RECOVERY ADVOCACY PROJECT INC

CULTIVATING ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP A CORNERSTONE OF RAP'S MISSION IS FOSTERING STRONG LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY. IN 2025, THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH ROBUST STATE ORGANIZING TEAMS, THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE RECOVERY ORGANIZER COACHING (ROC) PROGRAM, AND THE NEWLY INTEGRATED RUN FOR RECOVERY CANDIDATE TRAINING INITIATIVE. STATE ORGANIZING TEAMS: RAP SUSTAINED DEDICATED LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN 12 STATES, IDENTIFYING AND ADVANCING INITIATIVES SPECIFIC TO THEIR REGIONS. ENGAGEMENT: THESE TEAMS HELD 67 ORGANIZING MEETINGS (VIA ZOOM OR IN PERSON)THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PARTICIPATION: TOTAL ATTENDANCE REACHED 430 INDIVIDUALS, WITH MEETING SIZES RANGING FROM 4 TO 20 ATTENDEES AND AN AVERAGE OF 7 MEMBERS PER MEETING. MEETING FREQUENCY: MOST TEAMS NOW MEET MONTHLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NEW JERSEY AND DC, WHICH CONTINUE TO MEET BIWEEKLY. RECOVERY ORGANIZER COACHING (ROC): THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TARGETED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING SUPPORT THROUGH A CORE GROUP OF NATIONAL COACHES. THE ROC TEAM HELD STRATEGIC MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATED IN A TWO-PART LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP THIS FALL. RUN FOR RECOVERY INITIATIVE: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRAINER ROSI GREENBERG, RAP HOSTED WEEKLY WORKSHOPS TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP THOSE IN RECOVERY AND THEIR ALLIES TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. O PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT: THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED A COHORT OF 16 ATTENDEES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE, FROM CONTEMPLATION TO ACTIVE CAMPAIGNING. O SKILL DEVELOPMENT: WORKSHOPS PROVIDED TOOLS FOR SHARING A "STORY OF SELF," DEVELOPING A CLEAR PLATFORM, AND MASTERING THE KEY SKILL OF DOOR KNOCKING. O PRACTICAL TRAINING: PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TRAINING ON FUNDRAISING, DONOR RELATIONS,CAMPAIGN PLANNING, AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION REMAINED CENTRAL TO RAP'S SUCCESS, SERVING TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, DRIVE TARGETED ACTION, AND CULTIVATE A CONNECTED, INFORMED NETWORK OF RECOVERY ALLIES. BROAD & TARGETED REACH: UTILIZING ITS COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM, ACTION NETWORK, RAP DISSEMINATED CRUCIAL INFORMATION AND CALLS TO ACTION FOCUSED ON ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY POLICIES. NATIONAL AUDIENCE GROWTH: THROUGH INTEGRATED WEB TOOLS AND STRATEGIC SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED AND ENGAGED A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF 203,169 INDIVIDUALS. STATE-SPECIFIC IMPACT: THIS BROAD OUTREACH WAS AMPLIFIED BY STATE-SPECIFIC CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS THE VIRGINIA MOBILIZATION WHICH GENERATED OVER 500 TARGETED LETTERS TO STATE OFFICIALS TO PROTECT RECOVERY SERVICES. TAILORED MESSAGING: TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE ADVOCATES WERE REACHED THROUGH LOCALIZED ALERTS AND LISTENING SESSIONS, HIGHLIGHTING RAP'S ABILITY TO TAILOR MESSAGING FOR MAXIMUM RELEVANCE AND GRASSROOTS IMPACT ACROSS ITS 12 ACTIVE STATE TEAMS.