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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2019                                                   Jill Johnson Communications Director Community-Minded Enterprises (509) 822-8040 JillJ@community-minded.org   Two Milestones for Recovery Café Spokane in February  Spokane, Wash.  --   Recovery Café Spokane celebrates its two-year anniversary in Peaceful Valley in February.  In 2017, the café transformed an abandoned city building into what is now a thriving center where people can maintain their recovery, reduce relapses, fulfill their potential and reclaim their lives. “It is exciting to see how the café has grown in just two years,” said Georgia Butler, Director of Recovery Community Services at the café. “When we opened the doors, we had a handful of members. Today...

Community-Minded Enterprises welcomes Lee Williams as its new Executive Director We are pleased to let you know that Lee Williams is the new Executive Director of Community-Minded Enterprises.  Lee replaces Kathy Thamm who retired after 14 years with CME. Lee takes on the job of Executive Director, after nearly five years at CME as the Early Learning Initiative Director, for Child Care Aware of Eastern Washington, a program of Community-Minded Enterprises.  She was selected after an extensive search led by the CME Board of Directors. Lee’s first official day was December 1. Since then she has worked with outgoing Director Kathy Thamm...

After 14 years with Community-Minded Enpterises, Kathy Thamm is retiring.  Read about her time at CME and her reflections on her career in this article originally published in the Spokesman Review. Kathy Thamm retires from Community-Minded Enterprises

Community-Minded Enterprises’ Executive Director Announces Retirement after 14 Years of Service Spokane, Wash. -- Community-Minded Enterprises’ Executive Director will be stepping down at the end of the year. Kathy Thamm informed the CME Board of her retirement earlier this summer. “Kathy has done a fantastic job as Executive Director, leading CME through lean times, rebuilding our core initiatives, and leaving us well positioned for the future,” said Chris Kelly, Board Chair. “Although we're sorry to see her go, we wish her all the best as she pursues her retirement plans”. Thamm started at CME in 2004, as the Early Learning Initiative Director....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2018                                             Jill Johnson Communications Director   Community-Minded Enterprises (509) 822-8040 JillJ@community-minded.org   Community-Minded Enterprises Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest Community-Minded Enterprise one of 35 companies to be honored September 26th   Spokane, Wash.  --   Community-Minded Enterprise (CME) has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest. The Best Places to Work Inland Northwest list is created by the Journal of Business and Best Companies Group. To determine the Best Places to Work Inland Northwest list, companies from across the region participated in a two-part survey process. The first part consisted of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2018 Jill Johnson Communications Director Community-Minded Enterprises (509) 822-8040 JillJ@community-minded.org   Hands Across the Falls Returns to Spokane, Saturday, September 29th Hundreds expected to line the Monroe Street Bridge to Celebrate Recovery Spokane, Wash.  --   Hands Across the Falls (HAF) returns to Spokane Saturday, September 29 on the iconic Monroe Street Bridge. Recovery Café Spokane, the host for the event, created HAF as a public show of support celebrating recovery. This event is for anyone - those touched by addiction or not. “Recovery should be celebrated,” said Georgia Butler, Director of Recovery Community Services at the Café. “Seeking help is a sign of strength...

Combating America’s Opioid Crisis Here in Spokane  According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse more than 115 people in the United States die every day after overdosing. It is an epidemic. An epidemic Spokane’s Recovery Café (RCS) is battling, offering peer-to-peer mentoring, weekly support groups and education to those in recovery. In the midst of this crisis, lawmakers are looking for solutions.  Representative Cathy McMorris Rodges is one of them.  She visited the Café and has been a champion of its work ever since. In a June 26, editorial in The Spokesman-Review entitled “We’re Working to Combat America’s Opioid Crisis” the...

Peer Support Counseling One of the things that sets Recovery Café Spokane (RCS) apart is that it offers peer counseling.  That means clients receive help from recovery coaches who have been there. RCS coaches are in recovery themselves, and it’s that peer-to-peer mentoring that is crucial in helping clients maintain their sobriety. But it doesn’t stop there.  Most people who come to the café also have mental health issues. That’s why staff get an extra level of training. The café has three staff members who are Certified Peer Counselors with the Washington State Department of Mental Health. The certification process requires 40...

