{"id":149,"date":"2019-10-17T00:14:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T00:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2023-02-27T16:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T21:05:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/gc4rnewwebsite20\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"1264950832\" class=\"u_1264950832 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-uialign=\"free\"><span class=\"m-font-size-36 lh-1 font-size-40\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>WE Are In Long Term Recovery<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"1866932738\" class=\"u_1866932738 dmNewParagraph\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\"><i>Nothing About Us, Without Us<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>For Georgia Council for Recovery, &#8220;Nothing About Us Without Us&#8221; isn&#8217;t just a slogan, it&#8217;s a way of life. We don&#8217;t rely on our own lived experience when advocating for others- we talk to them, and help them build their own voices to add to ours. We provide the skills for communities and individuals in recovery to build connections, lift up resources, and impact positive change.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/dgd.afz.mybluehost.me\/.website_1e127085\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iStock-1094812112_2200.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For over 20 years GC4R has been a voice of recovery in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We provide advocacy, training, education, and peer recovery support services.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We ensure the peer voice is heard, \u201cNothing about us, without us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 From 1 employee to 45, all with lived recovery experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 From 1 peer-run RCO to 40 across the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Think of us as the Home Depot of Recovery, \u201cYou can do it, we can help!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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