February 2023

Dear friends and family,

FAVOR Upstate exists so that “everyone in the Upstate of SC has a fighting chance at recovery.” We do this by focusing our efforts in 3 main impact areas:

Rebuilding Lives

FAVOR provides individual coaching and support services to everyone, free of charge. Contact us today to learn more about our services or ask questions through our confidential helpline: 864-430-1802

Healing Families

For every person who struggles with substance use disorder, statistics show at least 4 family members struggle alongside them. FAVOR offers free Family Support coaches and wraparound services for anyone who wants to understand more about the disease and how they can respond.

Strengthening Communities

FAVOR believes we can achieve more by working together than working separately, and one example of this is seen through our partnerships with other community-based service organizations like The Phoenix Center, Triune Mercy, Soteria, Greenville Homeless Alliance and so many more.

As we learn that individual recovery is possible and families do indeed heal, our communities are strengthened, one person, one family at a time.

To learn more about our services or how you can help others, contact us today at 864-430-1802 or visit our website at www.favorupstate.org.

With love and support,

Lesley

Announcements

Strengthening Communities Workshop

Join us for a FREE Strengthening Communities Workshop series educating our friends, families, and neighbors about substance use disorder. The hybrid sessions are held the 3rd Wednesday of every month 6 - 7 pm, both virtually and in-person at one of our FAVOR Upstate centers.

Compassionate Prenatal Care Influences

Sustainable Recovery

This session will explore the services available at the Magdalene Clinic for women who are using substances during their pregnancy or have used substances in the past. The Magdalene Clinic providers offer prenatal care, mental health counseling, and peer support for women at any stage of their recovery or substance use journey, all under one roof.

Melicia Tanner is a Licensed Professional Counselor and works as the Behavioral Health Curriculum Director for the Seneca Family Medicine Residency Program. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Clemson University, a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Lipscomb University, and is pursuing a doctoral degree in Community Care and Counseling from Liberty University. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Joe, and their dog, reading, serving with her church, baking, and having board game nights with friends.

Katrina Quick, MD, completed her full spectrum rural family medicine residency at the University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency program in Casper, WY. During her surgical fellowship in Spokane, WA she became acutely aware of the negative impact that certain health disparities, such as behavioral health, substance use disorder, and high-risk social situations, can have on pregnant mothers and their unborn infants, and what a difference a support system can make. Katrina is grounded in the philosophy that health is a basic human right and aims to deliver equitable care for all patients, free of judgment.

When:

Wednesday, February

18th at 6 pm

Where:

FAVOR Upstate, Oconee Center

841 W. North 1st St.

Seneca, SC 29678

Virtually Attend:

Zoom Meeting

ID: 998 8278 7445

Passcode: 025968

Presenters:

Katrina Quick, MD & Melicia Tanner, LPC

Volunteer Spotlight

Meet Darrell

Darrell Hill has been in recovery for two decades. He first heard about FAVOR in 2014 when he was taking an ADSAP course to get his driver’s license back. Mike Malone and Jeff Spinks shared about FAVOR with the ADSAP students and the seed was planted! He started attending All-Recovery meetings and getting involved.

To read the full article click the link here: Meet Darrell

FAVOR Upstate Featured Book of the Month

FAVOR Upstate houses a sizable library in the Greenville Center that is open to all. Stop by and browse our selection: if you need a book, take a book. Or if you have a book, leave a book. Special thanks to Beth Holladay-Edwards for volunteering her services to highlight a different book each month.

Still Waters: Sobriety, Atonement and Unfolding Enlightenment by William Alexander (also the author of Cool Water)

William Alexander got clean and sober in 1984. On the outside, all was well. He was married, working, and healthy. Yet as the years passed, he became increasingly discontent. Something important, something profound was missing in his long-term sobriety. Here, with marvelous insight and agile humor, Alexander leads readers through the deeply personal twists and turns of his spiritual reckoning and eventual reawakening. His style is direct yet welcoming. His stories are stunning in their simplicity. Readers who long for something more in recovery from addiction will find true bearings in Alexander's spiritual meanderings and take comfort in his musings.

Click this link to read more

FAVOR ONLINE MEETINGS

ZOOM LINK LIST

February Events

See the calendar on the website for more details.

CALENDAR LINK

ALL are welcome to attend any AIR event regardless of location

Please see the full calendar on the website for details

FAVOR Upstate Recent Events

Greenville Center

Creating menstrual product packages for distribution with our partner “The Period Project”

Oconee Center

AiR Hike and Game/Movie Night

Spartanburg Center

AiR Chili Cook-off & Trivia

Anderson Center

AiR Roller Skating, Narcan Distribution, and Strengthening Communities Workshop

Need Help Now?

FAVOR HELPLINE

PHONE: 864-430-1802

HOURS: 7 AM - 11 PM

100% FREE confidential support. Call us with questions or concerns about drug or alcohol use. We can HELP!

FREE HIV and Hepatitis C Testing for EVERYONE!

FREE Counseling!

WHO SHOULD BE TESTED?

People who:

Have never been tested before
Have multiple sex partners
Have unprotected sex
Share needles
Were born between 1945 and 1965

For a confidential appointment please call Adline at FAVOR Upstate

864-436-0980

FREE gift cards for testing!

Mission Message:

FAVOR Upstate provides a compassionate and innovative response to the suffering caused by substance use disorders for over 5,000 individuals in Upstate South Carolina each year: Rebuilding Lives, Healing Families, Strengthening Communities

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