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<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=4>...challenging the stigma...</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Verdana>The strength and experience of people in recovery, and those affected by addiction and alcoholism, will foster the foundation and growth of this organization by building relationships with each other and creating alliances with other community organizations.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Verdana>The commitment and collective voice of RAP members will challenge the stigma associated with addiction and alcoholism to create an environment where people in recovery can share their success and advocate for progressive change in substance abuse related policy.</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=4>...organizing for power...</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=2>RAP is led by people in recovery and their supporters who organize the recovery community&nbsp;through County Core Teams and house meetings. RAP is currently organizing in&nbsp;4 counties in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area&nbsp;and 5 counties in the Mid Willamette valley region.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=2>
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<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=4><A href="college.html">...Recovery Center...</A> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><FONT size=2>The Recovery Association Project runs RAP's Recovery Center by people in recovery for people in recovery. This&nbsp;includes classes, courses, activities, events, community organizing, teachers, and recovery coaches for recovering people. We also offer access to resources, computers, Internet, fax and copy machines phones, reference materials and a comfortable place to hang out.&nbsp; Recovery&nbsp;Center has campuses in Portland and Keizer, Oregon. For more information, please <A href="contact.html">contact us.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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