Recovery Café Skagit

08/07/2026

Friday Night Sober Social extended hours 12-8pm Friday August 14th..

🎤💜 HOPE SPEAKS: Open Mic 💜🎤
Recovery Cafe Skagit invites you to an evening of hope, healing, remembrance, and community.

Whether you choose to share your story at the microphone, read a poem, perform a song, or simply participate in one of our interactive activities, there is a place for you here. You don't have to speak to make an impact—your presence alone matters.

Throughout the evening, you'll have the opportunity to take part in several meaningful activities:

🌳 Hope Tree
Write a message of hope, a prayer, or the name of someone you're honoring and add it to our Hope Tree as a symbol of healing and new life.

💌 Encouragement Cards of Hope
Write an anonymous note of encouragement for someone who is still struggling with substance use. Your words could be the hope someone needs to keep going.

🎤 Hope Speaks Open Mic
Share your heart through music, poetry, spoken word, or by answering prompts like:
• Recovery gave me...
• What hope means to me...
• One person who never gave up on me...
• If I could tell someone struggling one thing...

🕯️ Light of Hope Candle Ceremony
We'll close the evening together by lighting flameless candles in remembrance of those we've lost, in celebration of those living in recovery, and in hope for every person still struggling. Together, we'll shine a light that reminds us no one is ever beyond hope.

This evening is about more than raising awareness—it's about breaking stigma, honoring lives, celebrating recovery, and reminding our community that hope is real, recovery is possible, and no one has to walk this journey alone.

💜 We hope you'll join us and invite your family, friends, and neighbors. Together, let's fill the room with hope.

08/07/2026

💜 OVERDOSE AWARENESS WALK – LET'S PACK THE FAIRGROUNDS! 💜

On Tuesday, August 25, our community will come together to remember those we've lost, stand beside those still struggling, celebrate recovery, and remind one another that hope is always possible.

This is more than a walk—it's a chance to show that no one fights addiction alone and that every life has value.

📍 Recovery Cafe Skagit Schedule for Tuesday, August 25:
🕑 Recovery Cafe will close at 2:00 PM so our staff and volunteers can head to the fairgrounds to help set up, volunteer, and serve during this meaningful event.
💜 Our 2:00 PM Recovery Circle will still meet in the Cooler Room.

We invite our members, families, friends, community partners, and neighbors to join us. Please share this post, invite others, and help us fill the fairgrounds with love, compassion, hope, and healing.
Together, we honor every life.
Together, we break the stigma.
Together, we remind our community that recovery is real and hope is alive.
One walk. One community. One message: No one should have to recover—or grieve—alone.

💜 We hope to see you there.



💜 CAMINATA DE CONCIENTIZACIÓN SOBRE LA SOBREDOSIS: ¡LLENEMOS EL RECINTO FERIAL! 💜

El martes 25 de agosto, nuestra comunidad se unirá para recordar a quienes hemos perdido, apoyar a quienes aún luchan, celebrar la recuperación y recordarnos mutuamente que la esperanza siempre es posible.
Esto es más que una caminata: es una oportunidad para demostrar que nadie lucha solo contra la adicción y que cada vida tiene valor.

📍 Horario de Recovery Cafe Skagit para el martes 25 de agosto:
🕑 Recovery Cafe cerrará a las 2:00 p. m. para que nuestro personal y voluntarios puedan dirigirse al recinto ferial a ayudar con el montaje, el voluntariado y la atención durante este evento tan significativo.

💜 Nuestro Círculo de Recuperación de las 2:00 p. m. se reunirá igualmente en la sala "Cooler Room".

Invitamos a nuestros miembros, familias, amigos, socios comunitarios y vecinos a acompañarnos. Por favor, compartan esta publicación, inviten a otras personas y ayúdennos a llenar el recinto ferial de amor, compasión, esperanza y sanación.
Juntos honramos cada vida.
Juntos rompemos el estigma.
Juntos recordamos a nuestra comunidad que la recuperación es real y que la esperanza está viva.
Una caminata. Una comunidad. Un mensaje: Nadie debería tener que recuperarse —o vivir su duelo— en soledad.

💜 Esperamos verlos allí.

08/06/2026

For our folks who ride the Route 90X through Skagit Transit, see below for an important update to the boarding location!

