Michigan Connects

06/10/2026

Upcoming events with Michigan Sober Social include a euchre night, a beach day near Grand Haven and a cleanup day at Riverside Park.

06/09/2026

Heyyyy EVERYONE!! Our event is coming up this SUNDAY! A few changes were made- it will go 11 AM to 5 PM! Food will be served 12-3 or until it’s gone- pulled pork and pulled chicken! $7 donation suggested. Purchase a meal ticket. No one turned away!!! We will see you all there!!!! 💜💜

06/08/2026

My friend Patrick Stephens shared these pictures with me and I wanted to post them to help show how recovery can completely transform one’s life. Patrick served his country and has been through a LOT. He came to Pinnacle after spending a while in jail. You never know how somebody is gonna do coming straight to sober living from jail, but when I say Patrick is one of the biggest transformation stories I’ve ever seen working in the recovery field, I mean it. Patrick now works in the recovery field himself as a PRC at Victory Clinic and is helping start his own non-profit, Brick by Brick. He also uses his story to help people every single day. Not many people bring as much passion into the recovery lifestyle as Patrick. It is SO AWESOME to see his hard work pay off. He’s a walking miracle and testimony.

06/05/2026

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/g3gyik
While health officials haven’t finalized their count as of early June, the expectation was there were fewer than 1,800 drug deaths for the first time since 2014. It’s significant progress from 3,096 drug deaths in 2021.

As Michigan waits for its statewide picture to take shape, a seven-county region in the Lansing area published its 2025 drug report Wednesday, June 3, offering an early look at the latest trends.

06/04/2026

When I served jail time, there were a few things that got me through: family/friend/recovery support, God, and James Patterson books. Out of all the terrible things about jail, I’d say the worst was boredom. Think about going a full day without your phone, social media, Netflix, etc. Now picture that for a year, living only inside your house with no fresh air - with only a deck of cards and some books. That’s about how boring it is. Thankfully, my family sent me a lot of books through the mail and I probably read every book Patterson wrote. Sometimes I have to remind myself where I came from so I don’t take all the blessings I have today for granted. Reading James Patterson books does that for me. I still love reading today, but his books especially mean something to me - even though they are probably the most simple, basic, detective mystery books ever created 😂

06/01/2026

Here are the mobile food bank locations in Greater Lansing this month.

05/27/2026

05/21/2026

Derek has 1 year sober!!

12/12/2025

I remember being up all night on a bender, when 6 or 7 AM came and people were getting ready to go to work while I was taking my last hits, it was the most depressing feeling. You feel like you are living in a different dimension than “normal” people.