Eva's Village Recovery Community Center

Here is our January calendar! Hope to see you next year! 😁

Happy Holiday's from Eva's Village Recovery Community Center!

There's still time to a reusable shopping bag from Stop & Shop in Kinnelon and donate to Eva's. In September, Eva's will receive a $1 donation. Stop & Shop is located at 25 Kinnelon Road.

Volunteers from TD Bank, a longtime Eva's supporter, helped prepare and distribute lunches in our Community Kitchen recently. Thank you, TD Bank! To volunteer at Eva's, sign up on our website: evasvillage.org/volunteer

ATTENTION LAWYERS, ACCOUNTANTS, and FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS:
JOIN US FOR EVA'S VILLAGE ANNUAL NETWORKING EVENT OCT. 3 where we'll honor Toni Belford Damiano, Esq. of Damiano Law Offices and Robert Slowikowski of Blue Foundry Bank. For tickets, visit: evasvillage.org/connects-networking

When you purchase a reusable shopping bag from Stop & Shop in Kinnelon in September, Eva's will receive a $1 donation. Stop & Shop is located at 25 Kinnelon Road.

Thank you to Enterprise Holdings, a longtime Eva's supporter, who made a very generous donation We appreciate their continued support of our 40-year mission! For information about how you could partner with us, visit our website: evasvillage.org/ways-to-help

September is National Recovery Month, a national observance to promote and support treatment and recovery practices, the recovery community, and those who make recovery possible.

This month we honor those individuals who are on their recovery journeys because we know it takes a lot of courage to ask for help and stay on a path to stability.

We're honored to be a part of so many recovery stories.

We also acknowledge case managers and families who provide ongoing support. We understand how difficult it is to break the cycle of addiction and we know it can't be done alone.

To help someone on their path to recovery, donate here: http://ow.ly/gHCz50KJHKW

Each individual is unique and may respond to treatment and care differently. That's why we offer a variety of social services and clinical programs to help people find their path to recovery:

Recovery Community Center
Halfway Houses for Men & Women
Halfway House for Women with Children: Hope Residence
Outpatient Substance Use Disorders Program
Opioid Overdose Recovery Program
Outpatient Mental Health Services

Each year we help thousands of individuals find pathways to recovery at Eva's. Each one is a life changed. This could not happen without you, our faithful supporters. And for that, we thank you.

To help someone on their path to recovery, donate here: http://ow.ly/Jaay50KJHKT

PARTNERS IN CARING: ShopRite is collecting donations of non-perishable food and gift cards for Eva's Village as part of their fundraising initiative, ShopRite Partners In Caring, which works to combat hunger and food insecurity. Shop at or drop off items at the ShopRite of Fair Lawn through Saturday. Thank you, ShopRite!

Eva's Community Kitchen is OPEN on Monday, Sept. 5 for regular breakfast at 8:30 am and lunch at 12:00 and 1 pm, respectively. Our administrative offices at 393 Main St. and the Recovery Community Center at 22 Jackson St. are closed in observance of Labor Day.

Mark and his wife, Catherine (who were highlighted in a previous post) are regular Community Kitchen lunch guests.

Mark recently had surgery that makes walking to the kitchen impossible. So he and Catherine drive to Eva's every day. Staff prepare to-go meals for them, which they eat in the car or take home.

However, the tires on the couple's car were in bad shape and driving was becoming dangerous.

"We were down to the metal rims," Mark said. "Without the car, we would have no other way of getting to Eva's and without Eva's, I wouldn't know where to get food."

An anonymous donor heard about their need and paid for new tires and basic car repairs.

Mark and Catherine were truly grateful for the kindness shown to them.

"To do that for someone you don't even know is amazing," Mark said.

This donor's act of kindness changed Mark and Catherine's lives for the better. You can make an impact on someone's life by clicking this link: evasvillage.org/donate

THANK YOU to the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, a longtime supporter of Eva's, for awarding us a very generous grant in support of our 40-year mission. Matt Foley of Merrill Lynch and Kerri Finnegan and Cesar Santos from Bank of America presented Eva's CEO Howard Haughton with a ceremonial check Tuesday. Thank you, Bank of America!

JOIN US for The Tasting, a culinary extravaganza featuring 20+ of NJ's best chefs at Battello, Jersey City. "People can walk up, grab a plate, and say hello to the chef," Co-Chair Chef Chef Ryan DePersio told New Jersey Monthly Magazine. Tickets and sponsorships are still available: http://ow.ly/tKx350Kw3pz. Click here to read NJ Monthly's Q&A with Ryan: http://ow.ly/4quV50KvRIk

THANK YOU to the The Westin Jersey City Newport for their generous donation of more than 100 cases of water and Gatorade. Our Community Kitchen will distribute the drinks to breakfast and lunch guests. The hotel received the donation from the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, who held joint practices with the New York Jets recently. Thank you Austin Montague and Brandon Ruth from the Falcons. evasvillage.org/about-us.html

The moment Angelica walked into Eva's Hope Residence, our Halfway House for Women with Children, 6 years ago something clicked.

"As soon as I walked in I felt safe. I knew in my heart I was done using drugs and alcohol," she said. "I knew I wanted to change."

