Safer Streets For Tamaqua's Little Feet

03/06/2026

Losing someone to addiction is a kind of grief that never really leaves you. It’s the unanswered texts. The moments when you still think about calling them. The quiet spaces where their laugh used to be.

And even though the world keeps moving, something always feels missing.

Addiction isn’t about weakness or bad choices the way people like to think. It’s a battle. A brutal one. And too many people we love never get the chance to win it.

Today, we remember them for who they really were. Not the struggle. Not the addiction.

The person.

The laugh. The stories. The love they gave. The space they filled in our lives.

They were loved then.
They’re loved now.
And they’ll never be forgotten. 🖤

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Everybody has their own opinions on addiction, but until you've been there, your opinion means nothing. You don't control addiction, it controls you. There are some lucky ones who have beat it but don't think because they're still alive, that life is gravy. They fight every day to stay clean. It's a battle that stays with us our whole life. Most are good people who made a bad choice. Battling an addiction is a beast for the person addicted and the ones who love them. So, in the loving memory of every family member and friend who has lost their battle with addiction, and those who continue to conquer it, put this on your page if you know someone who has ever struggled with addiction.💔🙏🏻❤ 🖤

02/02/2026

Remembering a good soul gone before his time is priceless. We cannot thank Sister's Cantina enough for honoring Matt ❤️

Please join them on February 15th either by dining in or take out in honoring Matt.

Wings For Matt Benefit⚾️💙🕊️
Sunday, February 15th from 12-9 p.m.
20% of dine in & takeout sales donated!

01/15/2026

The Bridge Foundation was establish to help and support individuals seeking (and currently in) recovery from addiction and other life challenges.

01/15/2026

“Recovery isn’t about being fixed. It’s about being supported. At SMART, we see change happen when people are given tools, not labels. When individual autonomy meets supportive community. When choice replaces recriminations.

Every day SMART volunteers show up. Online, in-person, and in their lives, practicing something radical: believing they, and you, can change. Check out a meeting by using our SMARTfinder:

https://meetings.smartrecovery.org

12/11/2025

Linda Petusky did a great job filling the tree today ❤️💜 Your help this morning was priceless!!!
Reminder drop off donations at Hope & Coffee, Tamaqua Public Library or M&T Bank Tamaqua office.
If you could donate a monetary donation go to www.saferstreetstamaqua.com and press the donate button.