08/06/2026

We are grateful to have had the opportunity to table again at this year's National Night Out! 💙

It was a wonderful evening 8/4 connecting with our community, sharing information about Recovery Cafe Skagit, and having meaningful conversations about hope, recovery, and belonging.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, asked questions, shared your story, or simply took a moment to connect with us. Every conversation helps build a stronger, more compassionate community.
A special thank you to the event organizers for creating such a welcoming space that brings neighbors, community partners, and local organizations together. We are honored to have been a part of it.

Together, we can continue to remind others that recovery is possible, hope is real, and no one has to walk their journey alone. 💙

08/06/2026

Today, Recovery Cafe Skagit was honored to stand alongside our community at the Swinomish "This Has to Stop" March Against Addiction.
It is always a deeply moving experience. Seeing the photos of so many loved ones lost to the disease of addiction is heartbreaking. Every face represents a life that mattered, a family forever changed, and a reminder of why we must continue this work.
At the same time, there is hope. It was inspiring to walk beside so many people who are living proof that recovery is possible. Every person in recovery is a testament that healing can happen, lives can be rebuilt, and hope is stronger than addiction.
Addiction does not discriminate, and neither should compassion. We are all in this together. By standing together, supporting one another, reducing stigma, and extending hope, we can make a difference—one person, one family, and one community at a time.
A heartfelt thank you to the Swinomish community for organizing such an important event and for bringing people together to honor those we have lost, support those still struggling, and celebrate those walking the path of recovery. Your leadership, compassion, and commitment to ending the stigma surrounding addiction are deeply appreciated.
There is hope. Recovery is real. We do recover. ❤️

08/05/2026

08/05/2026

💜 SAVE THE DATE 💜
🎤 Hope Speaks
An Open Mic for Overdose Awareness, Recovery & Connection
Join us for an evening of hope, healing, and community as we honor lives impacted by overdose, celebrate the power of recovery, and create space for authentic stories, music, poetry, and connection.

Whether you're in recovery, supporting a loved one, honoring someone you've lost, or simply believe in the power of hope—you belong here.
Together, we'll break the stigma, remember with love, and remind one another that recovery is possible.
📅 Date: Friday August 14th
🕒 Time: 5pm dinner/ 6pm Open Mic
📍 Location: Recovery Cafe Skagit
💜 Every voice matters. Every story has power. Every life has value.

Flyer coming soon.

08/05/2026

Tomorrow, Recovery Cafe Skagit will be loading up a bus and heading to the Swinomish Reservation in La Conner to support our friends at the March Against Addiction. 💜
We are honored to stand alongside our neighbors in raising awareness, reducing stigma, and celebrating the hope that recovery brings. Together, we remember those we have lost, encourage those still struggling, and celebrate every person living in recovery.
A special thank you to Radius Church for generously providing transportation so our members can be part of this meaningful event. Your support helps make connection, community, and recovery possible.
We look forward to standing together as one recovery community—because hope grows when we show up for one another.

For those that signed up please be to cafe at 10:45 - bus will leave right at 11am. Please wear good walking shoes & bring a water bottle.

08/04/2026

🌟 You're Invited to Our Next Recovery Coalition Meeting 🌟

Recovery is more than an individual journey—it is strengthened through connection, collaboration, and community.
We invite individuals in recovery, family members, peer recovery coaches, behavioral health professionals, community organizations, faith communities, first responders, educators, and anyone passionate about supporting recovery to join us for our next Recovery Coalition Meeting.
Together, we are building a community where hope is restored, lives are transformed, and recovery is celebrated. This meeting is an opportunity to strengthen partnerships, share resources, discuss current recovery initiatives, and work collectively to expand recovery support throughout our community.
When we come together, we reduce stigma, inspire hope, and create pathways for individuals and families to thrive.

📅 Date: Thursday August 13th
🕒 Time: 5pm
📍 Location: Recovery Cafe Skagit 1908 Riverside Drive Mount Vernon

Whether you've been involved from the beginning or are joining us for the first time, your perspective matters. We believe every person has something valuable to contribute to the recovery movement.

Together, we are stronger. Together, we are changing lives. Together, recovery is possible.

Washington Recovery Alliance