Saturday October 15, 2011
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Made possible in part through a generous grant from

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Southern California Recovery Summit

Presented by
The Sober Living Network
The Los Angeles County Sober Living Coalition

Hosted by
Loyola Marymount University

About the Summit Organizers

The Recovery Summit is a collaborative effort of three organizations. It's being co-produced by the Sober Living Network and the Los Angeles County Sober Living Coalition. The Addiction Counseling program at Loyola Marymount University is conference host, and has generously donated facilities and staff time. This has been an all-volunteer effort, made possible through a combination of a small registration fee, LMU's generous facilities and services grant, our event sponsors and individual donors. The following paragraphs will tell you a little about our organizations.

The Sober Living Network

The Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to excellence in the operation and management of sober living. The Network was founded in 1995 to provide standards, training and assistance to a few local groups of sober living homes. Today our 550 affiliated homes assist over 25,000 recovering addicts and alcoholics in Southern California each year.

The Network develops and promotes health, safety, management and ethical standards that are based on decades of experience and best practices from across the country. We conduct training workshops for current and potential sober living providers throughout Southern California.

We provide expertise to state and local governments and agencies. Recently we have intervened in local government efforts to restrict the rights of homes for the disabled, including sober living homes and their residents, in violation of State and Federal fair housing laws.

We also provide services directly to those in early recovery. Through a grant from the Marisla Foundation we offer financial assistance to homes serving recovering women with small children. We also sponsor the Venice Recovery Center, which houses 12 Step meetings and recovery activities in the Venice/Santa Monica area.

For more about the Network, please visit our website.

The Los Angeles County Sober Living Coalition

The Coalition is an organization of independent sober living providers who operate over 350 sober living homes across Los Angeles County. The Coalition establishes standards for member homes in areas of safety, health, training and recovery support. It also ensures compliance with standards, serves as a forum for member education and assistance, and seeks recognition and respect for quality sober living.

Member homes serve all areas of the County. and offer a wide variety of structure and accommodations. About 25% of Coalition members are nonprofit organizations.

For more about the L.A. County Coalition, please visit our website.

Loyola Marymount University

We offer an academic program that will prepare you to become certified to work in the addiction recovery field. Featuring small class sizes and a prestigious faculty, coursework can be completed in less than 11 months, and meets the educational requirements of the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) and the California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE). The Program also offers specialized training and seminars for working professionals.

For more about the Addiction Counseling Program at LMU, please visit our website.

For conference registration or related questions, to the conference team, or call the Sober Living Network office at (310) 396-5270.

We extend our sincere thanks to this year's event sponsors. Without them this event would not be possible.

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