Angelica had unsuccessfully tried other in-patient residential substance abuse recovery programs, but none of them worked. But this time, her heart was ready and her mind was willing.

The Hope Residence is a unique place where mothers receive substance use recovery support, mental health care, and a full array of supportive services which include child care. While mothers attend counseling sessions, workshops, and meetings, the children are cared for in a safe, nurturing, educational environment.

"I wanted to do whatever the counselors asked me to do to stay clean," she said. "The Mommy and Me program allowed me to understand what it was like to be a mother."

At Hope, Angelica learned how to wake up on time, get into a morning routine, perform chores, and take care of her young daughter, all while working on her recovery. She stayed there for six months before moving to Eva's Transitional Housing. Now, she's at Eva's Apartments and is a manager at her workplace - a far cry from the girl who started drinking at 13.

"It was just a matter of being ready. No one could force me to do it. My kids, my parents, couldn't make me do it. I had to be ready," she said, choking back tears. "I'm so grateful to Eva's."

Angelica's story is just one of the many we could tell of the men and women who successfully complete their treatment at Eva's and go on to live healthy, productive lives. That's why we're here. To give others hope.

THANK YOU to BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a longtime Eva's supporter, for volunteering in our Community Kitchen recently. Volunteers helped prepare and serve lunches to our guests. Thank you for giving your time to support our 40-year mission.

Congratulations to acclaimed NJ Chef Jamie Knott on the upcoming opening of his newest restaurant, Madame, a French bistro. Knott also owns Saddle River Cafe and Saddle River Inn. He is one of 23 chefs who will be at Eva's The Tasting Sept. 12 at Battello, Jersey City. Tickets: http://ow.ly/YhBU50Kn2we
Article about Madame: http://ow.ly/ma1J50Kn2wb

A recent report by Food Research & Action Center found that 1 in 12 NJ households experienced food insecurity from 2018 to 2020 and that chronic health conditions resulting from food insecurity cost New Jersey about $1.3 billion http://ow.ly/jK5P50Klehe the report here: http://ow.ly/ZmNb50Klehg

THANK YOU to the volunteers from Railroad Construction Company, a longtime supporter, who helped prepare and serve lunch in our Community Kitchen recently. Your assistance helps us further our 40-year mission of empowering individuals suffering from hunger, poverty, homelessness, and addiction to lead healthy, stable, financially secure lives.

Children at Eva's Hope Residence, our Halfway House for Women with Children, are receiving the gift of reading this summer thanks to funding from the Paterson Education Fund. Children participate in fun storytimes, activities, and playtime, all revolving around that week's book selection.

We're very thankful for the grant. Reading to the children is one way our Hope Residence staff nurtures and cares for them while their moms get the recovery and treatment services they need.

Our friends and longtime supporters at OPERATION CHILLOUT helping homeless veterans by sponsoring a Summer Fest event Saturday with live music, food trucks, craft vendors, and a kids zone.

TODAY is the last day to RSVP for Eva's Village Recovery Community Center's MOVIE FRIDAY. Join us at the RCC from 11 am to 1 pm. Call 973-381-0425 to RSVP.

WE'RE AT 96% of our A Community Thrives goal! THANK YOU to everyone who donated. We need to raise $6,000 to qualify for up to a $100,000 grant! We just need another $221, enough for nearly 75 nutritious meals. DONATE: http://ow.ly/6j8v50KeWTc

THANKS TO YOU, we're at 88% of our $6,000 goal for our A Community Thrives fundraiser! If just 7 people each gave $100 we could meet our goal TODAY. Your donation can put someone on a path to recovery tomorrow. Donate here: http://ow.ly/Ipar50KcNIv

THANKS TO YOU, we're at 85% of our A Community Thrives goal! If just 11 people donated $100, we'd hit our goal TODAY! $100 will provide 33 meals. acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/organization/Evas-Village

As a bonus, the three organizations with the most number of donors this week will receive an additional $4,000, or more than 1,300 meals!

Thank you to those who helped us reach 76% of our A Community Thrives campaign goal. We only need to raise $6,000 to qualify for the chance to get a $100,000 grant. We need your help to get there!

If just 13 people each donated $100 we could meet our goal today! Please support our life-saving and life-changing Community Kitchen. A $100 donation will provide 33 meals!

As a bonus, the three organizations with the most number of donors this week will receive an additional $4,000!

https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/organization/Evas-Village

We're 60% to our A Community Thrives goal of $6,000. Help us meet our goal so we can qualify for up to a $100,000 grant from Gannett and USA TODAY! Donate $100 today and help the people we feed, thrive.

Please donate to our A Community Thrives campaign to raise funds for our Community Kitchen. With your help, we can qualify for up to $100,000 in additional funding from Gannett and USA TODAY - we just need to raise $6,000! Please donate to support our life-saving and life-changing Community Kitchen. Donate: http://ow.ly/cwOX50K3UlR

'IF IT WASN'T FOR EVA'S, I'd be digging in the garbage,' said Mike, a long-time Community Kitchen guest. He gets a freshly-prepared meal at Eva's 5 days a week. Your donations make this possible. Donate now: evasvillage.org/donate.html