Recovery Friendly Workplace Summit County

08/07/2025

🌟 Exciting News from Kenmore! 🌟

We’re thrilled to welcome The JADFA House as an official Recovery Friendly Workplace! 🎉 Located at 916 Kenmore Blvd, The JADFA House is more than just a place—it’s a Recovery Community Organization (RCO) committed to uplifting, supporting, and walking alongside those on their recovery journey.

The JADFA House is grounded in real recovery knowledge, lived experience, and the kind of leadership that inspires change. Whether you're taking your first steps or celebrating years of sobriety, they’ll make you feel welcomed, supported, and excited to live another day in Recovery.

We’re honored to stand beside organizations like The JADFA House as we continue to promote recovery, reduce stigma, and foster inclusive, Recovery Friendly Workplaces across our county. 💜

https://www.thejadfahouse.org

05/05/2025

🎉Please help us in welcoming a new RFW partner - Goodwill Industries of Akron!!!🎉

Goodwill Industries of Akron has been changing lives and building stronger communities since 1927. As a nonprofit serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland, and Richland counties, their mission goes beyond just job placement - they empower individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment through job training, career development, and supportive services tailored to each person's unique potential.

Through workforce development programs, industrial contracts, and their network of retail stores, Goodwill prepares people for meaningful employment and generates resources that are reinvested directly into local services. Their efforts help individuals build confidence, achieve independence, and contribute to a thriving regional economy.

To learn more visit www.goodwillakron.org

04/29/2025

ICYMI: Our Recovery Friendly Workplace Summit County initiative was featured in this amazing piece by Crain's Cleveland Business along with one of our Early Ambassadors - Summit Recovery Hub.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to share more about this program, and to China and her RCO for being strong advocates for and the recovery community!

Addiction is a chronic illness, and those who face it also contend with societal stigmas that can keep them out of the workforce.

03/24/2025

We want to welcome TWO new Recovery Friendly Workplaces located in the City of Barberton... Aspire Employment and Barberton Tree Service Inc.!!!

"Aspire Employment offers a full range of customizable services to meet our client’s workforce needs. Our unique approach uses the Whole Life/ Person Centered Model. We collaborate with local community resources for hurdles such as childcare, transportation and overall moral support and assist [job-seekers] with any barriers they may need to overcome. We use many avenues and partnerships for recruitment and are most proud of our partners in re-entry and re-integration. We pride ourselves in assisting those who need it most and are helping push forward the long-overlooked frontier of second chance employment."
To learn more, visit www.aspireemployment.secureserversites.net/

"Barberton Tree Service Inc. provides all tree services including tree and stump removal, trimming, pruning, and clearing. The goal of Barberton Tree is to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction possible. We strive to accomplish this by providing competitive estimates for all of our customers' needs and assigning our readily available, highly trained, well-equipped and dedicated employees to carry out any task necessary. We are focused on maintaining a “safety culture” within the company. The safety and well-being of our employees and especially our customers are always the top priority."
To learn more, visit www.barbertontree.com

02/14/2025

In honor of Valentine's Day... we wanted to show some love to one of our newest designees HRKyle Services !! 💜

"At HRKyle Services, we offer comprehensive solutions in HR & Leadership Consulting, Employee Training, Career & Executive Coaching, and Keynote Speaking, with a mission to empower organizations and individuals through a human-centered approach.
[We] believe in the power of community and the importance of giving back. From workforce development to mental health advocacy, our mission extends beyond business success to creating meaningful change in the lives of individuals and organizations.
Whether it’s mentoring students, empowering professionals, or supporting local and national initiatives, we are committed to building a brighter future for all."

To learn more, visit www.hrkyle.com

01/29/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our newest Recovery Friendly Workplace partner.... Rubber City Reuse! 🎉

Rubber City Reuse was founded in 2019 and is Northeast Ohio’s leading provider of composting services, organics recycling and sustainable programs for business, home and events. They play a pivotal role in diverting organic waste from landfills, converting it into nutrient-rich compost used for various local initiatives such as food cultivation, soil remediation, erosion prevention, and beautification of gardens. Rubber City donates roughly half of their drop off capacity to underserved communities in Greater Akron to ensure that sustainable causes are accessible for everyone and does so in partnership with local community development corporations.

For more information, visit https://www.rubbercityreuse.com/

01/23/2025

Please welcome our very first Recovery Friendly employer from the construction industry ... Beck Restoration Management Group! 🎉🎉

"BeckRMG, is a construction company focused on industrial restoration including, injection waterproofing, concrete repair, and resilient flooring. “We wanted to do something proactively that would make an impact in our community.” said BeckRMG President, Dan Beck. “It’s important that we recognize the stigma around addiction and we all work together to help save lives. There is an epidemic out there, and we all need to help. We have a great team, but someone could have invisible wounds or maybe a close family member or friend. Or even some other trade on the construction site. We want to make sure they know help is there.”
“As soon as I spoke with Constance, I knew this was something we needed to get involved with. The construction industry is much like my time in the Army. The mentality is that we are strong, and macho and we don’t need help from anyone. But in reality, many of our brothers and sisters are suffering in silence, and that needs to stop. We need to talk about this openly and frankly and provide opportunities, both passive and active, to reach out for help. The Summit County Recovery Friendly Workplace Program is exactly what we need to make sure everyone has access to that help.” said Michael Beck, BeckRMG’s Director of Business.

To learn more about Beck Restoration Management Group, please visit https://beckrmg.com/

12/12/2024

A *giant* welcome to one of our newest designees... County of Summit ADM Board!!! 🎉

You may recognize them from the work they do in the recovery & treatment field, or from our RFW Resource Guide! We are incredibly proud to be partnering with an agency that provides so many amazing resources to the people this program intends to support.

"The County of Summit ADM Board provides a person-centered approach to prevention, treatment, and recovery. In Summit County, no one walks the recovery journey alone. Together with our partners, we will find a path for anyone who needs the services our system provides."

To learn more about the ADM Board, visit https://admboard.org/

11/13/2024

We are thrilled to welcome our newest designee... IBH Addiction Recovery! Our team attended their amazing Fall Into Recovery event to present them with their RFW certificate. 💜

"IBH Addiction Recovery offers persons with alcohol and drug addiction, including those with a co-occurring mental health disorder, the opportunity to restore hope and gain skills for a lifetime of sobriety. We are committed to focused, sustained efforts to foster a culture in which diversity is celebrated, equity is prioritized, and inclusion is valued. Through active listening, education, dialogue, empowerment, and ongoing review of business practices and treatment services, IBH strives to ensure progress toward a sense of belonging for everyone and opportunities for all employees and clients to thrive."

To learn more about IBH Addiction Recovery, visit www.ibh.org

10/31/2024

🥳Another Harm Reduction Vending Machine has been installed at our RFW partner's center!!🥳

We could not be more proud of Choices for taking this step to help keep their community safe 💜

10/16/2024

Love seeing everyones pics from the symposium last week!! 🥰

10/11/2024

Yesterday we hosted our Recovery Friendly Workplace Symposium where we honored our Early Ambassadors who were the first 15 Summit County businesses to become designated as Recovery Friendly Workplaces. It was truly incredible to get to see all our partners together in one room, along with some of this initiatives biggest supporters.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event such a success! This includes Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro & her team, our fantastic panelists (Tyler Meenach, Recovery Friendly Hamilton County, Denise Thomas, United Way of Summit & Medina, and China Krys Darrington, Summit Recovery Hub), our host Bounce Innovation Hub, and all the vendors who provided information & resources to our guests.

We have so many more pictures from yesterday and will be uploading them soon!! 💜