Greenville CAN May Lunch & Learn - FAVOR Upstate

Join us on Thursday, May 9 at the Kroc Center (424 Westfield Street in Greenville) for our May Lunch & Learn featuring FAVOR Upstate.

FAVOR Upstate was incorporated in SC in 2004. Its work is part of a national recovery advocacy movement whose vision is to provide people affected by substance use disorders with access to the support they need to achieve and maintain long-term recovery. FAVOR envisions a day when the public and policymakers will accord individuals and families affected by substance use disorder the dignity they deserve and that they will receive respectful, nondiscriminatory care on the same basis as people with other health conditions.

Using innovative approaches not available anywhere else in our area, FAVOR offers new hope to individuals and families suffering with substance use disorders. Since the doors of the Greenville Center opened in July 2013, thousands of people have enrolled in FAVOR's non-clinical recovery support programs and have since become dedicated participants and volunteers. When individuals and families come to FAVOR, there are no forms to fill out, no criteria to be met, no insurance required, no discharge planning. FAVOR believes that easy and immediate access to intervention services and recovery support over the long-term is the missing link in spociety's system of care. Programs and services at FAVOR are offered at no cost, so that people do not face any financial barriers to participation.

Core Beliefs

• Recovery from substance use disorder is a reality in the lives of millions.
• There are many paths to recovery.
• Recovery flourishes in supportive communities.
• Recovery is a voluntary process.
• Recovering people are part of the solution.
• Recovery gives back what substance use disorder takes away.

Greenville CAN Lunch & Learn events are free however, registration is required. Lunch will be generously provided by Carolina Drive In.

You can attend the event either in-person or virtually. The Zoom link will be sent out 30 - 60 minutes prior to the event.

Accommodation Statement

The Barbara Stone Foundation strives to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to attend and fully enjoy our Greenville CAN Lunch & Learns.

If you are a person with a disability in need of an accommodation, please email or call Chris Sparrow: [email protected] or (864)-616-9893.

*Accommodation requests must be made no later than 7 days prior to the registration deadline.

Host or Publisher Barbara Stone Foundation