Welcome to R2ISE

Your donation supports our efforts to bring wellness through the arts.

Who We Are

Here at R2iSe we have found a new paradigm. We paint through our depression, we sing through our anxiety and we illustrate our stories through every color of the rainbow. We are not on the fringes of our communities….. We are the community. We embrace our recovery we are restored, inspired, supported and empowered as we evolve.

R2ISE… A safe place where people in recovery from addictive diseases and or mental health challenges can maintain their wellness through the arts!

. We believe Art+Recovery=Freedom!

 
 

“Georgia Recovers” represents an intentional effort to shift the paradigm in which the underlying health of individuals, families and communities is emphasized and enhanced in contrast to the fear- based, hopeless messages that focus exclusively on the problem.

 
 

CHECK OUT THE LATEST

 

The Comfort of Recovery:

A Q&A with Alexia Jones, founder of R2ISE

The Comfort of Recovery — a large, beautiful quilt handcrafted by members of the R2ISE community to demonstrate the healing power of connection, recovery and stories. The quilt has already been displayed at the Governor’s Office, in hospitals and at medical schools — sparking awareness, education and new conversations about recovery. Next up: an installation April 1–31 and special evening event April 9 at the Emory Addiction Center in Atlanta — an outpatient substance use and mental health care facility operated by the Addiction Alliance of Georgia, a partnership between Emory Healthcare and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

 

A TAPESTRY OF ARTISTRY FOR RECOVERY

For months we took our time stitching together our stories. On August 30th, we had the opportunity to present our masterpiece athe Georgia Governors office.

 

About R2ISE

 
 

It all started when…

R2ISE Inc., a 501.3.c was founded in 2016 as a Recovery Community Organization (RCO). We support our peers

with substance abuse and/or mental health challenges via our location in the West End of Atlanta, meetings, and

classes via Zoom; and we accept contracted invitations to support recovery throughout Georgia and other states.

R2ISE’s focus is encouraging peers by providing and offering support by meeting with team members who are

certified by the State of Georgia as Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists (CARES or CPS-AD)

and/or Certified Peer Specialists in Mental Health (CPS-MH).

R2ISE participants may receive one on one or group support with a R2ISE CPS-AD, participate in group-check-ins,

and are welcome to utilize any of the arts materials at our West End location which includes paints, music, drums,

spoken word, dance and more.

 
 

We want to thank our partners

For all that they do for recovery around Georgia and beyond!