Please join us for our Open Hearts Open Homes Benefit on Thursday, June 30, 2016. The event will feature a reception that includes a live and silent auction, followed by individual dinner parties hosted by our celebrity hosts. Proceeds will be used to help support our residential programs and services and our efforts to help others to achieve and …
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Cheer on our Runners for Recovery
Our Boston Marathon runners have picked up their bibs and are ready for Marathon Monday! If you can’t make it to the marathon you can follow them on the Boston Athletic Association website using their bib numbers listed below. Donations can still be made on their fundraising pages; please support their Run for Recovery in support of the …
Boston Marathon 2016
We are most grateful to the individuals who are Running for Recovery and raising funds for the Gavin Foundation. Please follow the links to their fundraising pages to learn more about them! Erin Murphy “In 2015 I had my marathon shirt printed with the words HEROIN SUCKS across the front and ran from Hopkinton to Boston …
Narcan in Newton
Narcan in Newton Angela Chow, NewTV News, reports on Newton’s first responders, schools and other departments now carrying the life saving anti-overdose drug Narcan. Gavin Foundation President/CEO John McGahan was interviewed as part of their report.
Massachusetts Municipal Association Opioid Task Force
The Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) created the Municipal Opiate Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force Chaired by Attleboro Mayor Kevin Duman and Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn. Over the course of the past year the task force focused on several key areas, including: Identifying best practices, information sharing, and education opportunities for local officials Ensuring the …
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Sober Home Certification Begins
Massachusetts Department of Public Health has initiated a voluntary certification process for Sober Homes. Also known as Recovery Homes, Sober Homes are places for individuals to live to support their early stages of sobriety after residential substance abuse treatment. A New Beginning, a Sober Home located in Dorchester was the first to be inspected on January 20, 2016. The Department of Public …
John P. McGhan interview on BNN News
Officials at the State House are trying to reach agreement on ways to address drug abuse in connection with opioids. Chris Lovett of Boston Neighborhood Network News interviews Gavin Foundation President/CEO regarding this issue.
Thank You for Making the Season Bright!
Thank you to our alumni and friends for giving our residents a wonderful holiday! Each one of the residents of the Charlestown Recovery House, Cushing House Boys, Cushing House Girls, Gavin House, Hamilton House and the Graduate Houses received a gift bag at the Holiday Open House. Alumni and volunteers were there to help distribute the bags. It was a …
Christmas Open House
Alumni, family and friends are invited to participate in our annual Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 16th at 7:00 pm. Join us for food, music and fun. We also expect a visit from a special red-suited guest! You are welcome to join us at the McKeon Post in Dorchester for a bite to eat or a cup of AA …
Swim for Recovery
Calling all swimmers to join us for this fun annual event to benefit the Charlestown Recovery House. Can’t swim? No worries, come by to cheer on the swimmers! Participants can be pledged per lap or by time. Pledges may made be made on our donation page. Swimathon Friday, December 11, 2015 at 6:30 pm Charlestown YMCA Pizza Party to …