The Recovery Leadership Steering Committee is a collaborative consortium united by CRCC alongside representatives from recovery institutions and community-based organizations across multiple Illinois Department of Health Service regions.   Dedicated to propelling the Recovery United IL Task Force mission, the committee convenes often to strategize and drive discussions meticulously. Our agenda spans diverse aspects of activity implementation, operational efficacy, billing system management, recruitment strategies, celebrating successes, and proactive navigation of barriers impeding project objectives.

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At its core, the committee's primary mission is the identification and engagement of RSS providers throughout each county within their respective regions. Through this concerted effort, the committee aims to empower and support these organizations via the task force, amplifying their capabilities.  

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About Your Committee Members:

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• Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition (CRCC) is a nonprofit Recovery Community Organization, and our mission is to provide evidence-based peer recovery support services to individuals seeking recovery from alcohol, drugs, and mental illness. We are a peer-driven and peer-led and member of the Faces & Voices Association of Recovery Community Organizations (ARCO).  CRCC serves the Chicago metropolitan area in northeastern Illinois, including Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.

• NIRCO (Northern Illinois Recovery Community Organization): Empowering Recovery in Northern Illinois: NIRCO, a peer-led Recovery Community Organization (RCO) affiliated with Faces and Voices of Recovery's ARCO, is dedicated to promoting recovery principles and strengthening recovery advocacy within Northern Illinois. NIRCO's previous initiatives, including the BCOR project, have focused on delivering evidence-based recovery support services, advocating for recovery, and providing technical assistance to communities.

• Take Action Today: Fostering Recovery in Southern Illinois: Take Action Today (TAT) is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization that passionately advocates for the recovery community in Southern Illinois. Their initiatives include the Recovery Resource Center Initiative, establishing community centers, and fostering recovery community organizations through their CoRe program.

• Live4Lali: Pioneering Harm Reduction in Illinois: Live4Lali, a Statewide Harm Reduction partner, is instrumental in guiding and supporting CRCC in implementing harm reduction activities within the project. Their mission is to reduce stigma and prevent substance use disorders by engaging in harm reduction presentations and collaborating with various entities at local, county, state, and national levels.

• SVVOR: The Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery, SVVOR, is a non-profit RCO (Recovery Community Organization) created to advocate for recovering people in Lee, Whiteside, DeKalb, and Ogle counties in Illinois. We are a collective working on behalf of all people affected by alcoholism and substance use disorder in the Sauk Valley to build an environment that encourages, promotes, and sustains healthy recovery.

• The Perfectly Flawed Foundation:  This foundation is a grassroots 501(c)3 community-based harm reduction and recovery community organization that provides services and support to individuals and families in North Central Illinois related to substance use, mental health, and addiction. The Perfectly Flawed Foundation was founded and is led by a former IV drug user to reduce stigma and shift the way we view and treat people who use drugs or have struggles with mental health or addiction. ​