Join East Bay Recovery Center for International Overdose Awareness Day

East Bay Recovery Center (EBRC) welcomes all community members to join them on Thursday, August 31 at 6:00pm for a Candlelight Vigil and Walk in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day. The Candlelight Vigil and Walk is to honor the memory of individuals who lost their lives to substance use and to support those who struggle with addiction or are in recovery. Participants will walk from EBRC, at 31 Railroad Ave in Warren, to St. Mary of the Bay Church on 645 Main St., where the candlelight vigil will be held. A reception will follow at EBRC.

The Candlelight Vigil and Walk is a free family event organized by Warren Prevention Coalition and co-sponsored by EBRC; St. Mary of the Bay Church; the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals; Recovery Friendly Workplace; the Town of Warren and the Warren Police Department; and Warren Health Equity Zone. The event will also feature free naloxone training and educational and awareness resources. For more information, email mursini@townofwarren-ri.gov.

East Bay Recovery Center is a program of East Bay Community Action Program EBCAP. EBCAP is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay, including the municipalities of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton and and Warren. For more information on recovery support services, visit https://www.ebcap.org/programs/east-bay-recovery-center/. Also visit, the Warren Prevention Coalition at https://www.warrenprevention.com/.