Michigan Addiction Recovery Alliance - MARA

06/03/2026

Join Us Brittani & Gregory Emelander tomorrow for SMART Recovery!

What is the real cost of staying the same?

When we’re struggling, it’s easy to focus on the short-term relief a behavior provides. What we often miss are the long-term costs—to our health, relationships, finances, peace of mind, and future goals.

Join us tomorrow for SMART Recovery as we explore one of SMART’s most powerful tools: the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA).

Together, we’ll take an honest look at the advantages and disadvantages of both staying the same and making a change. Sometimes seeing the full picture can provide the motivation we need to take the next step forward.

📅 Wednesday, June 3, 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

📍 In Person:
Samaritan Way
115 1/2 S. Lafayette St.
Greenville, MI 48838

💻 Join Virtually:
Meeting ID: 9141

https://meetings.smartrecovery.org/meetings/9141/

Whether you’re exploring change, maintaining recovery, or simply looking for support, you’re welcome here.

06/02/2026

Join us tonight Samaritan Way: Greenville drop in center @ 4pm. Located at 115 1/2 S Lafayette St in Greenville for IMFAN family support group!

06/02/2026

If you are interested in becoming a recovery coach and have already taken your Recovery Coach Academy course you might want to consider taking Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches. This course provides the framework necessary for operating professionally and ethically within your work as a recovery coach beyond this course you can find additional classes through NAADAC.

📣 Upcoming Training Opportunity for Recovery Coaches!

Peer 360 Recovery Alliance is excited to offer Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches, a comprehensive 2-day training designed to strengthen ethical decision-making, accountability, and professional boundaries within the recovery coaching role.

📅 June 25–26
🕣 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Peer 360 Training Suite #7
503 N. Euclid Ave., Suite 7
Bay City, MI 48706

Participants will receive:

✅ 16 Continuing Education Contact Hours
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Free Lunch and Snacks

Training objectives include:
• Understanding accountability within the role of a Recovery Coach
• Exploring how ethics are woven throughout the various roles of recovery coaching
• Applying ethical decision-making through real-world case studies and discussion

💲 Registration is FREE!

To register, contact:
📞 Janell: (989) 423-0090
📧 [email protected]

Important Disclaimer:
If you are looking for an ethics training to recertify your CPRC credential, you will still need to complete an MDHHS-approved in-person ethics training. A list of approved trainings can be found at MI Peers.

06/01/2026

💚 We’re just a day away from something truly special! 💚

Our IM FAN – Family Recovery Support Group will be meeting on Tuesday, June 2nd at 4:00 PM at Samaritan Way in Greenville.

This space was created for families who are navigating the challenges of addiction and recovery—because no one should have to walk this journey alone.

Together, we support.
Together, we heal.
Together, we grow stronger.

Whether you’re looking for guidance, connection, encouragement, or simply a place where others understand, this group is here for you.

📍 Samaritan Way
117 1/2 S Lafayette St
Greenville, MI

🗓 Tuesday, June 2nd
⏰ 4:00 PM

📅 Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, providing ongoing support, connection, and hope for families impacted by addiction and recovery.

Because families heal better together. 🤍

If you or someone you know could benefit from this support, please share this post and help us reach those who need it most.

06/01/2026

💚 Community. Connection. Service. 💚

Last Friday, we at Michigan Addiction Recovery Alliance (MARA) had the privilege of helping sponsor and serve dinner at Samaritan Way, and what an incredible evening it was!

With the help of four amazing volunteers, we prepared a spaghetti dinner totaling approximately 10–15 pounds of spaghetti to serve members of our community. Seeing so many people come together around a warm meal reminded us just how powerful kindness and connection can be.

A huge THANK YOU to our wonderful volunteers who generously gave their time, energy, and hearts to make this evening possible. Your willingness to serve others is truly inspiring, and we are so grateful for each of you. ❤️

We would also like to give a special shout-out to our partners at Samaritan Way for the incredible work they do every day to support individuals and families in our community. We are honored to partner alongside an organization that is committed to meeting people where they are and offering hope, support, and compassion.

Together, we are building stronger communities, one act of kindness at a time.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening such a success. We look forward to many more opportunities to serve together!

05/30/2026

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EndTheStigma

05/29/2026

This morning I found myself thinking about something we don’t talk about enough.

Most people only see recovery after the transformation has happened.

They see the person who got their life back.
They see the new job, the repaired relationships, the smile, the success story.

What they don’t see are the countless moments that came before it.

The mornings when getting out of bed felt impossible.

The phone calls that were difficult to make.

The fear of starting over.

The setbacks, disappointments, and days when giving up seemed easier than continuing.

Recovery is built in those moments.

Not in perfection, but in persistence.

At Michigan Addiction Recovery Alliance, we have the privilege of meeting people at every stage of that journey. What continues to inspire me is the resilience of the human spirit. People who have lost almost everything still find a way to keep moving forward. People who have been written off by society continue to prove that change is possible.

Recovery is not just about overcoming addiction.

It’s about rebuilding purpose.
Rebuilding confidence.
Rebuilding connection.
Rebuilding a life worth protecting.

Every person in recovery is carrying a story that deserves to be heard and a future that deserves a chance.

Today, I am grateful for those who continue to show up, continue to fight, and continue to believe that something better is possible.

Recovery happens every day.

Sometimes quietly.

Sometimes imperfectly.

But it happens.

And that is something worth celebrating.

- Gregory Emelander
President of Michigan Addiction Recovery Alliance

05/29/2026

🔥 FREEDOM FRIDAY 🔥
at Samaritan Way

This isn’t fake smiles and polished stories.

This is REAL PEOPLE.
REAL PAIN.
REAL RECOVERY.
REAL FREEDOM.

Addiction isolates.
It convinces people they’re too far gone… too broken… too lost to come back.

But that’s a lie.

Recovery is proof that dead things can live again.

This Friday night, hear firsthand stories from people who survived addiction, street life, overdose, trauma, prison, hopelessness, and destruction — and found purpose, healing, and freedom on the other side.

These aren’t motivational speeches.
These are battle scars with microphones.

💥 Raw testimony
💥 Real hope
💥 Real community
💥 Real people who made it out alive

If you’ve ever struggled…
If someone you love is fighting addiction…
If you’re tired of feeling alone…
Or if you just need to believe that change is possible again…

You need to be in the room.

📍 Samaritan Way
115 S. Lafayette St.
Greenville, MI 48888

🕠 Doors Open — 5:30 PM
🎤 Testimonies Begin — 6:15 PM
🏁 Wrap Up — 8:30 PM

Featuring:

🎙 Fred Hill
🎙 Gregory Emelander
🎙Brittani Halladay
🎙 Angelina Hintzen
🎙 Hunter Jones

Come hear what freedom sounds like.

Bring somebody who needs hope.


Michigan Addiction Recovery Alliance - MARA