Janet Kelliher passed away Sept. 18th after a long illness. A dedicated wife and employee, Janet’s memory will live on through a generous gift Worthen Industries has provided to Harbor Care’s substance use disorder program.
Read MoreThe Recovery Revolution in New Hampshire has been powered by Harbor Care. The Harbor Care FO-PRSS program, overseen by director Cheryle Pacapelli, provides support to 20 NH Recovery Centers situated around the state from the North Country to the Massachusetts border.
Read MoreKurtis was good at convincing people to believe fabrications designed to support his substance use, but it wasn’t until he started believing in his own recovery and connecting with staff at Keystone Hall that his own story turned around.
Read MoreChris began his path towards sobriety at Harbor Care Health & Wellness Center and is a successful graduate from Keystone Hall. Today he’s a house manager at a recovery house and is an active leader in the Nashua recovery community.
Read MoreHi, I’m Michael. I was born and raised in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Today I live and work in Nashua. I’ve got a circle of close friends, a promising career, my own car, my own place, and a great credit score. Life for me wasn’t always this way, however. Substance abuse runs in my family…or it did until it ran into me. My advice to anyone who wants to get clean? You have to want it, and believe that you deserve better. No one deserves to live like that, absolutely nobody.
Read MoreThe Harbor Homes Recovery Corps program began in December 2018 through an AmeriCorps grant aimed at aiding people in recovery from -- or struggling with -- substance use disorder. Since that time, the Recovery Corps was able to recruit a total of 36 members who served between 6-month and 1-year terms at 16 host sites that serve people in recovery throughout the state of New Hampshire.
Read More“I remember the first eight months, I thought, “If I can just stay clean to get through the program, I can go use again. I thought I was being really smart,” she said. “Then one day when I was listening to the counselors and others in group tell their stories, I realized I was almost a year clean and my life was good. I had started to change my thinking and once I did, so many doors opened up for me.”
Read MoreNashua, NH--Growing up, Laina was a good student. She had lots of friends and was nominated homecoming queen in high school, yet she never felt comfortable in her own skin. When she started using drugs as a teenager, she found they helped reduce her anxiety and made her feel like she fit in. Laina’s journey from addiction to recovery was difficult, but her life now is a testament to the power of peers, supports, and community.
Read MoreRehab, Detox, Sober Living: Options for People Like Me in New Hampshire
Read MoreYolanda DaRocha had bounced in and out of recovery programs for years. What finally led her to the path of recovery was one of NH’s Community Recovery Centers
Read MoreWhen Chris returned from Iraq in 2010, his future felt limitless. But the residue of war caught up with Chris and threatened his family's dignity and home.
Read MoreAn individual’s success story about a path to sobriety and a new life. Meet Tanya. She now works at Keystone Hall, using what she learned to help others.
Read More“What I’ve learned from all this is that ‘just putting down the drink and drugs’ is not the solution. Learning a whole new way of life is...”
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