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| Sing Sing Correctional Facility - Ossining, NY |
State of New York Department of Correctional Services Road Recovery Award Ceremony at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, NY (L-R, rear) James Purdy, Deputy Superintendent for Programs, Dr. Lesley Malin, Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Scott Bienenfeld, M.D. - Road Recovery Executive Board, (L-R, front) Gene Bowen, Road Recovery, Philip Heath, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility. |
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"The State of New York Department of Correctional Services, and the staff and inmates of Sing Sing Correctional Facility are honored to present Road Recovery with the Certificate of Appreciation for their outreach concert event on May 2, 2009 and for bringing a message of hope and recovery to all of us. Road Recovery's outreach concert event has had a significant and long lasting positive effect on those who participated. We look forward with great anticipation to our proposed continuing partnership with Road Recovery. Together, through music as a medium, we can continue to uplift, inspire, and encourage those in our population who are working every day to transform their lives. " - Dr. Lesley Malin, Assistant Deputy Superintendent Sing Sing Correctional Facility |
| Voices Project
– Haines, Alaska |
Contracted
Services -August 2006 – August 2008.
Road Recovery Performance
Workshops, spanning (1) week involving (20) Haines, Alaska
teens (ages:14-18) and staff associated with the Voices Project.
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| Voices Project: A local Alaskan-based program designed to increase education and awareness of the impacts of substance abuse on people’s lives in the small rural town. "Watching Road Recovery’s team - Charles, Meghan, Owen, and Jay literally create an instant connection and rapport with the teens in the workshop was astounding to behold. Road Recovery’s ability to share their enormous talent, model courage and communication, and inspire kids to do the same is a miracle to witness. This year, I was most impressed with the meetings, and the level of sharing that came from the youth, some of whom struggling with serious issues. They felt safe beginning to talk and share – which is especially difficult to do in a small town. The music rocked, the meetings were powerful, and the kids left the experience expressing a great sense of accomplishment and hope. All the youth who participated continue to rave about the experience and plead for more. We’re definitely looking forward to next year!" – Tania Danielski, Voices Project Coordinator |
| Notre Dame of Mt.
Carmel – Cedar Knolls, NJ |
| Contracted Services – January – June
2007.
Road Recovery Performance Workshops involves over 25 teens
(ages: 15-18) and staff, spanning 12 weeks. |
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| Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel, (a Roman Catholic parish dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of their parish & community in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey celebrate the impact on all those involved in Road Recovery’s Performance Workshops 2007 programs. "Before recovery, I got arrested and I violated probation twice with narcotics. I was sent to an in-patient place. I knew I needed it. I had wanted to stop for a year before that, and I just couldn’t stop. The Road Recovery staff gives us a place to share what’s on our mind; no matter what it is...everyone gives feedback from their experiences. No one is judgmental. We all learn from one another. After we huddle together to share what’s going on in our lives we practice and create a performance. I have never performed. I was really scared the first time I sang in front of people. Everyone was so supportive and helpful which relieved a lot of the stress. The creative aspect of Road Recovery is so special and very important. It expresses everything we are feeling. The music excites things more, and addicts need to be excited. We all play together, so we work as one, we become one through the process of Road Recovery." – Inha, Road Recovery program participant (17 years old) |
| Henry Ittleson
Center/Jewish Board for Family & Children Services |
Contracted Services – January
2004 - Present.
Road Recovery Performance Workshops involves over
30 Ittleson Center kids (ages: 6-13) and staff, spanning
14 weeks. |
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Based in Riverdale, the Ittleson Center
is a residential program of the Jewish Board of Family and
Children's Services. Ittleson helps children who have experienced
trauma in their young lives and as a result have significant
problems in learning, in making or keeping friends, and managing
feelings. Staff and volunteers work closely with each child
to re-build a sense of self and improve their responses to
the world around them. Ittleson provides its children with intensive
clinical services and special education in small classes, all within
a nurturing and structured environment.
"Road Recovery was a great
experience for all our residents. It was creative, expressive,
therapeutic, and fun for all. What a great way for emotionally
disturbed kids to learn and perform together. We hope Road Recovery
can come back next year for more!"
– Dr. Elizabeth Osborn,
PhD, Clinical Director, Henry Ittleson Center for Children Research |
| Linden Hill, Goldsmith
Center / Jewish Board for Family & Children Services |
Contracted Services – January
2008 - Present.
Road Recovery Performance Workshops involves over
70 Linden Hill & Goldsmith Center teens (ages: 13-19)
and staff, spanning 14 weeks. |
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Linden Hill and
Goldsmith Programs:
The Residential Treatment Facilities (RTFs) Linden Hill and
Goldsmith Center are programs that work with adolescent
boys and girls with emotional and behavioral difficulties. These programs
provide a therapeutic milieu for teens whose emotional
problems have left them unable to function as well as they would like.
