Mission & Vision Statement
PRCC’s mission is to provide support, education, resources, and advocacy for people recovering from and affected by addiction, and to spread the message of hope throughout the state of Maine and beyond.
PRCC’s vision is that every person affected by addiction in Maine will have direct access to a local recovery community center that provides support, education, and individual resources to enhance their ability to heal, strengthen and grow in their recovery pathway, throughout all stages of their journey.
PRCC provides a place for the recovery community to grow and thrive at 102 Bishop Street in Portland. The center offers space for meetings and activities devoted to recovery from substance use disorder. PRCC is operated by staff and volunteers who are passionate about recovery, and every activity is created by and for people in recovery. PRCC offers peer support to individuals who use a variety of recovery pathways, and we honor each person’s unique recovery journey. We know from experience that successful recovery from substance use disorder requires support from others. Our center welcomes all who are taking steps to recover.
PRCC works statewide to support the development of new recovery community centers so that every community in Maine has access to their own local center. By providing training, resources, and technical support to new and developing centers, PRCC’s Recovery Hub sustains a network of mutual support among the centers that develops leadership and empowers communities. Since the Maine Recovery Hub program began in 2018, Maine’s recovery community center population has grown from 3 to 17. And we are just getting started.
PRCC Values
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PRCC promotes self-determination, equality, and respect for people in recovery.
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PRCC’s programs, services, and groups are member driven and open to all who wish to participate. Membership and programs are offered free of charge.
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PRCC honors, respects, and supports many pathways of recovery.
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PRCC recognizes the hope and possibility of sustainable recovery and that each person’s recovery journey is uniquely their own.
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PRCC promotes a holistic approach to recovery, which is infused in all programs, outreach activities, and partnerships.
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PRCC is committed to honest and ethical stewardship of resources and of our members gifts and service to the community.
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PRCC embraces families, friends, and allies, and views recovery as involving a broad circle of community.
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PRCC advocates and mobilizes the voices of people in recovery in defining solutions to addiction and strategies for supporting recovery.
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PRCC seeks to collaborate, share its experience, and assist other recovery community organizations in building equal opportunity state-wide for access to recovery resources and supports.
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PRCC believes in the power of love and service as central to recovery. We speak and act from the heart.