BestSelf Recovery Community

05/26/2026

Enjoying the baseball game tonight... THANK YOU to the Buffalo Bisons for sponsoring our tickets! ⚾️🙏✨️

05/10/2026

Want to give your input on what we can do to improve the Center? Everyone is welcome to join us for our monthly advisory board meeting... plus we have snacks and refreshments!

05/08/2026

We're so proud to see Roseanne be celebrated as a Woman in Recovery! She is one of our participants, soon-to-be volunteer, and we see her make an impact on others in recovery every day!

Acacia Network and our upstate affiliate, Hispanos Unidos de Buffalo (HUB), celebrate women in recovery! 💜

Roseanne Lockard’s path to recovery began nearly a decade ago following a long struggle with opioid addiction that started with a skiing accident. Her journey of managing chronic pain is a challenge shared by approximately 20.7 million women and girls in the U.S. who met criteria for a substance use disorder in 2023 (SAMHSA).

For Roseanne, the road to healing was paved with loss and housing instability. Ten years ago, grieving her mother and living in a motel with her service dog, Colton, Roseanne sought help at Promesa Alba de Vida, the outpatient behavioral health and substance use services located at HUB. There, she found a comprehensive methadone treatment program that addressed both her substance use disorder and the chronic physical pain from her injuries.

“I was just lost,” Roseanne recalls. “But once I met Ann [a Peer Advocate], she connected me with the SPOA program, and I was placed in an apartment with my dog.”

Roseanne credits her clinical team for her success: “Every counselor has helped me figure out what I can do instead of thinking about those cravings.” She also attributes her stability to Colton. “He is trained to deal with my emotions. I tell anyone in recovery: if you have the opportunity to work with an animal, do it. It gives you another life to care for besides your own.”

Now a decade into her journey, Roseanne is preparing to become a Peer Advocate herself. “One day Ann said, ‘I think you would be a great Peer Advocate,’ and it made me realize I am stronger than I thought. I’ve finished my trainings and am completing my volunteer hours. Hopefully, by this time next year, I’ll be working part-time as a Peer.”

For other women exploring treatment, Roseanne’s advice is simple: “You have to do it for yourself, not for anybody else. Women are stronger than we are usually given credit for. I don’t hide the fact that I am in recovery—I am proud of it!”

Today, Roseanne looks forward to a healthy life and simply "being happy.”
🔗 Visit acacianetwork.org to learn more.

05/02/2026

🌷In this month's warm weather, we hope you'll stop by the Recovery Community Center for our groups and activities!💐✨

04/10/2026

We're proud to observe Child Abuse Awareness month, as we put blue pinwheels on our lawn and participated in WEAR BLUE DAY! Together, we spread awareness to help put an end to child abuse.

04/10/2026

Why scramble to make up for your betting losses? You can stay in the moment with friends and family instead. Visit the New York Council on Problem Gambling for more information.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

04/07/2026

🌷Spring has sprung! Hop on into the Recovery Community Center for a full range of activities and observances!💐✨

03/11/2026

We're so proud of the RCOC's Program Director, Jeff Fyvie, for winning the 2026 Tony Bellanca Memorial Award! Jeff has worked hard to help our staff integrate problem gambling education and support into our recovery programming, and today his efforts paid off! Thank you for helping us spread awareness and stop the stigma surrounding gambling! 👏👏👏

03/11/2026

We are so excited to be a part of ending the stigma around problem gambling!