The programs staff are dedicated to helping residents find the inner
strength to cope with the emotional, social, and developmental
challenges they face.
"The children and adolescents representing
the Residential Treatment Facilities of the Jewish Board
of Family and Children’s
Services, like many of the Road Recovery staff, have faced
many difficulties in their young lives and are using music
and dance as an alternative to the negative behaviors they
may have used in the past. I am so pleased to have Road Recovery
working with us and hope that we can continue to work with
them for a long time to come."
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Kathleen Forte, MA - Director of RTFs and Children’s Day Treatment
Division |
| Caron Treatment Centers |
Contracted
Services – May 2003 – June 2009
Road
Recovery Performance Workshops, spanning
52 weeks involving Caron teen alumni (ages:14-25) and staff
associated with Caron’s New York Recovery Center. |
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| "Caron Foundation is pleased to
partner with Road Recovery as we move forward with providing excellence
in addiction treatment at our New York Recovery Center. The opportunities
available through Road Recovery, combined with treatment provided by
the Caron Foundation, will afford these young people an opportunity
to experience how to be creative without using drugs, a true example
of experiencing life on life's terms." – Doug Tieman
President/CEO Caron Foundation |
The Graham School/Graham-Windham,
Inc./Greenburgh-Graham
Union Free School District #11 |
Contracted Services - 2001 -
Present.
Road Recovery’s Performance Workshops involves
over 80 students (ages 8-19) and more than 12 staff, spanning
16 weeks.
"As the Director of the residential program and School
Board member of our Union Free School District, I am very
aware and appreciative of the impact Road Recovery's program
has had on our children. |
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Alcohol and substance abuse
has affected a majority of our children's lives and combining
the right message regarding substance abuse with a theatrical
program could not have been better designed for our population.
All studies I have read regarding risk factors for substance
abuse emphasize the combination of education and meaningful
use of free time as our best weapons against the tragedies
that occur daily when youth use drugs. After three years with
Road Recovery, your name and influence on the culture of our
program is dramatic. Students have found a great outlet and
opportunity in the theatre arts, and recognize your efforts
as part of the treatment and rehabilitation on our campus.
Thank you Road Recovery for your commitment. It has made
a real difference in our student's lives." –
Gerald S. Leventhal, VP - Westchester Division, Graham-Windham |
| City of New York
NYC 2000 - Millennium Celebration |
Sponsored by: Office
of the Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani. Awarded City of New York
Event Contract of $76,000.00 to Produce "First
Night Queens, NY" - Flushing Meadows Corona Park -
Unisphere Monument, Road Recovery 'Live' Outdoor Music Performance,
December 31, 2000. |
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| "On behalf of Mayor Rudy Giuliani, it was a pleasure
working with Road Recovery on this special non-alcoholic New
Year's Eve celebration. The Road Recovery team were able to
overcome many obstacles, including a snowstorm, to manage
a professional, exciting and fun celebration." –
Marcia G. Lee - Executive Director, Millennium Committee NYC
2000, Office Of The Mayor. |
| New York Community
Trust - Administrators of Philanthropic Funds since 1923 |
Recipient of the Isabel C. McKenzie/New
York Community Trust Grant of $25,000 (August 1999).
"Summer In The City '99 Finale" August 30, 1999,
Roy Wilkens Park, Queens, NY - New York Community Trust presented
Road Recovery with a great opportunity and wonderful challenge
to create an event targeting more than 2,000 ( 5- to- 13-
year olds) enrolled in the NYCT/NYC Human Resource's "Summer
In The City" programs. |
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January 17, 2006 – New
Program Yields Important Findings for
Helping Kids Stay Sober
Longer |
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New York, New York.
Since 2003, Road Recovery's "Keeping It Real" program
at Caron's NY Recovery Center has provided a forum for
young people (aged 15 to 25, returning from inpatient
treatment) to receive the support needed to maintain
a sober, productive life through mentorship and guidance
from Road Recovery's creative staff and Caron's clinicians. |
The Caron Foundation has released its
first field study of the 'Keeping It Real' program
through the collection of statistical data recorded
by the first twenty-one (21) subjects enrolled from
November 2004 through December 2005.
