Advocacy • Community • Visibility at the Capitol

Recovery Day on The Hill

MARCO invites you to our Recovery Day on the Hill event at the State Capitol! Please join us as we rally the recovery community to show Minnesota that recovery is possible.

At a glance

✔ Stand with the recovery community ✔ Speak to your legislators ✔ Nonpartisan civic engagement ✔ Free to attend
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Date
March 18, 2025
Time
9:30am–11:30am
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Venue
MN State Capitol
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Cost
Free

Event highlights

  • This is your chance to stand with other supporters of recovery
  • Speak to your legislators
  • Help ensure that more people in Minnesota get the recovery support they need and deserve

Event details

Date
March 18, 2025
Time
9:30am–11:30am
Cost
Free
Venue
MN State Capitol
Address
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard., St Paul, MN 55155
Register

Venue

MN State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
St Paul, MN 55155

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.