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Recovery Is Happening Connecting individuals impacted by substance use disorder with personalized pathways to recovery. Create your path. Define your future.

With compassion, empathy, and dedication, we're here to help you every step of the way. Recovery Is Happening was founded in Rochester, Minnesota in 2011 when Tiffany Hunsley, a college student living in long-term recovery, was doing her Capstone Project for a degree in Social Work. While researching how communities actively support and celebrate individuals in long-term recovery she realized that in Southeastern Minnesota there was a startling lack of support, little collaboration and networking between providers, and virtually no advocacy or education about the realities of living in long-term recovery. Hunsley jumped in and began to mobilize the local recovery community to come together in support of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service’s Administration (SAMHSA) National Recovery Month and on September 22, 2011 the first annual “Recovery Is Happening” Walk & 5K Run & Rally For Recovery was held at the YMCA in Rochester. For the first time, the local recovery community had a public platform to celebrate recovery, advocate for policy changes and support each other. Notable speakers within the recovery community - Dan Cain, Craig Nakken, Dan Griffin, Gloria Englund, and Dave Wellstone attended and spoke eloquently about the many paths to wellness. Rochester Mayor, Ardell Brede, proclaimed the month of September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and the Rochester Women’s Magazine (regional circulation 25,000+) featured “On the Road to Recovery” as its cover story with a message of hope and healing for the individual, family, and community. The Recovery is Happening Walk/Run and Rally has grown - successfully collaborating with other communities, businesses and public and private funders and hosting many activities during each subsequent September National Recovery Month. Supporters include 19 providers of recovery services in the southeastern region and five treatment providers from other regions of Minnesota. In 2012, the Recovery Is Happening all-volunteer executive committee unanimously agreed to move forward and establish Recovery Is Happening as a 501c3, non-profit. This status was granted by the State of Minnesota (January 2014) and a Recovery Is Happening Board of Directors was formed. Recovery is Happening (RIH) continues to advocate and create programs for those in long-term recovery in Southeast Minnesota and is growing in ways to continue serving this population.

Join us tomorrow (Sat, Oct 17) at the Recovery Is Happening building for our sober Game Night from 6-8pm!📍25 16th St NE,...
10/16/2026

Join us tomorrow (Sat, Oct 17) at the Recovery Is Happening building for our sober Game Night from 6-8pm!

📍25 16th St NE, Rochester, MN

It's ! A trip to the emergency department can be the beginning of recovery... and for nearly a decade, emergency nurses...
10/13/2026

It's ! A trip to the emergency department can be the beginning of recovery... and for nearly a decade, emergency nurses and peer recovery specialists have worked together in St. Mary’s Emergency Department Mayo Clinic to help people take that first step.

Read how we make it all happen. [Link in comments]

10/09/2026

Hey, we know those people 😁

🧡 We wore orange to recognize Orange Shirt Day and the message that Every Child Matters.The orange shirt symbolizes the...
10/07/2026

🧡 We wore orange to recognize Orange Shirt Day and the message that Every Child Matters.

The orange shirt symbolizes the story of a young Indigenous girl whose new orange shirt was taken away when she was forced to attend a residential school, representing the loss of identity, culture, and belonging experienced by so many Indigenous children.

We will always support healing.

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Our team of 12 rolled up their sleeves for Dodge Day of Caring! We volunteered for United Way of Southeast Minnesota pre...
10/06/2026

Our team of 12 rolled up their sleeves for Dodge Day of Caring! We volunteered for United Way of Southeast Minnesota pressure washing, mowing, trimming, weeding and other outdoor cleanup to give back to an organization we're proud to partner with.

United Way of Dodge County

We can't wait to get spooky with Doc's Recovery House!
10/06/2026

We can't wait to get spooky with Doc's Recovery House!

Spooky season is here! Join us for the 4th Annual Haunted Hollow at the end of this month. New this year...TWO NIGHTS of recovery-friendly, Halloween festivities. 🎃

Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-haunted-hollow-tickets-2002889176443

Mark your calendars and get your costumes ready! 🕷🎉👻

Join us tomorrow (Sat, Oct 3) at the Recovery Is Happening building for our first sober Game Night of the year from 6-8p...
10/02/2026

Join us tomorrow (Sat, Oct 3) at the Recovery Is Happening building for our first sober Game Night of the year from 6-8pm.

📍25 16th St NE, Rochester, MN

10/01/2026

For the fourth year in a row, we’re grateful to see the Rochester skyline lit up purple tonight for National Recovery Month. ☺️

Thank you to Mayo Clinic for your partnership in lighting the historic Plummer building to help us honor recovery and the hope available to individuals, families and communities. 💜

2026 Minnesota Recovery Month: Recovery Road Trip 📸💜One month. So many people, places, and moments worth sharing.As Reco...
09/30/2026

2026 Minnesota Recovery Month: Recovery Road Trip 📸💜

One month. So many people, places, and moments worth sharing.

As Recovery Month comes to a close and we celebrate International Recovery Day, here’s a photo dump from MARCO’s Recovery Road Trip across Minnesota!

From walks and celebrations to open houses and conversations, every stop showed us this: recovery is everywhere. There are people and organizations across our state who care, understand, and want to walk alongside you.

Thank you to everyone who welcomed us, shared their stories, and helped make recovery visible. This month—and all year long—you’re part of a statewide community.

📸 Explore the full album, find your photos, and share:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD6jLT

🌎 Celebrate International Recovery Day:
https://internationalrecoveryday.org/

Explore this photo album by Minnesota Alliance of Recovery Community Organizations on Flickr!

How do we know recovery is happening? Because we’ve lived it. International Recovery Day
09/30/2026

How do we know recovery is happening? Because we’ve lived it.



International Recovery Day

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Rochester, MN
55906

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Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

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