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Jun
22
Sat
Knowledge is Power: A conference for Families Struggling with Substance Use Disorder @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jun 22 @ 7:45 am – 4:30 pm

The Knowledge is Power conference focuses on families impacted by their loved one’s disease of addiction. Amidst the opioid crisis in our country many conferences/resources have been made available to help the professionals in the field working with individuals struggling with substance use disorder. This conference seeks to highlight the ways that families can find recovery through education, peer support and self-care strategies. This is a family disease; through education, our hope is to empower the family.

Who Should Attend: Anyone that has a family member or loved one that is struggling with the disease of addiction or is in recovery. Professionals in the recovery field that want to learn more about how to help families are invited to attend.

Cost: $40 (lunch included)
For more details (class descriptions & speaker bios) please visit www.learn2cope.org.

Jun
26
Wed
Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Abuse Meeting @ Braintree Town Hall
Jun 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use is a group of individuals committed to:

  • Minimizing youth access to alcohol, tobacco, nicotine delivery devices, marijuana, opioids and other drugs
  • Supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction.

The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use meets from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Cahill Auditorium at Town Hall on or around the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the exception of July and December).

Interested in becoming a member?
Please contact:
Lyn Frano, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: lfrano@braintreema.gov

Jul
20
Sat
Beanstock Music Festival 2019 @ French's Common
Jul 20 @ 3:00 pm

The 4th annual BeanStock Music Festival will be held on 7/20/19 at 3:00pm! This is a sober music festival! Tons of fantastic bands including The Amy Incident, The Spins, Lily Black, The Houston Bernard Band and Carrisa Johnson & the Cure-Alls!!!!! Join in the $1,000 Frisbee toss and the Kan Jam tournament! Lots of other fun stuff too like food trucks, raffles, bounce obstacle course, graffiti art, community resources and activities with the Braintree Community Art Center. Tickets only $5.00! 10 and under are free. To play in the Kan Jam Tourney, please purchase ticket(s) and then email robyn@thesunwillrise.org and let her know who your teammate is for the two person team. Singles will be paired randomly. $25.00 per person to play in tourney, includes festival entry fee. Prize will be determined by number of people playing. Please come and help support The Sun Will Rise Foundation!

This is an alcohol and drug free event.

This event benefits The Sun Will Rise Foundation. The Sun Will Rise Foundation exists because Robyn Houston-Bean lost her twenty year old son Nicholas Bean to an accidental overdose in May of 2015. Trying to find purpose and a reason to go on after a traumatic sudden loss, she knew that when she could function again, she would do something in his memory. Knowing the value of peer grief support groups, and the need for some in her area, she decided to start a Massachusetts grief support group called The Sun Will Rise, for those that have lost a loved one to overdose or substance use disorder. She had attended a group in Brighton and found it so helpful, but knew that one was needed closer, and set out to initiate one, so those on the South Shore and Braintree/Weymouth/Quincy Massachusetts area would not be alone in their grief. In December 2015, the grief group held its first meeting at the Braintree Town Hall.

The Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit charity, expanding from just overdose/substance use grief support, was created shortly after that. Its further dedication of providing education, awareness and prevention was a normal progression for those who loved Nick, not wanting other families to feel the utter devastation that they do. Speaking in front of parents, community members and teens at schools and other venues, Robyn has shared her family’s story to let people know that substance use disorder can happen to any family. She shares with parents, the risk factors that she feels she missed and urges teens to be part of the solution by helping their friends if they are worried about their use of alcohol or drugs. She tries to help erase the preconceived notions people have about those with substance use disorder and erase the stigma.

Jul
24
Wed
Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Abuse Meeting @ Braintree Town Hall
Jul 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use is a group of individuals committed to:

  • Minimizing youth access to alcohol, tobacco, nicotine delivery devices, marijuana, opioids and other drugs
  • Supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction.

The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use meets from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Cahill Auditorium at Town Hall on or around the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the exception of July and December).

Interested in becoming a member?
Please contact:
Lyn Frano, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: lfrano@braintreema.gov

Aug
28
Wed
Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Abuse Meeting @ Braintree Town Hall
Aug 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use is a group of individuals committed to:

  • Minimizing youth access to alcohol, tobacco, nicotine delivery devices, marijuana, opioids and other drugs
  • Supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction.

The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use meets from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Cahill Auditorium at Town Hall on or around the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the exception of July and December).

Interested in becoming a member?
Please contact:
Lyn Frano, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: lfrano@braintreema.gov

Aug
29
Thu
International Overdose Awareness Day- Braintree @ Braintree Town Hall
Aug 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use will be hosting a ceremony on Thursday, August 29th at 10am at the Braintree Town Hall. Details to come.

Weymouth 3rd Annual Overdose Vigil @ Bradford Hawes Park
Aug 29 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

More info to come.

Sep
10
Tue
Recovery Month & Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Braintree Town Hall
Sep 10 all-day

September is National Recovery Month. The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use will be hosting a ceremony and tree lighting at the Braintree Town Hall on Tuesday, September 10th. Time to be determined.

Sep
21
Sat
2019 Walk for Hope and Recovery- Weymouth @ Old South Union Church
Sep 21 @ 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
With the support of Old South Union Church (OSU), the Addiction Recovery Team (formerly called the Opioid Crisis team) is hosting the Walk for Hope and Recovery on September 21, 2019. This event, open to all, is a way to unify and strengthen our community amidst this devastating crisis. The 1.4 mile walk will begin and end at OSU. Music and resources will be provided after the walk. Please join us as we walk to stomp out the stigma of addiction and celebrate recovery one step at a time.
If you pre-registered on September 14th or earlier, please arrive around 12:30 to get your t-shirt.

T-shirts/Donations 

    • Suggested donation of $5, $10, $15, $20, other (donations of $5 or more will get a t-shirt).
    • Donation is not required for participation.
    • 100% of your donations will help the Addiction Recovery Team’s work to make this walk an annual event and support community efforts in prevention and recovery from addiction. Thank you for your support!
  • In order to receive a t-shirt you must register by September 14th, to allow time for t-shirt production. However, after September 14th, though we won’t be taking any more orders for t-shirts, you will still be able to register and donate.
Sep
25
Wed
Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Abuse Meeting @ Braintree Town Hall
Sep 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use is a group of individuals committed to:

  • Minimizing youth access to alcohol, tobacco, nicotine delivery devices, marijuana, opioids and other drugs
  • Supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction.

The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use meets from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Cahill Auditorium at Town Hall on or around the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the exception of July and December).

Interested in becoming a member?
Please contact:
Lyn Frano, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: lfrano@braintreema.gov