Gain Valuable Professional Experience While Helping Young People in Recovery from Addiction

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About YOUNG PEOPLE IN RECOVERY

Location:

201 MILWAUKEE ST STE 200, DENVER, CO 80206, US

Mission Statement

Our national leadership team creates and cultivates local community-led chapters through grassroots organizing and training. Chapters support young people in or seeking recovery by empowering them to obtain stable employment, secure suitable housing, and explore continuing education. Chapters also advocate on the local and state levels for better accessibility of these services and other effective recovery resources.

Description

YPR Chapters are programs of YPR National, which serve to create recovery-ready communities. YPR Chapters establish the needs of each individual community through the participation of young people in recovery. Using a grassroots approach, local YPR Chapters bring together young people in recovery. Each Chapter coordinates with YPR National for ongoing chapter development, and to advance YPR’s public policy agenda. YPR Chapters will engage in the following activities: Identify and advocate for policies and recovery resources that serve communities on the local, state, and national levels, Conduct monthly training sessions and seminars that improve access to education and employment opportunities for young people in or seeking recovery, Engage individuals and local communities to build grassroots support