ROAD RECOVERY STATISTICS:
The Caron Field Study of Road Recovery’s "Keeping It Real" Program
is longitudinally implemented over a fourteen (14) month period starting November
2004 through December 2005. Staff collected data by recording 21 subjects (program
participants) by age, gender, length of participation in the program, reported
abstinence time at baseline, as well as any reported incidents of interruption
of the abstinence and reasons for leaving the program. The data represents
a full (non-randomized) sample of subjects: every participant who has enrolled
was a subject on whom data was collected.
Although this is a small sample size, the early measurements
indicate the majority of subjects (13 out of 21) participating
in the Program at baseline remained abstinent for the
duration of their participation. Furthermore, of those
who did relapse, 50% retained participation in the
program and 100% were able to arrest relapse within
a 24-48 hour timeline. Also of note is the reported
finding that 100% of the subjects who relapsed addressed
the relapse incident with 50% leaving the program for
an alternate level of care. So while the subject(s)
may have had to leave, the most important element is
the fact that the kids continued with some type of
aftercare treatment.
According to Dr. Thomas McClellan*, Executive Director,
from the University of Pennsylvania’s Treatment
Research Institute (TRI), "I examined the results
of your preliminary examination of Road Recovery’s
program and from my inspection of the data found that
of the 21 participants studied, 13 (62%) maintained
total abstinence while participating on average about
9 months in the program; while 8 other patients had
at least one period of relapse during their treatment,
half of them contained their relapse to less than 48
hours and remained active participants in the program.
The remaining 4 participants (19%) had extended periods
of relapse and were referred to an alternate level
of care subsequently leaving the program. Although
this was not a formal evaluation and it was not a large
group, these preliminary results are encouraging. First,
because the kids seemed to like the program and wanted
to be part of it - so many programs are based on a "no
pain - no gain" model. I think it is a good sign
that you have something that these kids want to be
part of. I also found the very preliminary results
encouraging, especially the findings from those who
lapsed. Half of those that lapsed came back to the
program immediately and became full participants. In
my experience, that is an unusual situation in most
of the programs that I have seen."
It is extremely important to note that for those
participants who did experience relapse, ALL the participants
were back into the mix within a 48-hour period. Such
actions are extremely rare for adolescents, which further
supports the power of the group and Road Recovery’s
program.
"Road Recovery’s 'Keeping It Real' program
has truly had an impact on helping adolescents coming
out of treatment stay engaged and most importantly stay
sober. Road Recovery provides a safe, positive experience,
where over the past 24 months, the 12-15 adolescents
involved in it have stayed sober. The program really
becomes an extended care program for these adolescents
and provides them with sobriety rates of on average at
least 1 year or greater. 'Keeping it Real' helps adolescents
find and express themselves through music and the arts.
Research shows that kids involved with the arts have
positive dramatic long-term impacts on them physically,
emotionally, and spiritually. We believe in Road Recovery
because it provides longer-term care for adolescents
and their families. It's about changing and saving lives
and our experience so far has been terrific. This program
is creating a model that no one else in the country has
in terms of an engaging after care model that helps keep
kids sober."– David Rotenberg , Executive
Director of Adolescent Treatment Services for Caron. |
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* A. Thomas McLellan , Ph.D. is a
psychologist, Professor of Psychiatry at the University
of Pennsylvania , and founder and Executive Director
of Treatment Research Institute (TRI). He is best known
for his leading role in the creation of the Addiction
Severity Index and the Treatment Services Review, two
of the most widely used instruments in the field of substance
abuse. TRI is a not-for-profit organization dedicated
to reducing the devastating effects of alcohol and other
drug abuse on individuals, families and communities by
employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based
information. |
| The National Council
on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) |
Letter of recognition from Robert J. Lindsey, NCADD
President
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| Better Business
Bureau Charity Seal Participant |
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The Road Recovery Foundation has been
informed that the organization meets all The Better Business
Bureau Standards for Charity Accountability and receives
The Better Business Bureau's Seal! (March 22, 2005) |
| 2008 Lewis Hine
Award Recipient - Road Recovery, Founder Gene Bowen |
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Presented in Recognition of Outstanding
Service on Behalf of Children and Youth
By the National Child Labor Committee |
| New York Office
of the Attorney General |
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Awarded a State Of New York Office Of
The Attorney General Certificate of Merit, presented by
Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General
(June 8, 1999) |
| Chase Manhattan
Bank |
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Awarded the Chase Manhattan Bank's "1999
Drug & Crime Prevention Award" (June 1999) |
| Long Island Center
For Recovery |
"On behalf of The Board of Directors of The Long Island Center For Recovery,
I am pleased to award Road Recovery with six (6) treatment scholarships a year
valued at approximately $50,000.00 to those in need of treatment from active
addiction." – Steve Basis, President / L.I.C.R (February 14,
1998)
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