CFLR In Action

07
Nov
2022

Center For Family Life and Recovery Offers Parenting Seminar in November

Center For Family Life and Recovery Offers Parenting Seminar in November

Utica, NY (Nov) – The Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) will offer a series of lunch and learn seminars focused on parenting teens on Wednesdays in November. This seminar series will have three topics: raising responsible teens, raising competent teens, and raising connected teens. CFLR’s parenting programs offer more services including classes for caregivers, events for caregivers, and family peer advocates. This seminar series is offered during these times to accommodate parents and caregivers who already have very busy schedules.

Date: Wednesday, November 9th, 16th, & 23rd, 2022

Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm

Location Site: Center for Family Life and Recovery

502 Court Street Suite 104

Utica, NY 13502

Families can register to join one or all the lunch and learn seminars by registering at the link provided or by calling CFLR at 315.733.1709. Inquiries can be directed to Erica Baslow, Family Prevention Coordinator, at 315-795-6001 or ebaslow@cflrinc.org

 

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness, and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action, News
19
Oct
2022

Center For Family Life and Recovery Announces Fatherhood Training

Utica, NY – The Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) honored to have Kelly Little, an international trainer with a focus on fathers and youth as special populations, coming to CFLR from South Carolina, for an in-person training. Kelly is the founder of The Urban Institute for Strengthening Families, an author, visionary, transformational coach, emotional intelligence change agent, motivational speaker, humanitarian, and strategist who partners with people to elevate community and organizational growth.  He has been involved with NYS OASAS 30 in 30 and NYS EPICS projects and is one of our SAMHSA Trauma Informed Care in the Criminal Justice System trainer team members.

“Having been to multiple trainings with Kelly, I can say, it is a privilege to learn from him.  The discussions and lightbulb moments, at times through tears, make his trainings just incredible.  Kelly has a gift and he shared so many things I had not considered when working with fathers, including some specific challenges with vulnerability and the effect of role expectations.  He changed the way I thought about my work with families, especially those with criminal justice involvement.”  -Ambi Daniel

We would like to invite community members to join us for this very special opportunity. Kelly will be talking about the special considerations when working with fathers and how the absence of fathers impacts the family system. Spaces are very limited. In great thanks to our Peer Alliance program with Oneida County’s Opioid Task Force initiatives, we are offering reduced costs for our community CRPA/Recovery Advocates.

Date: Friday, October 28th, 2022

Time: 9am- 4pm

Location Site: Center for Family Life and Recovery

502 Court Street Suite 104

Utica, NY 13502

The registration cost for individuals from the community who are recovery advocates is $65, for all others it is $100. Space is limited, so if you or someone one you know is interested in this training, please call CFLR at 315.733.1709. There will be virtual sessions available in the future for those that cannot make the in-person event.

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness, and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

 

Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action
15
Sep
2022

Center for Family Life and Recovery to take part in local giving campaign

Center for Family Life and Recovery to take part in local giving campaign

Utica, NY – Center for Family Life and Recovery (CFLR) will participate in the first ever Mohawk Valley Gives 24-hour day of giving on September 20th, 2022. CFLR will help commemorate The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties for their 70th anniversary supporting our local community. Local businesses can participate by donations or committing to matching funds and challenge incentives, see https://foundationhoc.org/impact/mvgives/ Individuals can support our campaign by visiting https://givemv.org/organizations/center-for-family-life-and-recovery-inc

“We are grateful for The Community Foundation to have organized this first-time community fundraiser. It will not only help all the local agencies, like CFLR, raise much needed funds for important programming, but it will also bring awareness to CFLR and our services. And if we help one person get on their journey to recovery, that is what it is all about” says Cassandra Sheets, CEO of Center for Family Life and Recovery.

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness, and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

Posted by Cassandra Sheets in CFLR In Action, News
02
Sep
2022

In Response to Increase in Opioid Overdoses in CNY, Center for Family Life and Recovery Offers Services and Help

Utica, New York – In response to the State Department of Health recent warning to the public in Central New York about an alarming increase in opioid overdoses and the spike alert for Oneida County, Center for Family Life and Recovery wants to remind the public of services they have available.

According to the State Department of Health, these overdoses are likely linked to fentanyl, which is a powerful opioid that is often added to other drugs like heroin, as well as, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and illicitly manufactured pills, including benzodiazepines and other psychostimulants like Molly and MDMA. Nearly half of all overdose deaths in New York State now involve fentanyl.

The State Department of Health is encouraging providers and the public to take advantage of new standing order, allowing New Yorkers to get naloxone without a prescription. Individuals interested can also be trained by CFLR in a brief training session on how looks for the signs of an overdose, how to administer Narcan and get a kit once trained.  The following training sessions are free and open to the public and CFLR’s EAP companies:

In-person:                           Sept. 15th 11:00am at CFLR Utica office, 502 Court St., Utica

Sept. 21st 1:30-2:30 walk-in or 3:00pm sit down class at the CLFR Rome office, 201 W. Dominick St, Rome

Virtual Drop in:                 Sept. 21st at 11:00am (find the zoom link here: https://www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com/calendar/ or call 315.733.1709 for the link)

Additionally, CLFR has several other services to help prevent overdose, to help families affected by addiction, and assist those in active addiction to seek help and recovery services. Center for Family Life and Recovery’s vision is to be a leader in creating a world where people have the power to achieve and celebrate recovery. To learn more about our services, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com or call 315.733.1709.

Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. is proud to be the area’s leading expert in advocacy, prevention, counseling, and employee assistance programs. Along with supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction and recovery, mental health, and behavioral issues, CFLR’s goal is to inspire hope, provide help, promote wellness and transform lives. To learn more, visit www.whenthereshelpthereshope.com

 

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Posted by Jenn Beach Brillante in CFLR In Action, News
08
Aug
2022

Connecting with Love

Connecting with Love

The addiction and recovery journeys are challenging ones.  They come with tests and triggers, and everyday life stresses.  One of the pieces that remains so consistent is knowing there is love on the journey.  Even at the worst of the challenges, we see love in our community, with family members, friends, and even strangers.  Allies in the journey are sometimes the foundation that create the stepping-stones to success.

What does it mean to be part of the stepping-stones across the raging river?

  • It can mean supporting someone in the way they will accept it.
  • Maybe, active listening without fixing.
  • Sometimes, it’s just holding space.
  • Often, it’s getting out there and doing something fun and not focusing on the problems at all!
  • It could be boundary setting to guide independent success.
  • At times, finding resources to new paths.

All of the time… it’s about connection and the relationship you have together.

One of the most beautiful successes that many families find through this journey is how to connect and be stronger together.  The strength and growth in the family that may not have happened if addiction and Recovery were never part of their lives, many call it a gift of addiction.

 

Posted by Wendy Stevens in CFLR In Action