Uplift Recovery Homes

04/21/2025

It’s game time, y’all!
Come out and cheer on your favorite team at Hoops for Hope—Recovery Anne Arundel’s 7th annual showdown!
Hope Shots (Men in Recovery) vs. Blue Line Ballers (AACO Police Dept.)
Who’s taking the tie-breaker win?

Sunday, April 27 at AACC Jenkins Gym
Doors open at 11AM | Tip-off at 12PM
$12 in advance | $15 at the door | Kids under 10 get in FREE!

Grab your tickets at recoveryannearundel.org
All proceeds support the George Phillips Jr. Recovery Community Center!

07/13/2024

The Anne Arundel County Police Department will be holding their 3rd annual Drug Awareness Camp August 12-16 at Camp Barrett in Annapolis.

The free camp is open to children going into the 5th and 6th grade. The goal of this camp is to provide the campers with the knowledge and confidence to prevent the misuse of drugs. Officers will be utilizing the Elks Drug Awareness Program and D.A.R.E. lessons daily to teach the campers drug facts, the dangers of drugs and how to resist using them as well as the importance of having a support network.

Campers will also take part in the following activities throughout the week.

Obstacle Course
Team Building Exercises
Team games: Kickball, Dodgeball, Gaga Ball, Relay Races, Frisbee Golf
Learn how to safely handle and operate a BB / Pellet guns at the range
Learn how to safely handle and operate a Bow and Arrow at the archery range
Water Games
Pool Time (last 2 hours of every day)

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided.

03/15/2022

Join all the Prevention Coalitions of AACo tonight at Arundel Christian Church in Glen Burnie at 6:30 pm for "A Conversation About Mental Health" and be part of the solution!!
If you can't make it tonight, we will be holding this same event April 7th at Joy Reigns Church in Edgewater at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned for that flyer!!

08/31/2021

To mark International Overdose Awareness Day, state flags have been lowered to remember all who have lost their life to substance use disorder.

This is not only a day to honor their memories, it is a call to action—we must all work together to get help to those who need it.

09/02/2020

Peer Support Staff are expected to engage in direct work with clients and in indirect work that supports their work with clients.

The main types of direct work are advocacy, connecting to resources, experiential sharing, building community, relationship building, group facilitation, skill-building/mentoring/goal setting, and socialization/self-esteem building.

The main types of indirect work are group planning and development, administration, team communication, receiving support, education/awareness building, and information gathering and verification.

Other specific duties around the house that will be expected are cleaning, cooking, and laundry when needed.

Computer competency is required (i.e. internet use, Microsoft word/excel, basic data entry).
The applicant should be comfortable with conflict resolution.
Must be able to pass a drug test.
Background check required (willing to overlook non-major offenses).
Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated.

(2) 12-hour shifts - Saturday into Sunday and Sunday into Monday

07/30/2020

Elevate Recovery Centers is excited to say we have received our Medicaid ID and can now accept people with private and state insurance. We are looking forward to building with our community to offer our support in any way we can. We are so grateful for the outpouring of support and love from everyone and are ready to help today!

04/15/2019

Report on the decrease of overdose numbers in Anne Arundel county for April 2018. The potential success of safe stations, narcan administration, education and more.

08/30/2018

TONIGHT: Join us for the Not My Child presentation at Friendship United Methodist Church (22 W. Friendship Road, Friendship MD 20758) at 6:30 pm. Not My Child is an educational outreach program initiated by County Executive Steve Schuh to stop addiction before it starts. Please attend and join the effort. Bring the kids!

08/30/2018