ONE VOICE Recovery, Inc.

Hey all!

I need some volunteers to help me build some kits for my program, One Voice Recovery, Inc., in Contra Costa County, California.

The kits will be distributed to people who use drugs in our community.

In addition to supplies needed to prevent the infection of communicable diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B, the kits will also include fentanyl test kits, Narcan/naloxone and safer smoking supplies, which are necessary to prevent overdose and spread of infectious diseases. 

Please send me PM if you are interested in volunteering to build kits that will ultimately save lives and empower better health outcomes for people who use drugs.

Check out One Voice Recovery to see what we are up to in Cali.

Www.onevoicerecovery.com

Cheers

One Voice Recovery One Voice Recovery, Inc. (OVR) was established in Utah in 2015, introducing its pioneering program, the One Voice Recovery Empowerment Group. OVR was officially incorporated in 2017 and secured a contract with the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) to provide comprehensive disease prevention services,...

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Our latest Foundational Fridays series will kick off with Harm Reduction 101, where attendees will be introduced to the field and need for harm reduction among rising overdose rates, the principles of harm reduction, and the importance of honoring and uplifting the whole selves of individuals who use drugs.

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So many options.

Get tested.

Get treated.

As a person living with HIV, I can tell you that living a “regular” life, is totally possible.

If you are interested in a test, reach out to us.

Cheers,

Patrick Rezac, OVR ED

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The decision by the Supreme Court is mind numbing…

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Cheers

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Reflecting on a year of impact! Our 2023 Annual Report is now live on our website. Explore the milestones, communities reached, and the dedicated efforts of our affiliates nationwide. Visit our website to delve into the details: nextdistro.org/impactreport

One Voice Recovery will be launching

OVR’s
Community, Health and Wellness Center

in Contra Costa County in California

Stay tuned!

Cheers

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Interesting read…

Stay safe…

Have great s*x and stay s*x positive…

Get tested for s*xually transmitted infections and be open to communicating with your partners about risk factors…

We are each responsible for our own health…

Cheers

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Gearing up for The One Voice Recovery Empowerment Group in California!

It been a minute and I am very excited!

Utah has such a unique and vibrant recovery community and it’s time for California to have the same!

First up?

The Diablo Valley Ranch in Clayton!

A great program located in The foothills of Mount Diablo.

Stay tuned



We clearly need to do more...

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Very Exciting News!!

One Voice Recovery in Utah will become the “Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project” beginning in January of 2022.

One Voice Recovery will be relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and reincorporated in California in January of 2022.

When I founded OVR in 2015, with OVR’s flagship program, the ONE VOICE Recovery Empowerment Group, only in my wildest dreams would OVR become what it is today.

I set out on a laser-focused mission to empower myself so that I could, in turn, empower others to believe in themselves and define, for-themselves, their own recovery pathway. We at OVR, define recovery as “a state of wellness better than the state you were in before” and this definition bridged the gap to harm reduction as a pathway of recovery and in 2016 when Utah passed legislation to legalize syringe exchange programs, I took the opportunity to expand my focus with OVR, and I never looked back.

It has been an honor to learn and collaborate with the countless people who have blessed me with their time, partnership and mentorship.
The remarkable people who believed in OVR the from beginning. The Board members, team members, volunteers, and community partners, all of whom without, OVR would have never been a success.

The Board of Directors; Ann Lobos, Lana Davis, Ed Schwartz, Dina Walton, Stephanie Dupree, Keyline Johnson and Xander Gorton. OVR’s other two amazing co-founders, Morgan Day Burdi and Bryer Bagwell. Your stamina, patience, dedication and willingness to work through hard times is really an understatement and I can’t express in words my gratitude for all of you. Thank you for your part in OVRs success.

Last but not least, McCall Christensen, Kenzie Stokes, Emily Hacker, and Brian Rogers for managing a most difficult situation and keeping OVR afloat when I was struggling. There was no playbook to help any of you navigate all the layers which are critical to manage an organization on all levels from contract management to providing direct services. All of you are truly amazing people and it was an honor to learn with you and work with you.

So I am excited for the amazing team who are currently preparing to transition to become the “Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project”. I am most excited to see what they will accomplish. I know they will continue to have an impact and I have no doubt, that they will leave a lasting legacy.

I am very excited to bring OVR to California!

Most of all, I am grateful for the people I serve. They allow me in their space. They invite me to talk and share. They teach me because they are the experts in their lives. I’m reminded what its like to be struggling, and I remember, how important it is to show up, be consistent, have boundaries and follow through for people, be vulnerable, communicate and how increasingly hard it is to ask for help. I have come to fully embrace and understand, how more than anything… its critical to just love no matter what.

Please see our website for status updates and links to the Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project!

With love and respect and in service,

Patrick A Rezac
Founder

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