Los Angeles Recovery Connect

LARCs Health & Wellness Program enhances mental well-being holistically. Open Spaces Hikes are bi-monthly outings in nature promoting physical activity and connection with the outdoors. Transportation is provided for accessibility to all.

LARCs Peer Services Program: Recovery Coach RC is a peer with lived experience who is trained to mentor residents in maintaining their recovery. The RC provides individualized support based on residents unique needs ie. legal issues reinstating drivers license resume creation etc. All Recovery Meetings are weekly Thursday night meetings at the LARC residence that are attended and led by our residents and community members. Meetings embrace all pathways of recovery recognizing 12 step fellowships dont resonate with everyone. Grief Groups address the grief that surviving family members and friends experience when a loved one dies from an overdose substance use disorder related death as well as grief in any form.

LARCs Education Program offers recovery financial and harm reduction workshops through partnerships. Life Skills teach resume building job interview skills navigating the metro system communication relationship coaching conflict resolution etc. Overdose Response Trainings are given to interested groups in the greater LA area. Attendees are taught to recognize and respond to overdose as well as the laws truths and myths involved. LARC provides information around the current drug landscape and distributes free Naloxone kits. The Teen Battalion enlists teenagers from the community in packing naloxone kits and distributing them during our trainings. The packing events give these teens the space to engage in open conversation about the current drug landscape while empowering them to be leaders in our harm reduction program.