Media often portrays the worst of addiction, focusing on overly negative, glamorized, or demonized versions of people who use drugs. These portrayals often miss the…
At the end of February, MassHire Holyoke celebrated a special milestone when their 100th cohort of ATR participants graduated from the Paths to Empowerment (P2E)…
Longtime ATR Project Director, Rebecca Starr, is stepping back from her role overseeing the ATR program. As we bid farewell, we offer our deepest gratitute…
Three and a half years ago, a police officer looked around at the community before her. She saw her neighbors struggling with substance use, mental…
“I was at a turning point. I could have repeated the cycle that I had been in for the last 20 years, or I could…
This report documents the experiences of five programs, including ATR, that integrate employment services into treatment and recovery programs for people with substance use disorder (SUD).…
Ryan Whitcomb describes himself as “the least anonymous person” in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). After working in EMS for 18 years, his substance use disorder (SUD)…
Every morning, Carissa wakes up ready for another day. She showers, brushes her hair, her teeth, and heads out the door for another day of…
As the term “recovery capital” has become more prevalent in the recovery community and in recovery support programs, like ATR, we are diving into how…
At the end of 2021, there were nearly 11 million job openings across the United States according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The impacts…