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Metro-Boston Recovery Learning Community

Contact: Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS
Street and Mailing Address:
Solomon Carter Fuller MHC Ground Floor
85 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
Telephone: (617) 305-9976
Email: info@bostonresourcecenter.org
Website: www.metrobostonrlc.org
Warmline: www.warmline.org

COPA Description:
The Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community (RLC) is an entirely peer-run organization which aims to connect individuals in recovery with existing peer-run organizations and individuals and to help create new opportunities for support whenever possible. The RLC's hub is located at the Boston Resource Center and currently operates two additional Resource Connection Centers: PERC (Peer Education Resource Center) in Boston and the Cambridge/Somerville Recovery Learning Center.

Boston Resource Center

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COPA Description:
The Boston Resource Center is a peer-run resource center which offers various support groups, gym access, computer access and training, social activities and a warm-line.
Contact Person: Howard D. Trachtman or Paul Styczko
Street and Mailing Address:
85 East Newton Street
Ground Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Telephone: 617 305-9976 or 617 305 9991
Website: www.bostonresourcecenter.org
Email: info@bostonresourcecenter.org
Type of COPA: Support groups, drop-in center, advocacy group
Membership Requirements: None
Hours of Operation: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am-3pm. We have a newcomer's orientation every Wednesday at 10am.

In Our Own Voice

Contact Person: Julie Langbort
Telephone:
(781) 938-4048
Toll free: (800) 370-9085
Fax 781 938 4069
Address:
NAMI Massachusetts
IOOV State Coordinator
400 West Cummings Park
Suite 6650
Woburn, MA 01801
Email: jlangbort@namimass.org
Website: www.namimass.org
Type of COPA: Advocacy group Anti-stigma and empowerment public speaking program
COPA Description:
In Our Own Voice is a multi-media presentation given by trained consumers for other consumers, family members, health providers, law enforcement officials, educators, students, etc. It includes a video, personal testimony and discussion, and it enriches the audience's understanding of how people with these serious disorders cope with the reality of their illness while recovering and reclaiming productive lives.
Location of COPA:
We present to organizations in the community at sites across Massachusetts.
Hours of Operation:
Presentations may be scheduled 7 days a week during the morning, afternoon or evening.

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Coalition for Fresh Air Rights (CFAR)

Contact person: Jonathan Dosick, Coordinator
Contact Person's Phone: 617 947-6624
Contact person's mailing address:
C/O Transformation Center
98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Street Address:
98 Magazine St.
City: Roxbury
Zip Code: 02119
Contact Person's Email: ambient871@hotmail.com
Type of COPA: Advocacy
COPA Description:
Advocates for Fresh Air Rights and for Five Fundamental rights enforcement.
Location of COPA: Statewide
Membership requirements:
None. Just interest in the subject and equal rights.

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Consumers of Color Peer Networking Project

Contact Person: Valeria Chambers
Telephone:
617 442-4111
Toll-free 877 769-7693
Mailing address :
c/o The Transformation Center
98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Location of COPA:
70 St. Botolph St.
Boston, MA
Email: valeriac@transformation-center.org
Website: http://www.transformation-center.org/index.html
Type of COPA: Networking Advocacy Group Support Group
COPA Description:
Consumers of Color Peer Networking Project performs outreach and connects consumers of color to one another and to necessary resources in the community.
Membership Requirements:
Must be a consumer of color and/or be interested in multi-cultural concerns and the effects of racism on mental health.
Hours of Operation:
Support group meets on Tuesdays from 6pm to 7:30pm; other activities include card nights, movies and bingo. Call Valeria at 617 442-4111 for more details.

Consumer Quality Initiatives, Inc.

Contact Person: Jonathan Delman
Contact person's phone: (617) 427-0505
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
132 Kemble St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Street Address:
132 Kemble Street
City: Roxbury
Zip Code: 02119
Contact Person's Email: jdelman@cqi-mass.org
Type of COPA:
research, evaluation, quality improvement
COPA Description:
Bringing out the collective consumer voice through research. Improving program and system quality. Transforming the mental health system to one that is more person centered.
Location of COPA:
Throughout the state of Massachusetts, though we consult on a national level, as well as with other states.
When does the program or activity occur?
business operates each work day, and sometimes more.

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Dorchester Bay Recovery Center

Contact Person: Janel Tan
Telephone: 617 265-2888 ext. 37
Address:
132 R Park St.
Dorchester, MA 02124
Email: tanj@vinfen.org
Type of COPA: Recovery and support center
COPA Description:
DBRC is a recovery and support center for people recovering from mental illness. DBRC offers a variety of groups and field trips for members.
Location of COPA: 132-R Park St. Dorchester, at the corner of Dorchester Ave. and Park St. 2 blocks from Fields Corner MBTA station on the Red Line to Ashmont
Membership Requirements: Must be in recovery from mental illness.
Hours of Operation: 9am-4:30pm Monday - Friday

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Homeless Empowerment Advisory Project (HEAP)

Contact Person: Paul Ottenstein
Contact Person's Phone: (617) 427-1160
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
c/o M-POWER 98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Street Address:
c/o M-POWER 98 Magazine St.
City: Roxbury
Zip Code: 02119
Contact Person's Email: heap1@ivwnet.com
Type of COPA: Support Group, Advocacy group
COPA Description:
HEAP represents the residents of Metro Boston Area transitional housing programs and those served by the Homeless Outreach Team. HEAP members meet weekly for support and advocacy activities. HEAP also provides social outings for its members.
Location of COPA:
HEAP weekly meetings at M-Power space. Social outings occur at restaurants and other settings.
Membership Requirements:
DMH clients in the Metro Boston Area who are currently or have been homeless.
When does the program or activity occur?
About once a week, usually weekly meetings are Mondays at 6:30pm and About once a month: for social activities

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Massachusetts People/Patients Organized for Wellness, Empowerment and Rights (M-POWER)

Contact Person: Ruthie Poole
Contact Person's Phone: (617) 442-4111
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
98 Magazine St.
Boston, MA 02119
Street Address:
98 Magazine St.
City: Roxbury
Zip Code: 02119
Contact Person's Email: rpoole@transformation-center.org
Website: www.transformation-center.org
Type of COPA: Advocacy Group
COPA Description:
M-POWER is a member-run organization of mental health consumers and current and former psychiatric patients that advocates for political and social change within the mental health system, the community and statewide. M-POWER also advocates for issues pertaining to wellness, empowerment and human rights.
Location of COPA:
98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Membership Requirements: None

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Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)

Contact Person: Maryanne Frangules
Contact Person's Phone:
(617) 423-6627 Toll free (877) 423-6627
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
c/o Boston ASAP
30 Winter St.3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Street Address:
c/o Boston ASAP
30 Winter St.3rd Floor
City: Boston
Zip Code: 02108
Contact Person's Email: MOARfran@aol.com
Website: http://www.moar-recovery.org/
Type of COPA:
Advocacy group, education through recovery support services
COPA Description:
MOAR is advocacy, education, and recovery support. We teach people how to navigate the system in order to get help, how to be their own voice of recovery, how to tell their own story. We offer training sessions based on AREAS: Addiction Recovery Education Access Services. MOAR also works to educate family/friends and the general public about the value of living in recovery.
Location of COPA:
"AREAS" weekly mtgs held in Worcester and East Boston.
Membership Requirements: none
When does the program or activity occur?
About once a week

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National Alliance on Mental Illness, Greater Boston Consumer Affiliate/Advocacy Network

Contact Person: Howard Trachtman
Telephone: 617 305-9975
Address:
c/o Solomon Carter Fuller DMH Suite G08A
85 East Newton St.
Boston, MA 02118
Email: info@namigbcan.org
Website: http://www.namigbcan.org/
Type of COPA:
Support, education and advocacy. Meets the third Thursday of each month at the Center Club, 6:30 - 8:30. Pizza and soft drinks.
COPA Description:
Support, education and advocacy. Meets the third Thursday of each month at the Center Club. 6:30-8:30, pizza and soft drinks.
Hours of Operation:
85 East Newton St. Room G08A and the Center Club every third Thursday 6:30-8:30.

