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NERLC 20 Ballard Road, Lawrence, MA 01843 35 John Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
Rachely Ramos: rramos@nilp.org 978 245 8429
NERLC 978 687 4288
Mandy Orfanos: aorfanos@nilp org 978 245 8456
Northeast Recovery Learning Community (NERLC) Newsletter
Administrative & Marketing Asst: Emily Soares: esoares@nilp.org 978-245-8464
September 2022
Contact Us https://www.nilp.org/nerlc/
Interim Director of NERLC & OAPS: Gabe Fonseca: gfonseca@nilp.org 978 245 8452
NERLC Interim Operational Manager
Interim Manager of Older Adults
Peer Services
NERLC provides welcoming, safe, understanding, judgement-free spaces where individuals of diverse backgrounds can gather for healing and growth. We are a community of peers in recovery from mental health challenges, addiction and or traumatic life experiences. The NERLC supports individuals on their journeys to obtaining and maintaining a wellness in a variety of ways, including: 1:1 peer support, peer support groups, selfdirected recovery-oriented trainings, advocacy and through an array of community events and activities. We serve 69 cities and towns throughout the Northeast region.
Who We Are
Mike Berggren: mberggren@nilp.org or at 978-687-4288 ext.140
Re-Entry work is not merely consigned to individuals returning from incarceration, hospitalization, or those within specialty courts; the goal is to reach people within the Sequential Intercept Model this means from point of arrest, or section, with the hopes of diverting those away from incarceration and into a support system that is determined by the individual.
Forensic Peer Specialist
The Northeast Recovery Learning Community's purpose in the community is not only to understand the dynamics and inner workings of the people, but to integrate contemporary methods of support, inclusion, and advocacy. Due to this we have seen the need to support individuals with justice involvement, substance use disorders, and families of those who have been through the system in one way or another.
Although we are in the early stages, we hope to support the community through systemic advocacy and policy change, and by creating sustainable groups and 1 on 1 supports for people to come together and engage with their peers.
Laurie Beserdetsky: lbeserdetsky@nilp.org or at 978-687-4288 ext. 207
Our work in substance use disorders is not dissimilar to re-entry and social justice work; harm reduction and self-determination are the pillars upon which we have constructed these frameworks. Our aim is to eliminate the pervasive stigma indelibly linked to all drug use, and show others that recovery is an individual's choice, and what it means cannot be decided for them.
For more information contact:
NERLC Contacts
Gisell: gsuazo@nilp.org Jennifer: jboles@nilp.org
Laurie: lbeserdetsky@nilp.org
Lisa: lrivard@nilp.org
Mandy: morfanos@nilp.org
Kristin: kromanski@nilp.org
NERLC 20 Ballard Road, Lawrence, MA 01843 35 John Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
Dave: dcarignan@nilp.org
Matt: maronstein@nilp.org
Mike: mberggren@nilp.org
Rachely: rramos@nilp.org
Tracy: twoods@nilp.org ext. 200 ext. 209 ext. 046 ext. 049 ext. 207 ext. 167 ext. 203 ext. 225 ext. 140 ext. 201 est. 172
Contacts: 978-687-4288
Closed Monday September 5
Thursday, September 22, 2022
12 2Pm Conference Room 20 Ballard Road Lawrence, MA 01843
RSVP by Friday, September 16th at 5:00pm
Peer Recovery Specialist Meet and Greet Luncheon
RSVP with Lisa at lrivard@nilp.org or 978-245-8430
You're Invited
Come join us for a Meet and Greet Luncheon in person for Peer Recovery Specialist. Get to know others in the Northeast area while coming together over lunch.
Contact Dave: 978 687 4288 EXT. 200 dcarignan@nilp.org Live Groups Tuesdays Games Group 11-12 NERLC 35 John Street, 2nd Floor Lowell, MA 01852 Thursdays Three Stooges 10 11 Thursdays Walk on Riverwalk 11-12 Thursdays Jam Group 12 1
Wellness Word Search
Closed on Monday September 5, 2022 In Observance of Labor Day
Boxford Lawrence North Andover Wakefield
Belmont Gloucester Merrimac Swampscott
Billerica Haverhill Middleton Topsfield
Boxborough Ipswich Nahant Tyngsborough
Andover Essex Maynard Saugus
Bedford Georgetown Melrose Stow
Acton Dracut Manchester Salem
Carlisle Lowell Peabody Westford Chelmsford Lynn Reading West Newbury Concord Lynnfield Rockport Wilmington Danvers Malden Rowley Winchester Woburn
Amesbury Dunstable Marblehead Salisbury
All Northeast Recovery Learning Community (NERLC) activities are conducted with support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Mental Health- Recovery Learning Community.
Beverly Hamilton Methuen Tewksbury
Arlington Everett Medford Stoneham
Bradford Lexington North Reading Waltham Burlington Lincoln Newbury Watertown
NERLC SERVICE AREAS
Byfield Littleton Newburyport Wenham