Voices of Recovery San Mateo County is happy to announce openings for part-time positions! Click Here for position description and application information.

Voices of Recovery San Mateo County

Voices of Recovery San Mateo County is for people seeking and maintaining long-term recovery from their own addictions, and long-term recovery from being affected by other people s addictions. 

The primary objectives and purposes of Voices of Recovery San Mateo County (VORSMC) shall be: to create peer-led opportunities for education, wellness, advocacy and support services for individuals in or in need of long term recovery from
alcohol and other drug addictions, equally sharing these opportunities and support services with impacted families.
Specifically, VORSMC provides community educational and recovery support services. It is a recovery community organization that offers peer-to-peer recovery guidance and volunteer opportunities to the recovery community. The corporation also encourages and supports personal, family and community recovery by offering non-clinical, peer-driven assistance to foster resilience, prevent relapse and promote effective public policy 

Individuals and organizations are invited to join and partner with Voices of Recovery as as it grows.

Volunteers are encouraged to contribute their voice and expertise as we develop programs, partnerships and infrastructure.

In 2011 the U. S. Sunbstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducted Community Forums in an effort to get feedback from recovery communities and clinicians to define 'Recovery'. As a result, a definition of Recovery, Dimensions of Recovery and guiding Principles of Recovery were adopted. The definition and Dimensions read as follows below. The adopted Guiding Principles appear on our Mission and Vision page.

Recovery from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders: A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

Through the Recovery Support Strategic Initiative, SAMHSA has delineated four major dimensions that support a life in recovery:
•Health: overcoming or managing one’s disease(s) as well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way;
•Home: a stable and safe place to live;
•Purpose: meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school, volunteerism, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income and resources to participate in society; and
•Community: relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope.