New Life II, led by Pastor Dana Smith and Pastor Evelyn Smith celebrated its first anniversary at its downtown Recovery Community Center at 117 West Main Street.
New Life II points to its work as, “Connecticut’s first Black, faith based, peer-led recovery community center,” saying that it, “is involved in community re-entry from the prison system. We provide diverse, community focused trainings, rooted in anti-oppressive philosophies, and person-centered values.”
“And New Life II works very hard to educate the Black and Indigenous neighborhoods and Faith Based Communities about Addiction and Mental Health and Harm Reduction,” the organization says.
The organization says that its work includes, “housing peer-support education,” “integrative healing facilitator training,” information on, “the facts and myths about peer-support,” “intentional peer support core training in addictions and substance use,” and, “Narcan trainings and safe-use kit distribution.”
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