GMCC Recovery Care
GMCC Recovery Care centers individuals in the Somali/East African community who are in recovery or actively dealing with substance use disorder (SUD). We have a team of Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (PRSs) to provide curated and culturally-specific support for individuals in various stages of treatment and recovery. PRSs work 1:1 with clients to connect them to the resources they need and lead weekly all-recovery meetings that are open to all community members. All recovery services are provided free of charge and without billing insurance.
GMCC partners with Access Healing Center (AHC), a culturally-specific faith-based 245G outpatient treatment center with housing. AHC addresses SUD and mental health conditions among Somalis, Muslims, and East Africans with evidence-based treatment, peer recovery, and culturally-specific aftercare.
Together, AHC and GMCC are:
- Building a supportive recovery community
- Reaching populations most impacted by SUD through weekly Drop-In Services (click to learn more)
- Building a culturally-specific Nar-anon modeled program for family members of individuals struggling with SUD
- Curating services and support for Somali mothers struggling with SUD
- Employing individuals with lived experience and cultivating them to become leaders & mentors in their community
Hibat Sharif, Executive Director of Access Healing Center
GMCC has supported 111 individuals with interventions, familial facilitation, detox and treatment referrals, and peer recovery coaching since March 2022.
Program Updates
UMM (أمّ) Recovery Project
Uniting and Mobilizing Mothers
An upcoming program for Somali and East African mothers in treatment, recovery, or struggling with substance use, including:
- Weekly recovery meetings with other Somali mothers in recovery or with SUD
- Support and funding for childcare, housing, meal, emergency, and transportation
- Training to be a Peer Recovery Specialist after one year of sobriety
- Free workshops on topics such as…
- Parenting
- Mental health
- Substance use disorder
- And more!
Expanding Our Team
We are in the process of hiring more part-time and full-time Peer Recovery Specialists to support our programming!
“We’re really going to make a difference in people’s lives,” said Nafisa Mohamed, former PRS with GMCC.
Nafisa was featured on ABC Channel 5 News KSTP on March 12th, 2024, with reporter Ben Henry. Watch the news clip to hear her discuss the importance of culturally-specific recovery services and the planned expansion of GMCC’s Recovery Care program after receiving $100k in opioid settlement funding. Click the headline to view the full article on KSTP’s website.
Questions?
Contact Program Manager Amin Hassan at ahassan@gmcc.org or 612-276-1558