Mothers In Recovery Advocating for Change, Leadership & Empowerment
About Us
MISSION & VISION STATEMENT
Mission Statement: To lead and empower mothers in recovery, to advocate for systematic change with support through a peer-led initiative in order to promote family reunification.
Vision Statement: To expand local resources and strengthen the supports available to mothers in recovery and the mothers fighting for recovery!
OUR HISTORY
Our Co-Founders Kirsten Puccio & Keri McCallum first met back in 2022 and it was not by accident. Both being mothers in long term recovery from substance use disorder they quickly discovered how much their passions aligned. Their passion was to help other mothers who are struggling with substance use disorder as they once did. As they once suffered in isolation out of fear from the judgement and stigma people with SUD often face especially being a mother, they knew they wanted to help another mother never to have to feel that way. When they looked around their community, they saw there was a lack of spaces for mothers to go comfortably to discuss issues they were experiencing such as substance use during pregnancy, involvement with the department of children & families, losing custody of their children, etc. We decided then and there to create that space, which we did at Everyday Miracles Peer Recovery Support Center located at 25 Pleasant Street Worcester, MA 01609. Our support group is every Wednesday 10-11am and is held during the center's "Women's Space" which is a time dedicated to only women having access to the center with the exception of staff. We found this to be a perfect time to hold such a meeting so women could feel comfortable sharing about very intimate details of their life and with that M.I.R.A.C.L.E. MAMAS was BORN!
CO-FOUNDERS
Our Co-Founders Kirsten Puccio and Keri McCallum are both moms in long term recovery from substance use disorder. Both are former patients of the Karen W. Green Clinic at Umass Memorial in Worcester, MA which is an OBGYN Clinic that serves pregnant and post-partum women with substance use disorder. Through the Green Clinic is how our co-founders first met and the idea for M.I.R.A.C.L.E MAMAS was born. We realized our community was lacking in resources tailored to parents but specifically mothers. We both then decided to make it our life's mission to help the mothers in our community succeed in their recovery no matter which path to recovery they decided to take. We here at M.I.R.A.C.L.E. MAMAS support multiple pathways to recovery and believe people are in recovery when they say they are! Both of our co-founders are CCAR trained Recovery Coaches and believe everyone deserves a chance to recover and live a self-directed life.