2026 Community Recovery Summit Recap

Seeds were planted. Community grew.

Thank you for joining MARCO for two days of learning, connection, celebration, and community recovery leadership.

May 4–5, 2026
Eagan Community Center
Stronger together
2026 Community Recovery Summit
Survey
Survey + Slides

Take the survey, get the slides.

Help us improve next year's Summit by taking this short survey.

When you submit the survey, you will receive a link to a folder with the presenters' slides.

If you have a problem accessing the slides, email us at events@marcomn.org.

Photos
Photos

Check out the photos!

Visit MARCO's Flickr site to view photos from the Summit and the Community Recovery Leadership Awards.

Thank you to our photographer, Ryan Brown!

Dr. Mary Roberson keynote
ORN Survey

Did you attend Dr. Mary Roberson's keynote?

If so, please take the Opioid Response Network survey.

Dr. Roberson's participation was made possible by ORN. Completing the survey helps ORN continue to support learning opportunities like this!

CEUs
CEUs

CEU certificates were emailed on May 12.

If you did not receive a CEU certificate and think you should have, please contact Whitney Nelson at whitney.nelson@marcomn.org.

Community Recovery Leadership Awards

Honoring the people changing what recovery looks like.

Thank you to all the community members who submitted nominations for our inaugural Community Recovery Leadership Awards.

We were overwhelmed by the number of nominations. Please join us in celebrating this year's honorees.

Community Recovery Leadership Awards honorees
Thank You to Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting MARCO’s Community Recovery Summit

Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Recovery TeleCare LLC • Bold North Recovery • Medical Discovery Team on Addiction / University of Minnesota • Pathfinder Solutions • Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School • Direct Recovery Support • MN Prevention & Recovery Alliance • Alliance Wellness Center • MN Alliance of Problem Gambling • AMPACT
Additional support provided by the MN Department of Human Services
Save the Dates

See you next year!

Tuesday, May 4
Wednesday, May 5, 2027

We hope you will join us again next year!

Lighthouse Beginnings

LHB came to life when we became a 501(c)(3) in 2020. We built a board of directors of people in recovery. LHB launched for the purpose of assisting and empowering individuals to remove the roadblocks experienced while in the recovery process.

LHB was developed and continues to be managed by individuals with lived experience, education, diverse backgrounds, and different pathways of recovery. We have locations in Brainerd and in Minneapolis, trying to expand our reach to those who face recovery daily, know people in recovery, face homelessness, or have been wrongly incarcerated.

Service Delivery Options

On-site at a physical location
In-person in the community through outreach
In-person in the community through pop-up sites at other provider locations

Services Offered

  • Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (1:1 support)
  • On-demand recovery navigation (call/email)
  • All recovery meetings
  • Volunteer/internship opportunities
  • Recovery skills-building classes
  • Social recovery events

Our Approach

Peer support encompasses a range of activities and interactions between people who share similar experiences of being diagnosed with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, or both. This mutuality is often called “peerness” — a connection between a peer support worker and a person in or seeking recovery that promotes connection and inspires hope.

Peer support offers a level of acceptance, understanding, and validation not found in many other professional relationships. By sharing their own lived experience and practical guidance, peer support workers help people develop goals, create strategies for self-empowerment, and take steps toward building fulfilling, self-determined lives through individualized wellness plans.

Outreach & Resources

Onsite supplies
Street outreach (support, education, supplies)
Referrals to Medication Assisted Recovery
Overdose prevention training

Harm Reduction Supplies

Naloxone/Narcan
Fentanyl test strips
Xylazine test strips

Additional Support

Recovery residences / sober housing
Housing stabilization support services
Mental health peer support services
Food shelf / food assistance
Clothing shelf / clothing assistance

Programs & Events

  • Public trainings

We've offered anger management classes, as well as an all-recovery meeting every Tuesday at 1 PM.