Gateway Foundation's 2nd Annual Recovery Walk

710 Orchard Avenue,Aurora IL 60506

18 September, 2021

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The day highlights how addiction can often be the result of past trauma, abuse, or undiagnosed or untreated mental health issues. To honor those still working through addiction therapy and the more than three thousand Illinois residents who passed away from overdoses in the past year, sober graduates of the national addiction rehabilitation nonprofit, Gateway Foundation, will walk together in solidarity. September marks National Recovery Awareness Month — but addiction disease recovery is work that millions of people do every day to live. This community event will help local sober individuals and families build bigger, strong social networks. The day highlights how addiction can often be the result of past trauma, abuse, or undiagnosed or untreated mental health issues. These local organizations will also be commemorating the onto with Gateway Foundation: Mutual Ground, a domestic violence help agencyBreaking Free, an outpatient substance use treatment providerKane County Services (invited)Note: masks are required