It has been a busy year for Recovery Café Spokane. In September, the Café hosted its first annual Hand Across the Falls event and was the recipient of a makeover courtesy of KXLY’s Extreme Team. Now, more exciting news to share. The Café was awarded a grant worth up to $50,000 from the Seattle based Recovery Café Network. “We are honored to be chosen, and are grateful to the Recovery Café Network for its support of our work” said Georgia Butler, Recovery Community Services Director. “This year has truly been one of blessings for the Café.” The money is earmarked for general...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2017 Jill Johnson Communications Specialist Community-Minded Enterprises (509) 822-8040 JillJ@community-minded.org   Spokane, Wash.  --   Recovery Café Spokane is bringing Hands Across the Falls to Spokane Saturday, September 30. The event is designed as a public show of support celebrating recovery. “This is the first of its kind in Spokane,” said Kathy Thamm, Executive Director of Community-Minded Enterprises, the parent organization of Recovery Café Spokane. “We want this event to be a way for members of the community to show their support for those who have overcome addiction.” Organizers expect several hundred attendees. The first 500 will receive a commemorative medal. Family, friends and individuals who support recovery...

In 2015, Community-Minded Enterprises launched Access to Recovery (ATR) providing free and low cost assistance to men and women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction in Spokane. In 2017, Recovery Café Spokane opened its doors in Peaceful Valley, offering people in recovery a place to drop in and get support  - whether that is a meal, a friendly ear to listen to, job training or a life enriching class. Statistics taken from the Life in Recovery Survey, conducted by Alexandre Laudet, P.h.D. in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2017                                            Traci Logan-Demus Community-Minded Enterprises (509) 960-7455 Tracil@community-minded.org   For the 5th Consecutive Year Community-Minded Enterprises is Recognized for Innovative and Effective Workplace Practices Spokane, Wash.  -- Community-Minded Enterprises (CME) has once again been honored with the “When Work Works” award for exemplary workplace practices by the Society for Human Resource Management. The award recognizes employers that offer flexible scheduling and transition to parenthood programs as well as opportunities for learning, a culture of respect and trust, and job autonomy. Community-Minded Enterprises was singled out for its workforce flexibility with 2/3 of its staff regularly working in the field. CME also scored high...

Go Beyond Facebook and YouTube Air your video on Community-Minded Television FREE! Since 2008, Community-Minded Television (CMTV14) has been a place where local video storytellers could share their work, their passion, their point of view. We are dedicated to providing cable access to the people of Spokane. Right now, we’re accepting video submissions. And we need you! We’re looking for videos that: Entertain Inform Educate Uplift Frequently Asked Questions Who can submit a video?  Anyone. You will need to fill out a little paperwork. What kind of videos are you looking for? Here are some examples, but don’t be limited by this...

Spokane’s Recovery Café didn’t look like itself when “Breast Intentions” borrowed the space for a bra fitting session for women in need. Usually, the Recovery Café is a place to visit with a recovery coach, connect with services or just have a cup of coffee and spend a moment to recharge. But on the evening of April 20 it looked more like the women’s undergarment section of a department store: it was overflowing with racks of bras. Spokane-based Breast Intentions provides women in need with a bra that fits, and the nonprofit and its volunteers teamed up with the Recovery Café to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2017                                                   Jill Johnson Community-Minded Enterprises (509) 960-7459 JillJ@community-minded.org Community-Minded Television (CMTV14) Opens State of the Art Studio to the Public and Expands Class Offerings in Partnership with AltLens Spokane, Wash.  -- CMTV14, Spokane’s nonprofit community access television station has a new home. CMTV14 recently moved into a custom-built production studio, located at 104 West 3rd Avenue on the corner of Third and Browne in Spokane. The move coincides with the launch of new classes offered by...