext. 161 Awakening to a new Potential 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays, 2:45-3:45pm, Lowell Resource Center, The Hildreth Building, 45 Merrimack St., Suite 407, Lowell. Contact Lucy Ingram at 978-687- 4288, ext. 161 Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30pm, Lowell Resource Center, The Hildreth Building, 45 Merrimack St., Suite 407, Lowell. Contact Kristen Hudson at 978-905-1818 Cosas De La Vida Viernes, 12:00 1:00pm, New England Community Care, 81 Bridge St., Lowell, 01852. Contact Rachely Ramos at 978-687-4288, ext. 143 Coffee and Discussion Group Mondays, 2:45 3:45pm, Dunkin Donuts, 290 Central Street, Lowell. Contact Lucy Ingram at 978-687-4288, ext. 161 NAMI Peer-to-Peer Mondays, 2:30 5:00pm, Lowell Resource Center,The Hildreth Building, 45 Merrimack St., Suite 407, Lowell. Contact Mary Jo Fortes at 978-687-4288, ext. 120 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 7
LGBTQ Thursdays, 5:00-6:00pm, Lowell Resource Center, The Hildreth Building, 45 Merrimack St., Suite 407, Lowell. Contact Kristen Hudson at 978-905-1818 Young Adult: Express Your View Wednesdays, October 14 th and October 28 th, 12:00pm 1:30pm, New England Community Care (NECC), 81 Bridge St., Lowell. Contact Rachely Ramos at 978-687-4288, ext. 143 Metro North: (EVERETT, MALDEN, ME DFORD, MELROSE, NORTH READING, READING, STONEHAM, WAKEFIELD) Wakefield: Helina Fontes at 978-687-4288, ext. 201 Striving for Happiness Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm, Horizon House, 78 Water Street, Wakefield. Contact Helina Fontes at 978-687-4288, ext. 201 Women s Support Group Thursdays, 9:30 11:00am, Brother s Deli, 404 Main Street, Wakefield, MA 01880. Contact Helina Fontes at 978-687-4288, ext. 201 Friendship Group Fridays, 10:30am 11:30am, The Savings Bank, 351 Main Street, Enter the Community Room to the right (Odds Fellow Building), First floor. Contact Helina Fontes at 978-687-4288, ext. 201 Malden For a tour of the new RLC space located at 11 Dartmouth Street, Suite 301, Malden, MA contact Helina Fontes at 978-687-4288, ext. 201 North Shore (BEVERLY, DANVERS, E SSEX, GLOUCESTER, HA MILTON, IPSWICH, MANCHESTER, MARBLEHE AD, MIDDLETON, PEABO DY, ROCKPORT, SALEM, TOPSFIELD, WE NHAM) Beverly: Josh Marcus, 978-687-4288, ext. 113 Cape Ann Social Group Mondays, 2:00 3:30pm, Cape Ann Adult Learning Center, 127 Rantoul St., Beverly. Contact Josh Marcus at 978-687-4288, ext. 113 Gloucester: Josh Marcus, 978-687-4288, ext. 113 One-to-One Peer Support. Contact Josh Marcus at 978-687-4288, ext. 113 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 8
Salem: Josh Marcus, 978-687-4288, ext. 113 Wednesdays 3:00-4:00pm, North Shore Community Development Coalition, 102 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970. Contact Josh Marcus at 978-687-4288, ext. 113 LGBTQIA November 19 th (3 rd Thursday of the month), 1:30 3:00pm, ILCNSCA, 27 Congress St., Suite 107, Salem, MA 01970. Contact Grant Murphy at 978-741-0077, ext. 130 NAMI Peer-to-Peer Tuesdays, 5:00-7:30pm, Salem Connections Clubhouse, Salem. Contact Josh Marcus at 978-687-4288, ext. 113 Tulsi Time 1st Thursday of the month, 3:30 4:30pm, Department of Mental Health, 45 Congress Street, Salem. Contact Josh Marcus at 978-687-4288, ext. 113 Stay Connected to the RLC Please join us at our weekly Community Planning Meeting where you will be joined by other peers in your community to share ideas and concerns about the groups running in your area. These meetings are facilitated by staff members and are a great way to obtain further support and more information about the RLC. Please call ahead to confirm that you will be attending. Lynn Friday 8:45am 9:45am D Amicis 41 Sutton Street, Lynn Lowell Tuesday 3:00pm 4:00pm RLC Lowell Space The Hildreth Building 45 Merrimack St, Suite 407 Lowell, MA Lawrence Wednesday 2:00pm 3:00pm Heavenly Donuts 262 Essex Street, Lawrence Metro North Friday 9:00am 10:00am Brother s Deli 404 Main Street, Wakefield North Shore Tuesday 11:15am 12:15pm JAHO Coffee & Tea 197 Derby Street, Salem Haverhill Wednesday 2:30pm 3:30pm Dunkin Donuts 215 Winter Street, Haverhill 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 9
No Peer Support Groups are run if the Lawrence Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather. The NERLC is closed on the following Holidays: New Year s Day [early close on New Year s Eve], Martin Luther King s Birthday; President s Day; Patriot s Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day and following Friday; and Christmas Day [early close on Christmas Eve.] 11/5/2015 S:\RLC FILES\2015\CALENDARS\2015 Calendars\11_November_ 2015 Calendar_Peer Groups & Trainings.docx 10