17th Annual NC 'One Community in Recovery' Conference - Rooted in Resilience: Reimagined through Change
SAVE THE DATE - March 4th - 6th, 2026 in Greensboro, NC!
The NC "One Community in Recovery" Conference is a place where individuals working and involved in recovery as defined in its broadest terms can share their work and gain support from others involved in the recovery movement. The conference is primarily focused on promoting the growth of the North Carolina Recovery Movement, teaching participants how to get recovery programming up and running in their own communities, showcasing the most progressive recovery practices, and bringing individuals interested in the recovery movement together as students and partners.
Lodging
Embassy Suites by Hilton Greensboro Airport (204 Centreport Dr, Greensboro, NC 27409)
$120-$140 per night plus tax. Please register by February 17, 2026 for the group rate - Click here.
Call for Proposals - Return by September 4, 2025
The planning committee for the NC “One Community in Recovery” Conference is seeking presentations that will explore diverse topics and disseminate new concepts about recovery and resiliency throughout our state. Read full details here.
To apply, please complete this application - https://form.jotform.com/202806488403153
Award Nominations - Deadline December 5, 2025
- Youth/Young Adult Voice Award - The Youth/Young Adult Voice Award honors a young person under 26 in North Carolina who has used their voice—through storytelling, advocacy, or volunteerism—to champion mental health and/or substance use recovery. This award celebrates youth leadership in educating service providers, promoting recovery-oriented systems, and driving trauma-informed, youth-led change. The recipient will receive free registration to the 17th Annual NC "One Community in Recovery" Conference, March 4–6, 2026. Learn more and submit a nomination here https://form.jotform.com/210054617349150
- Recovery Champion Award - The Recovery Champion Award honors three individuals—one each from western, central, and eastern North Carolina—who have made a lasting impact on mental health and/or substance use recovery through their professional work or volunteer efforts. This award recognizes those who have advanced recovery-oriented programs, supported individuals in their recovery journeys, or driven system-wide change. Recipients will receive free registration to the 17th Annual NC "One Community in Recovery" Conference, March 4–6, 2026. Learn more and submit a nomination here - https://form.jotform.com/210054836047047.
One Community Scholarship Application - Apply by December 31, 2025
The planners of this conference realize that one of the best ways we can become “One Community in Recovery” is to ensure that community members are learning new information together. We want to ensure that people who have first person experiences with recovery have the opportunity to participate. If you have a fixed or limited income, you are invited to apply for a scholarship to cover the conference registration fee. We hope to see you at the conference!
To apply, please complete this application - https://form.jotform.com/210966055391054
Supporter and Exhibitor Opportunities
Exhibits are open to state agencies, public and private corporations and foundations, local organizations, service organizations
and community based organizations involved in providing services that support the recovery of the person as a whole. Exhibitors
should be interested and engaged in collaborating to support positive health and well-being of individuals in recovery.
Learn more - click here.
Who Should Attend?
We warmly invite all individuals involved in any aspect of recovery and resiliency around mental health and substance use disorders. This conference will be beneficial to addictions specialists, administrators, advocates, allies, counselors, educators, family members, individuals with lived experience, marriage and family therapists, peer support specialists, policy makers, psychologists, social workers, and other health and human service professionals interested in recovery.
