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I wish I knew of one!  If anyone has done one or knows where to find one it would be really helpful…Below are some of my opinions and experiences on the subject…

My opinion and experience is that employment performance follows the recovery process.  In the first year of recovery relapse is common, the brain is going through significant changes (healing) and lifestyle, family and work issues are difficult to address.

A common solution in the “nonprofit” treatment centers is called “Agency Jobs”.  Providing employment as part of the treatment center recovery program.  The longest running programs of this kind are the Salvation Army and Delancy Street.

Outside of the treatment center, the 12 Step community encourages the “Get Well” job.  A job that “supports” recovery.  Characteristics of a get well job is low stress, flexible hours and recovery friendly work environment.  We see some successful “entrepreneurs in recovery” providing get well jobs to people in early recovery.  The typical Sponsor direction is “get any job” it doesn’t matter just keep busy.

At the 12 Angels we have done research in looking for jobs that could provide revenue to the treatment center, job skills in growth industries and can be located at the treatment center.  We have a number of business models for “Agency Jobs”.

We have created small pilot programs using micro credit and micro loan programs to stimulate hiring of the newly clean and sober.  This is an area of great promise that needs some more work and development!

Are you or have you ever been in a 12 step program to help you overcome your alcoholism or addiction?  Would you be willing to help other recovering alcoholics and addicts overcome their alcoholism and addictions — so they can reintegrate into the working world as productive members of society — by spending just 3-5 minutes of your time?  If you answered “yes” to those questions, then now is your opportunity to make a difference by participating in a completely anonymous survey that will help on a statistical level to foster a revolutionary online application for the benefit of the recovery community.

12 Angels is a nonprofit organization that fosters social entrepreneurship in the recovery community. The organization’s goal is to create and implement programs that will counteract the economic damage caused by alcoholism and addiction.

Thank you for your willingness to participate anonymously in this development process.  Please complete either one or both of the two surveys presented below based on your background and experience.

By taking these surveys, you are being of service to our community, and we are grateful!

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The 12 Angels would like to thank the Broccoli Foundation for support of our career mentorship program. As the 100th birthday celebration of Albert “Cubby” Broccoli approaches. We send our gratitude out to Family of Albert Broccoli. We are very honored to be supported by the Broccoli Foundation!

I was reading about Albert Broccoli on Wikipedia and noticed something very relevant to this Blog: The Wikipedia author writes about how Albert Broccoli became a mentor to Michael G. Wilson; Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are Executive Producer’s of the James Bond Film Franchise. The Broccoli family is a wonderful example of mentorship and are HUGE supporters of education. We would like to thank Tony, Tina, Barbara and Michael and Jane Wilson along with the other members of the family.

The Broccoli Foundation has helped support education programs at USC, Johns Hopkins University and many other eductaional instittutions and programs. In 2001, the Foundation established the Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Professorship in Oncology to advance discovery in breast cancer and vaccine therapies at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Dana and Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli Foundation funded a faculty position dedicated to teaching the business and practice of film producing.

For more information on the Foundation’s work please see:

Brocolli Donation

News about Brocolli Donation

The 12 Angels organization recently started a career and job mentorship program. As a compliment to the services people receive in the 12 Step community, the 12 Angels are looking for mentors to model successful career development. Our program does not ask our mentors to find people jobs but rather be guides to career progress.

If you would like to be a mentor, please contact us at 877-858-1212. We need you!

Applied Management Research

5 graduate students from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business will be helping the 12 Angels organization with an online mentorship project. We are very excited to be starting this 6 month project today. Mentorship is a vital component of career development and success. Technology allows us to use our resources more efficiently and have a greater reach.

UCLA’s Applied Management Research (AMR) Program’s Management Field Study brings together student teams with executives from organizations around the world. Each team completes an in-depth strategic study in partnership with an organization’s management.

The 12 Angels organization use successful models developed by the greatest social entrepreneurs of our time and apply them to solve the $340 billion of economic damage ( 577 KB .pdf file) done to the United States each year by addiction.

If you would like to learn more about our online mentorship program please send an e-mail to alex@12angels.org.

Boyhood Shadows - World Premiere - Sept. 22nd

As the focal point of our community, a goal of the 12 Angels is to support creative projects that raise awareness of the issues we face and encounter. A major project screening later this month in Monterey is the documentary, BOYHOOD SHADOWS. Focusing on male sexual abuse, this powerful film stars one of our own board members Glenn K. Sexual abuse often leads directly to problems with addiction as a way to escape the harshness of memory and reality.  Since “One in six boys is sexually molested before the age of 18”, the problem needs to be addressed. Support of this film by our community is an important first step. Personally, I experienced sexual abuse as a kid, and I know how it fueled my use of drugs and alcohol. During the making of the film, I had the opportunity to meet with the inspiring filmmakers, and it is an honor to support their work. The media is a powerful tool of social entrepreneurship.  We encourage our community to let us know of other media projects targeting addiction.  Below is the official press release of the film….

