MOBILIZE RECOVERY

MOBILIZE RECOVERY, LAUNCHED IN 2018 THROUGH THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER AND CONNECT RECOVERY ADVOCATES NATIONWIDE. IN 2024, MOBILIZE RECOVERY TOOK ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON THE ROAD WITH A NATIONWIDE BUS TOUR THAT MADE 27 STOPS IN 13 STATES. THIS TOUR BROUGHT TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ALLIES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY AND DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. THE TOUR SERVED AS A PLATFORM TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR ORGANIZED CIVIC ADVOCACY, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ADVOCATES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE YEAR'S EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDED THE ANNUAL MOBILIZE RECOVERY DAY OF SERVICE, A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE THAT UNITED OVER 3,000 VOLUNTEERS AT OVER 600 SERVICE PROJECT EVENTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF RECOVERY AND GIVE BACK TO COMMUNITIES. BY MOBILIZING INDIVIDUALS, SHARING RESOURCES, AND COORDINATING ACTION, MOBILIZE RECOVERY CONTINUED TO BUILD A POWERFUL CONSTITUENCY DEDICATED TO CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE FOR MILLIONS AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

MOBILIZE RECOVERY'S OVERDOSE RESPONSE INITIATIVE HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN COMBATING THE OVERDOSE CRISIS THROUGH OUR FREE NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. AS OF DECEMBER 2024, THE INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF NEARLY 40 ORGANIZATIONS, HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 950,000 FREE DOSES OF NALOXONE ACROSS 21 STATES. WORKING THROUGH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS, INCLUDING RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS, HARM REDUCTION GROUPS, AND PEER SUPPORT PROVIDERS, THE INITIATIVE EQUIPS COMMUNITIES WITH THE LIFE-SAVING TOOLS NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO OVERDOSES AND BECOME VITAL POINTS OF SUPPORT.