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Faces & Voices of Recovery is pleased to announce the 2011 America Honors Recovery honorees, open the envelopes, the Honorees are ....

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Faces & Voices of Recovery is pleased to announce the 2011 America Honors Recovery honorees, saluting the legacies of two dynamic recovery trailblazers who dedicated their lives to removing barriers for individuals and families affected by addiction: Johnson Institute founder, Dr. Vernon E. Johnson, and recovery advocate, Joel Hernandez. The 2011 America Honors Recovery honorees are: The Joel Hernandez Award: The McShin Foundation, Richmond, VA. The Vernon Johnson Award: Mike Barry, People Advocating Recovery, Kentucky; Jim Gillen, Anchor Recovery Community Center, Rhode Island; and Roland Lamb, Office of Addiction Services, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health, Pennsylvania. Meet these recovery pioneers at the 2011 America Honors Recovery reception and join other leaders of the nation's addiction recovery movement to celebrate the outstanding achievements of these honorees. The reception is from 6:00-8:00pm on June 22nd in Washington, DC. Click here to learn more about the honorees' contributions toward our nationwide effort to implement public and private policies to help individuals and families get the help they need to recover, including access to effective care including treatment, peer and other recovery support services and the reversal and removal of policies that discriminate against people in or seeking addiction recovery. About Joel Hernandez, Vernon Johnson and past honorees Help Us Put a Face on Recovery Help us change public perceptions about recovery from addiction by contributing to our effort. Let's show the nation that recovery is a reality for over 20 million Americans! America Honors Recovery is the recovery community's annual awards event to recognize the over 20 million Americans in recovery and recovery community organizations. It is sponsored by Faces & Voices of Recovery and the Hazelden Foundation's Center for Public Advocacy.