08/10/2026
We cannot believe it has been 5 years since the little ol' Region Recovery Riot began. It was truly a grassroots, community mobilizing effort. We met for the first in 2022 at the Sparkle House in Gary. Before then, NWI had never seen a Recovery Month Event. It had never seen multiple pathways come together and view recovery as a person centered experience. Five years later, many things have progress, some have halted, and other have gone backwards. However, nothing is more inspiring than celebrating recovery on the shores of Lake Michigan in Gary, Indiana.
Heres some fun pictures from our first year that was showcase in the Chicago Tribune.
