Artists Volunteer Their Time to Help Counselors in Need

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A performer who has sold three millions albums has taken on a new challenge: helping addiction counselors in need.

Terry Kirkman, one of the founders of the Association, has joined with eleven other artists to release the Imagine Recovery CD.

The Imagine Recovery CD is a collaboration supported by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, Westbridge Community Services and the artists themselves.

The motivation for this project was to support the professionals who help individuals achieve recovery. Throughout the United States, there are almost 80,000 professionals who work with clients, families and communities to restore hope to people who are suffering from addiction. These challenging economic times have also had an impact on addiction professionals with demand for their services increasing while budgets are being cut, programs are shutting down and professionals are losing their jobs.

This CD has two intended purposes: to share the personal and poignant stories of recovery, sometimes from the perspective of the artists themselves, and to provide support for the 6,000 addiction-focused professionals who have lost their jobs over the last few years.

Revenues from this project will be used to help counselors maintain their certification to practice, and remain a part of the professional community to help them get back on their feet as the economy improves.

This CD is a labor of love, faith and hope: love of music, faith that things will get better and the hope that our individual contributions can help people change for the better.

The cd features songs by the following artists:

• Wildflowers in the Grass by Sonia Lee
• Eke Out Something Beautiful by Bill Burnett and the BackBoners
• Opting for the Yorn by the Denny Seiwell Trio
• Balm in Gilead by Nneena Freelon
• I Love You All by John McAndrew
• Salina Fats by Terry Kirkman
• Inside Looking Out by Steve Mills
• Peace and Calm by Christopher Tuohy
• Cheques From Chairman Mao by Wayne Kramer
• Wanderer by Hannah Aldridge
• Swallow Me written by Philip Jason Bender-Stone/sung by Charlotte Warren Sass
• One Day at a Time by Andy “Babe” Pace
   

CDs are available by donation from the NAADAC bookstore.

Professionals seeking to apply for support generated by the proceeds of this program should click here to download the application form.

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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, is the largest organization for addiction-focused health care professionals. Founded in 1974, NAADAC is committed to the professional development of individuals who treat and prevent addiction. NAADAC also works to improve the provision of treatment services through education and advocacy programs.
We help people recover their lives.