The My Recovery Day Jam Outreach Benefit Streamed Live From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Register Your Organization to Host a Free Watch Party!

My Recovery Day Jam 2023 – Recovery is Possible and it Rocks. The purpose of the event is to help reduce the stigma around asking for help, showing that recovery is possible and you can have fun sober. Sober musicians from 3 bands will share their message of hope and recovery then play with their band. In order to reach individuals struggling with recovery, the event is streamed live so treatment centers and sober houses can promote it and host a watch party for their clients and alumni.  Last year, the event was streamed live to 186 treatment centers across 36 states with an audience of over 10,000 individuals in 2022. There were also over 200 in-person attendees.   As of August 12, there are over 1,000 recovery organizations that are hosting watch parties across all 50 states.  Here is just one of the messages of hope from Marc Lee Shannon below and some photos from the performing artists at the event.  

2023 Featured Artists

On November 11, 2023 Marc Lee Shannon will be back to share his message of hope and music as well as R&B artist Corey B. Smith with "The Williams Project" and Pittsburgh hip hop artist Chas Smith ("Colicchie").  Stay tuned for more announcements.  

Help Support This Event and Become Sponsor

Becoming a sponsor is a great way to let everyone know that your organizations supports individuals in recovery.  It is also a fabulous resource to generate great content around that support.  Check out the sponsorship packages in the link below or contact our Outreach Director, Chris Browne at 216.377.1669

My Recovery Day Jam 2023 Sponsorship Packages

Meet Last Year's Sponsors

A Crisis That Touches Everyone

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is our number one public health crisis in America today. It’s estimated that there are 46.3 million Americans ages 12 and older who meet the criteria for substance use disorder. Addiction is a disorder which has no racial, ethnic, geographic, economic, religious or educational boundaries. It is truly an equal opportunity disease.

Studies suggest that for each person who suffers from substance use disorder at least 5 to 6 other individuals who are primarily their family members are significantly impacted by the consequences and related issues of their loved one’s addiction related behaviors. That means there could be approximately 246 million individuals whose lives have been impacted.

In 2019 a Gallop Poll survey reported that 46% of adults in the United States have had to deal with substance use disorder in their family. Untreated substance use disorder in America contributes to divorce, child abuse and neglect, increased health care costs, crime and hundreds of thousands of premature deaths annually. The current annual economic loss due to substance use disorder is estimated to be well over $850 billion dollars in the United States.

My Recovery Day Beginnings

My Recovery Day officially began in 2016 as a Northeast Ohio 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to develop and provide support resources for individuals with substance use disorder giving them the help and hope they need for sustainable recovery.  As an organization whose board, staff and volunteers are either in recovery or have a deep understanding of recovery, we get that it is more than just stopping the drinking and/or drug use.  Our treatment and recovery partners do a great job of helping individuals detox, giving them the opportunity to change their lives as they launch out in recovery.  So how can My Recovery Day help support this change required for individuals that have chosen the path of recovery?   Today, My Recovery Day's programs touch lives locally and nationally.

My Recovery Day Programs Supporting Recovery

Our programs speak to several of the key determinants of what are commonly referred to as "social determinants of health".  According to the Department of Health and Human Services, social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.   Here is a brief overview of our core programs and how each one supports individuals in recovery

1. The Recovery Bank 
   Provides a free resource for individuals to get smaller appliances, kitchenware, general household, bathroom items and more.  It is available to individuals that have gone through treatment or sober living housing and need some basics to start again. Larger items like refrigerators, couches, dining room sets and such can be requested and fulfilled when a donation is presented to us.
2. The J.O.B.S. Program
   The “J.O.B.S.” (Just Online Being Sober) Program is a peer supported economic empowerment program that provides technology training focused on generating income online in a safe and sober environment. Our program participants use donated items from individuals and organizations to sell on various online platforms such as eBay and others. Participants learn technology skills such as keyboarding, digital photography and editing in a classroom setting while earning up to half of all proceeds from their online sales. 
3. The "My Family Recovers" Education and Group Peer Support Program
   An innovative Education and Family Peer Support Program aimed at providing essential education and group peer support to families navigating the challenges of addiction with their loved ones. As addiction profoundly affects both the individual and their family members, emotional, psychological, and social complexities arise. Our program seeks to equip families with the tools, resources, and peer support necessary to better understand addiction, cope with its impact, and create a nurturing environment that supports their loved ones' recovery journey.  It is an opened ended six session group resource consisting of two-hour weekly meeting with one hour of education and a facilitator lead self-help group. This unique program is not a 12 step community-based support group. Nor is it connected with such groups. It offers the opportunity for participants to engage and connect with their peers in a safe and supportive forum where they recognize that they are not alone. It encourages self-care and reinforces the understanding and acceptance of those things they can and cannot change.  The program is currently offered to families through treatment centers and other recovery partners.
4. The 4Today Mobile App
   The free “4Today” mobile app provides recovery resources at your fingertips to keep you on the right path to recovery one day at a time. From the home screen there is a recovery counter, user uploaded photos to remind you of why your recovery is important and icons to give you access to a meeting finder, progress reports and other recovery resources.

2023 Registered Watch Party Locations

Some of the organizations that will be hosting a watch party to show that Recovery is Possible and It Rocks

New Directions (1) OH
Catholic Charities Cleveland (4) OH
Great Lakes Recovery (21)  MI
The Bluffs Addiction Campuses (1) OH
B. Riley House (1) OH
Legends Recovery Centers (2) OH
The Cedar House (1) PA
Pinnacle Treatment Centers (140) CA, GA, IN, KY, NJ, NC, OH, PA, VA
Seacrest Recovery Centers (4) OH, FL, NJ
White Light Behavioral Health (1) OH
Malden Overcoming Addiction (1) MA
Yellowstone Recovery (1) CA
SperoHealth (95)  KY, OH, IN, VA, WV, TN
Rosecrance (60) IL, WI, IA
People, Places and Dreams (3) OH
Just In Time Recovery Housing (4)  OH
Empower (1) OH
Peaks Recovery Centers (2) CO
Universal Health Services, Inc. (331) AL, AZ, CA, CN, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, IO, KY, MA, MI, MS, MO, NJ, NC, ND, NM, NV, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, WY

( ) The number in the parenthesis represents the number of locations operated by the entity.

Potential viewers include clients, staff and alumni.  Most large locations have apps that connect with alumni that far exceeds current staff and client levels.