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April 15th 2026 9-10 AM

Minnesota Recovery Connection Featured on MPR News with Angela Davis

Stress, isolation, and uncertainty can make life even more challenging for people living with addiction. On MPR News with Angela Davis, these important issues will be front and center in an upcoming live conversation.

Minnesota Recovery Connection is honored to join the discussion, with representatives Caddy Frink and Edward Hovelman sharing their lived experience and professional insight.

The conversation will focus on how to better support individuals managing addiction—especially during times of heightened stress and uncertainty. Topics will include the impact of isolation, barriers to connection, and practical ways communities can show up for those in recovery.

In addition, the discussion will explore how broader community stressors—including the current immigration surge—are affecting the individuals and families MRC works with, and what that means for recovery support on the ground.

Tune in 4/15 at 9:00 AM to NPR’s MPR News with Angela Davis to hear this important conversation.

Understanding addiction and recovery | MPR News

Compassion Fatigue: A Free 8-Part Training Series

Join us every Wednesday from 12:00–1:00 PM, February 25 through April 29, for a free virtual training focused on compassion fatigue as it relates to Peer Recovery Specialists.

This 8-part series will explore what compassion fatigue is, the mental and physical warning signs, the impact of secondary and vicarious trauma, healthy and unhealthy boundaries, self-care strategies, and what can happen when compassion fatigue goes unaddressed. Each session builds on the last while also standing alone as valuable learning.

Each session is worth 1 CEU credit, and the training is free to attend.

This series is designed to support Peer Recovery Specialists in sustaining their work, strengthening boundaries, and continuing to serve from a place of wellness rather than burnout.

We’d love to have you join us!

Minnesota’s First Recovery Community Organization

Minnesota Recovery Connection (MRC) is proud to be the state’s first Recovery Community Organization, founded by people in recovery, their families, and allies. Built on the belief that recovery is possible for everyone, MRC leads with lived experience to create a community grounded in hope, connection, and empowerment.

Through peer recovery coaching, education, advocacy, and community engagement, MRC challenges stigma and expands access to recovery support. What began as a grassroots effort has grown into a statewide leader, inspiring other organizations and strengthening Minnesota’s recovery movement.

Recovery Support + Peer Services Feature Block

Short explanation of peer services

Peer Recovery Services connect individuals with trained Peer Recovery Specialists who use their own lived experience to offer hope, guidance, and support in recovery. These services empower people to set goals, access resources, and build meaningful connections that sustain long-term recovery.

Working hard for the recovery community, offering training, advocacy work, volunteering, and telephone recovery support. Love the mission.”

Meg Allen

Meet Our Team

Recovery in Action: Our Impact

2025

1,337

Individuals received Peer Recovery Support — free of charge and full of hope.

259

Peer Recovery Specialists trained to strengthen Minnesota’s recovery workforce, including 66 within the Department of Corrections.

4,739

Volunteer hours fulfilled — recovery community members giving back, growing stronger together.

Recovery Looks Like Us

"If you need resources, support, or just someone to talk to, this is the place to go! There is no judgment, only understanding."

JJ Brennan

"This place is the go-to if you are in need of guidance in your road to recovery or just in need of a peer to help you navigate resources. Their peer specialists are super awesome..."

Xianna Moua Yang

"All good stuff is going on here, and that's for sure! Great teachers teaching others to do the same ... People finding the resources they need to break chains of addiction and experience true freedoms!"

JT Weber

"I absolutely love being a part of Minnesota Recovery Connection!! I have the greatest recovery coach and love finding solutions and resources"

Susie VanSickle

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