The Collegiate Recovery Community here at UNC-Charlotte is starting to take shape. We are getting our space in the Student Health Center furnished by IKEA-Charlotte. We just received a $45,000 grant approval from the ABC Board (Not to be confused with your local ABC Store). This money will go toward any efforts we are making on campus; events, signage and any other related expenses.
The AA meeting has started back up on Monday's! We will have those from 6-7 p.m. in Room 293 at Student Health Center. We are thinking about changing the time from 7-8 p.m. in the Fall. Also, we will be planning a lot more activities here on campus. The "safe haven" we will be providing in Student Health Center will be open for students.
A lot going on around here and some enthusiastic energy is flowing free. Much like the first time I met Deb Insley, from the moment I met her we had the same desires. They were to find a way to address the addiction issues and recovery efforts more aggressively on campus. I was so happy to hear her say that was her goal, because being one of those struggling students hope and faith were restored. This September will mark a year I have been so grateful to be a part of this department.
To have the opportunity to be the first student to actively participate in this Community is such a gift. I think it is really kool and I am excited to join others. I have joked about it many times, if you would have known me before I quit drinking...many can tell you, to picture Hillary Belk working for any type of Wellness efforts is a joke! But anything is possible, I am a product of that, "Good Girl Gone Bad Gone Good". I own it, I appreciate it and I will use it to help plant the seed of thought about the detriment of this disease.
Here are links to our recent news:
Partnership with IKEA
http://campusnews.uncc.edu/node/3158
ABC Grant Approval
http://campusnews.uncc.edu/wellness-promotion-awarded-abc-grant
These are active Collegiate Recovery Communities:
Texas Tech
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/csa/collegiate_recovery.php
Kennesaw State
http://www.kennesaw.edu/studentsuccessservices/crc/
University Of Michigan
http://www.uhs.umich.edu/recovery
Augsburg College
http://www.augsburg.edu/stepup/index.html
Hillary Belk
UNC-Charlotte
Undergraduate Assistant
More to come!!! If you are in recovery, know someone in recovery or just want to follow our efforts join us.
