About
About NJ-CARS
Founded in 2018, the Coalition for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS) is a pivotal network of stakeholders dedicated to enhancing recovery support services across New Jersey. Our members include recovery community organizations, peer service providers, collegiate recovery communities, recovery high schools, and family recovery support organizations. CARS serves as a vital forum for collaboration, offering training, technical assistance, and resource sharing to foster a sustainable, peer-driven support infrastructure throughout the state.
Our Mission
We strive to provide an inclusive platform that celebrates the hope of recovery, uplifts individuals with lived experiences, and integrates robust recovery support services into the continuum of care for substance use disorders in New Jersey.
Bringing the Recovery Community Together
Communities across the nation are uniting to enhance recovery support services. Now, it is time for New Jersey’s recovery community to unite and lead the expansion of these services within our state. More than frontline workers, individuals in recovery are crucial leaders in the development, implementation, and governance of these services. By joining forces, we amplify our collective voice to influence decision-makers, collaborate with service providers, and most importantly, support individuals and their families battling substance use disorders.
Advisory Committee
The NJ-CARS Advisory Committee is a diverse group of experienced recovery support practitioners and providers from around New Jersey, composed of, at minimum, 75% peers. The Advisory Committee seeks to engage all segments of the recovery community around the state and works collaboratively to define CARS structure, strategy, and goals.
Current Advisory Committee
Cindymarie Dix
Stephani Register
Jennifer Sorensen
Jenna Reidy
Jas Pelland
Morgan Thompson
David DeCamp
Sekiya Martin
Maiysha Ware
