Category: Media and Press Release

Candice Curry, Author of The Con Man’s Daughter, at Rise Recovery

On September 30, 2022 Rise Recovery launched our first-ever speaker series with author, Candice Curry. In her book, Ms. Curry speaks candidly about her childhood experience living with a parent with substance use issues. Relatable and charming, Ms. Curry was a compelling speaker with so much heart. See our next… Read More»

The Knot: A Magazine for Friends of Rise Recovery

The Knot: Volume 1 Issue 1

Rise Recovery is grateful for our Friends of Rise Recovery: a group of donors making monthly donations that sustain our mission. Finally, we are able to offer a special perk when you become a monthly donor: our new quarterly magazine, The Knot. Read our first ever issue here: Volume 1… Read More»

Mental Health Leaders Partner to Advance Youth Wellness

Pictured are Rise Recovery staff members Edie Garza, Justin Hewett and Jessica Alcala along with Harlandale ISD’s mascot. Harlandale ISD serves over 12,000 students and is one of several area school districts supported by the San Antonio Mobile Mental Wellness Collaborative. “I feel like I’m not only understanding others more,… Read More»

KSAT Interview with Evita Morin, CEO of Rise Recovery

On November 5, 2021, Rise Recovery celebrated with staff, major donors, board of trustees and community partners during a milestone topping off ceremony where the final steel beam was placed on the Harvey E. Najim Youth Center, one of two buildings being constructed. The Rise Recovery Charlie Naylor Campus is… Read More»

Role Model: Evita Morin

Returning to San Antonio, “I wanted to focus on that direct service to the voiceless people without the means or even the self-worth that I saw in them, that I believe they were capable of finding for themselves again,” she explains. “I was that voiceless person at one point. I… Read More»