Region 7 Presents: Building Recovery through Community

In this one-hour panel presentation, participants will learn about the work of two organizations in support of Recovery. Riverbend Director of Recovery Support Services and project lead, Rich Hollett, will describe their NNLM funded project: Recovery Capital Investment. Emily Martin, Adult Services Librarian will share about the Read to Recovery project at Saratoga Springs Public Library and discuss the impacts of this pilot project and partnerships developed in the community through this work to support recovery. 

Richard Hollett, CARC- Division Director of Recovery Support Services. Starting at Riverbend as a Recovery Coach himself, Rich played an instrumental role in building the recovery coach program, bringing Recovery Cafe to Lowell and a second Recovery Café to Haverhill, and developing CCAR’s Recovery Coach Academy at Riverbend. Rich leads with his heart. Guided by lived experience, he champions healing through connection, love, and compassion. Rich's personal and professional experiences have informed him that love, and its restorative impact, is his most valuable resource. He recognizes the profound benefits of being known, valued, and loved and the suffering that comes from their absence. He is a true force for change within the field of addiction treatment and recovery so that perspectives evolve, biases dissolve, and services are delivered with the love, compassion, and dignity that every human being deserves.  

Emily Martin (she/her) has been working in public libraries since 2011 and is now an adult services librarian at the Saratoga Springs Public Library in Upstate, NY. She is passionate about library services that give visibility and compassion to those dealing with invisible forces such as grief, addiction, recovery, mental illness, housing insecurity, and more.

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