Recovery Arrows

08/27/2026

🎃🦃❄️ Holiday party planning has officially started!

We had way too much fun last year not to do it again! 🙌

Coming back this year:
🎃 Halloween Party
🦃 Friendsgiving
❄️ Winter Party

We’re already working behind the scenes to make each one a fun, welcoming place to connect, laugh, eat, and enjoy the holidays together.

Dates & details coming soon! 👀

08/26/2026

September is packed with opportunities to connect, try something new, and support your recovery! Check out the full Recovery Arrows schedule below and join us when you can. 🏹

08/20/2026

💭 A little recovery reflection…

When life throws something hard at us, sometimes our first instinct is to avoid it, shut down, get angry, numb it, or pretend it isn’t happening.

And sometimes? That may have been how we learned to survive.

Recovery gives us the opportunity to slowly build new ways of responding—not perfectly, and definitely not overnight.

When you’re ready, try asking yourself:

• What would happen if I faced this instead of avoiding it?
• What could I gain from working through it?
• What is the best realistic outcome?
• What is one small thing I can change or do differently?

You don't have to solve the whole problem today. Sometimes resilience is simply realizing, “I’ve handled hard things before. Let me figure out my next step.”

And if you can't figure out that next step alone—that's where connection, community, and peer support can help. 💚

No judgment. Just figuring it out together.

08/19/2026

🎣 Yesterday’s Cast the Stress Away was a bluegill, seaweed & tire kind of day! 😂🌿🛞

Thank you to everyone who showed up and made the evening what it was. Lots of laughter, plenty of jokes, new friendships made, and maybe a few things caught that definitely weren’t fish. 😂

A huge thank you to the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County for joining us and bringing snacks, a listening ear, and some good company. 💚

These evenings are about so much more than fishing—it’s getting outside, connecting, laughing, and just enjoying life together. 🎣💚

08/19/2026

💜 An Invitation to Walk With Us

Our recovery community has been invited to join the Su***de Prevention & Awareness Walk, and for those of you who enjoy our walking events, this is another opportunity to get out, connect, and support something that matters.

Recovery isn’t only about what we stop doing—it’s also about building connection, finding purpose, giving back, and becoming part of our community again. Those things can strengthen our sense of belonging, improve well-being, and remind us that what we do and how we show up matters.

👟 September 27 | 2–4 PM
📍 Ashland University – John C. Myers Convocation Center

Come walk, show your support, honor those we’ve lost, and help remind others that hope and help are available.

If walking is your thing, come join us. 💜

08/19/2026

🧭 Recovery Roadmap is TODAY!

Join us 4–5 PM at the Professional Building, 220 Church St., in the Parent Care Coordinator’s office (2 offices up from Catholic Charities).

Trying to figure out your next step? Come game plan with us—whether you’re working toward sobriety, maintaining recovery, wanting to reduce your substance use, overcoming barriers, or just trying to navigate local systems and resources.

You don’t have to have it all figured out before you walk through the door. Come as you are, bring what you’re dealing with, and let’s see what we can figure out together.

Completely anonymous if you want. No judgment. No pressure. Just support, options, and a place to start. 💚

08/18/2026

🎣 TODAY! CAST THE STRESS AWAY!🎣

It’s a BIG day — come spend the evening with us!

📍 Brookside West — park off the Sandusky St. lot
⏰ 5–7 PM

We have plenty of poles & tackle— just show up and fish! **FREE fishing, no license required, and family friendly!**

💚 The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County will also be joining us to show their support, connect, and most importantly — listen to YOU.

Recovery, connection, fresh air & a little fishing. 🎣
Come on out — don’t miss this one!

08/13/2026

You can call or stop in the adult Lobby there is a Narcan display with free narcan. No questions asked.

Carrying Naloxone can save a life. Call Appleseed for a FREE kit at 419-281-3716