Laughter spills from the kitchen as member, Mary, and peer support specialist, Felicia, wash dishes after lunch. In classic Mary style, she is telling jokes and sharing stories all with the hopes of making the people around her feel joy. When asked what her favorite thing in the Café, her immediate response is “to laugh,
Deepening community connection through a bilingual/bicultural peer support program
Longmont, Colorado, a high-elevation town with cold winters, was in need of a refuge: a space where people who experienced trauma, homelessness, substance use disorder, and other mental health challenges could gather and heal together. With Lisa Searchinger heading up the organization, Recovery Café Longmont was born, opening in 2019 and creating a warm haven
Fall 2021 Newsletter
Learn more about all the happenings at the Café in our newly released October newsletter: ONLINE HERE. In case you missed it, please enjoy reading the October 2020 newsletter ONLINE HERE.