Community is a word we use often at Recovery Café Longmont. Healing community and loving community are used to describe our service model. Inclusive community is one of our core values. Recent events in our nation—COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd and other African Americans, demonstrations asserting the truth yet again that Black Lives Matter—is a
Providing Community During Mass Social Isolation
A Reflection by Faire Holliday, Program Manager On my first day at Recovery Café Longmont, we officially closed our doors because of the social distancing requirements around the coronavirus. When I arrived, staff gloved up and headed outside with a box full of sack lunches. We knew this was going to be our last day
Staying Connected: Volunteers Share Their Thoughts and Support
Our volunteers embody the spirit of Recovery Café Longmont by nurturing a healing community and a culture of recovery for everyone who comes through our doors. We’ve been checking on all our volunteers to see how they are faring during the COVID-19 crisis. We connected with each volunteer by phone and held a virtual meeting