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Home My WebLink AboutRecover Cafe Impact Report 8.4.26_Presentation to BHAC Aug 2026Impact Report Aug 2025-Aug 2026 0 Welcome to Dove House Recovery Café Where we heal in community Our mission is to foster a beautiful, safe, warm, drug-and- alcohol-free space to build peer support for recovery... ...and we're all in recovery from something 1939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Recovery Café Network 2939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 How does Recovery Café fulfill its mission? To improve recovery and quality of life for those with behavioral health challenges, we provide long-term peer-based recovery support services, some tangible some intangible: -Safe, supportive, drug-and-alcohol-free space -Free meals & coffee -Recovery Circles -Classes in the School for Recovery -Referrals, Coordinated Entry assessments -Hub for outside resource providers & support groups -Volunteer Training -Sober social events -Opportunities for peer leadership -Basic needs: shower tokens, hygiene supplies, naloxone 3939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Fostering a Culture of Recovery 4 -Relationship-centric and strengths-based.We are not here to ‘fix’ anyone or advocate for one recovery pathway over another. Our Members are the expert on their experience, we’re here for support -Peer leadership and mutual support.Provide opportunities for Members to learn, grow, and contribute in community -Destigmatizing, non-pathologizing:“We’re all in recovery from something." Inherent value of the individual. -Harm reduction:Welcome back after relapse. "Loving accountability" combines clear expectations/consequences with compassion/support. -Increase recovery capital:Personal, interpersonal, and community resources that can be drawn upon to begin and sustain recovery. 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 5939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Milieu-based service delivery •Low barrier o Anyone can walk in, no one is 'banned' indefinitely •Immediate services o No appointment needed o No referral needed o No assessment, diagnosis, or insurance needed How does one participate in Recovery Café? 6 Members commit to: 1)Be drug-and-alcohol-free while participating 2)Participate in one Recovery Circle per week 3)Give Back Volunteer Roles: -Café Companion -Recovery Circle Facilitators -Kitchen Assistance -Front Desk -Data Entry 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 What Problem Does this Solve? 7939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Evidence of Success of Peer Intervention 8939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Randall, M.G., Horn, B.P., & Crisanti, A.S. (2024). The Economic Effect of Peer Recovery Support Services: A Review of the Literature. Community Mental Health Journal. This review found that peer recovery support services not only improve recovery engagement but also show promising evidence of reduced healthcare utilization and cost savings. Calendar and Offerings 9939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Population Served We define recovery broadly. We’re all in recovery from something. In serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes, we’ve seen how the effects of trauma intersect: 10 Recovery Challenges: •Top 4: MH, Alcohol, SUD, Homelessness •51%alcohol use •57% substance use •61% mental health •25% experiencing homelessness •54% have been homeless in the past •21% experienced DV/SA •36% experienced ‘a lot’ of trauma 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Demographics 11 Race Black Asian White Native American/Alaska Native Hispanic or Latinx Other Not Answer/Unknown Gender Identity Female Male Non-binary Unknown Refused 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 18-24 25-34 35-54 55-59 60-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Age Age 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 By the Numbers Aug 1, 2024 –Aug 1, 2025 12939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Current Members: 58 Members Served: 139 Weekly Recovery Circles: 9 Total Circles Held: 493 Unique Volunteers: 94 Volunteer Hours: 4,842 Meals Served: 15,425 Coordinated Entry Assessments:44 21 classes which met 224 times with 1,629 attendances By the Numbers 13939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Member Outcomes 14 Our Members report that Recovery Café: Helped increase desire for recovery…………….……………85% Helped stabilize their recovery.....................................87% Helped prevent drug relapse…………………………………….72% Helped prevent alcohol relapse…………………………………64% Helped improve their mental health…………………………96% Helped increase their amount of hope in life...............96% Helped improve their physical health..........................92% Helped improve social connections................…..…....100% 360-385-5292939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Member Testimony 15 "[Recovery Café] gives me a reason to be sober and people who I feel accountable to. If I slip-up it gives me motivation to be sober to return to the cafe." "The cafe gives me a reason to be sober, a place I can go back to if I mess up, and support to be less likely to relapse. Without having the community it would be a much greater struggle." "While my life outside of Recovery Cafe is chaotic and unstable, the cafe and the community at Recovery Cafe have provided crucial support that have greatly improved my ability to cope with the other aspects of my life. I really appreciate how I feel safe and can see the effort they make to maintain an inclusive environment and continue to improve based on the community's needs. It is the first time in a long time I have felt like I have a place where I am understood and welcomed." 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Recovery Café as a Resource/Service Hub 16 SOCIAL SERVICES •Fire CARES •NAMI JeffCo •YMCA (Y tokens) •DBH REAL Team •OPHS/Believe in Recovery SOS & LEAD team •Winter Welcoming Center •St Vincent de Paul •Jefferson County Public Health •OlyCAP WORKSHOPS/CLINICS -NAMI JeffCo -Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center -Jefferson County Public Health -Acudetox, Melissa Yaden EAMP, LMT, AP RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS -Wellbriety -Adult Children of Alcoholics -Psychedelics in Recovery KITCHEN •Goosefoot Gardens •WSU Extension •Chimalow Produce •Food Bank Growers •Quimper Grange Food Bank Garden •Key City Fish 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Looking to the Future 17 This year, we increased our number of meals served, sober event offerings, and implemented Coordinated Entry. Next year: •Continue to Improve Recovery Outcomes •Increase Membership/Engagement •Maintain drop-in hours and outside recovery support groups despite funding cut 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292 Thank You! 18 Gratitude for our funders: -Jefferson County 1/10th of 1% -WA Health Care Authority -Recovery Café Network -Department of Commerce -Private donors that support Dove House operations 939 Kearney St, PT RecoveryCafeJC.org 360-385-5292