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Peer Facilitators Project

Contact Person: Monica Briggs
Contact Person's Phone:
(617) 442-411 Toll free (877) 769-7693
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
c/o Transformation Center
98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Street Address:
c/o Transformation Center
98 Magazine Street
City: Roxbury
Zip Code: 02119
Contact Person's Email: monica_briggs@hotmail.com
Website: http://transformation-center.org/index.html
Type of COPA: Support group, Advocacy group
COPA Description:
The Peer Facilitators Project is a consumer-run meeting that meets regularly in state hospitals and community mental health centers. Their focus is peer support, peer advocacy, and the lived experience of recovery.
Location of COPA:
State hospitals and in the community
Membership Requirements: None
When does the program or activity occur?
About once a week

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Tunefoolery Concert Ensembles

Contact Person: Jens Rybo
Contact Person's Phone: 617 626-8991
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
85 East Newton St. Third Flr.
Boston, MA 02118
Contact Person's Email: jrybo@tunefoolery.org
Website: www.tunefoolery.org/
Type of COPA:
Business music group, music community
COPA Description:
Tunefoolery is a group of over 45 musicians who perform for underserved populations. We also perform at schools, etc., educating students about the talents of consumers.
Location of COPA:
We perform at venues in New England. Our home is in Boston, MA (see address).
Membership Requirements: Musical skills and being a consumer.
When does the program or activity occur?
2-3 times a week

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Voices For Change

Contact Person: Susan Landy, Acting Editor
Contact Person's Phone: (617) 442-4111
Contact Person's Mailing Address:
c/o M-POWER
98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Street Address:
c/o M-POWER
98 Magazine St.
City: Roxbury
Zip Code: 02119
Contact Person's Email: susanl@transformation-center.org
Website: http://www.transformation-center.org/index.html
Type of COPA: newsletter
COPA Description:
Newsletter of political events, issues and recovery stories and articles.
Location of COPA: Transformation Center office
Membership Requirements: We are always looking for writers. New positions available for membership on editorial committee.
When does the program or activity occur?
newspaper published 4x year, soon to be published 6x year. Editorial committee to meet 6x year.

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Young Adult Leadership Commission

Contact Person: TC Staff
Contact Person's Phone: (617) 442-4111
Address:
c/o Transformation Center
98 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Contact Person's Email: info@transformation-center.org
Website: http://www.transformation-center.org/communities/youth/index.html
Type of COPA: Advocacy group
COPA Description:
The focus of the program is to give young people a chance to advocate for better mental health services for their peers.
Location of COPA:
Meetings are held in Boston; however, participants live in the northeast area of Massachusetts.
Membership Requirements:
Young people between the ages of 16-25 who are DMH clients and live in the northeast area of Massachusetts are eligible.
When does the program or activity occur?
About once every 2 weeks

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Two Hats

Contact Person: Howard D. Trachtman
Contact Person's Phone: (781) 642-0368
Address:
P.O. Box 541481
Waltham, MA 02454
Contact Person's Email Address: twohats@bostonresourcecenter.org
Website: http://www.twohats.org/
Membership Requirements: Open to any interested party
Type of COPA: support group, vocational assistance
Description:
TWO HATS is a monthly networking dinner for consumers who work or would like to work in human services or who are active in mental health advocacy. It's not a formal support group but an opportunity to network and socialize.
Location of COPA: We meet monthly at Mary Chung restaurant on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6pm and stay at least an hour and sometimes much longer. Mary Chung restaurant is Chinese food and is located at 464 Mass Ave, Cambridge. Close to Central Square redline and plenty of free parking nearby.
Hours of Operation:
We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month at 6pm.