“The silence is broken.
On September 22, the groundbreaking documentary, BOYHOOD SHADOWS, “I Swore I’d Never Tell” holds its world premiere at the Steinbeck Forum in Monterey. This unprecedented film explores the emotional carnage of childhood sexual abuse - yet also shines light on the strength of the human spirit. It is a stunning, worthwhile expose of this monstrous secret.  It is true. Childhood sexual abuse happens. We as a society don’t want to talk about it. Yet, it is on the front page of our newspapers…. the accusation of David Stamm… the conviction of Charles Lamb. These are Monterey county cases. But it is a national story, a national epidemic. One in six boys is sexually molested by the age of 16. The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center presents a fundraiser premiere of BOYHOOD SHADOWS, a film by award-winning filmmakers, Terri DeBono and Steve Rosen of Mac and Ava Motion Pictures (Beyond Barbed Wire). Past and present elements are woven into the plot of this gripping documentary revealing Glenn’s story that began as a young boy under the power of a sexual predator.

Filmed in California, New York and New Jersey, the narrative chronicles Glenn’s struggle as he tries to make sense of his life, telling no one. Numbing his pain as a teen with alcohol and drugs, he held the secret and the shame. His brothers and sister, his mother and father – who recognized something was wrong with this once-golden-boy were at a loss to understand the cause of his devastation.  After suffering for decades addicted to alcohol and drugs, Glenn finally found the help he needed at a special Men’s Group led by therapist, Stephen Braveman, at Monterey County Rape Crisis Center.  In the film he describes his past…funny, poignant and sad. Glenn’s story is interspersed with other boys-turned-men.”

Along with nationally known experts in the field, several Monterey County and central California men are featured in the film, as well as Monterey therapist Stephen Braveman, Fred Jealous, Clare Mounteer, Executive Director for MCRCC and Ann Hill, Deputy District Attorney.  Laura Dare, Monterey composer and singer, will perform scores from the film at the premiere.

The film’s genesis began at the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center’s Men’s Group which created a 30 second PSA. Stephen Braveman, LMFT, facilitates this group. It is one of only an estimated 40 groups in the country. The premiere begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Steinbeck Forum and is followed by a dessert reception with the filmmakers and cast. The proceeds will benefit the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center’s Child Abuse Prevention Education Program which reaches over 5,000 public school children each year. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Call the Rape Crisis Center at 373-3955. Reserve your seats now.

*View the film’s trailer or get more information: http://www.boyhoodshadows.org/

WHERE: Steinbeck Forum in the Monterey Conference Center
WHEN: Monday, September 22
TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
DESSERT RECEPTION: follows with filmmakers and cast
TICKETS: Call 831-373-395

$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Proceeds benefit MCRCC’s Child Abuse Prevention Program

Hi Recovery Community,

The 12 Angels spent the last 9 months helping Chandler Lodge in North Hollywood, CA with financial, accounting, administrative and management support. The 12 Angels got introduced to Chandler Lodge by Glenn Kulik. Glenn, Frank B., John T., Danny C. and Frank M. all worked for the last few years to establish new leadership at the Lodge. The process was difficult and costly. Each of these individuals worked very hard and made significant sacrifices to help Chandler Lodge . Chandler Lodge is one of the oldest sober living facilities in Los Angeles. It serves 35 men recovering from alcoholism and addiction.

The 12 Angels Kurt Norrigan worked with Glenn K., Frank B, Frank M., John T. and Danny C. to place Chandler Lodge on a solid foundation. We are all proud of the accomplishments of these individuals and progress made at the Lodge. Glenn K. has a vision of turning Chandler Lodge into a model of recovery in the community. But what is that model. Recently we have been tossing around different concepts for what makes a great sober living.

Chandler Lodge has many assets: an Alano Club, 12 Step Meeting Hall, Gym and housing for 35 men. This gives us quite a bit to work with. We thought it would be interesting to ask the question, if we could design the perfect sober living what would it include. Our goal is to come up with the specifications of Sober Living version 2.0. The recovery community in Los Angeles is vibrant and growing. We look forward to hearing your suggestions and comments.

Recovery is more than just abstinence. It is estimated about 1/3 of our Veterans return from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD, mental illness or traumatic brain injury. Full recovery may take months to years. Reintegration is a slow process. Our friends at New Directions (http://ndvets.org) in Westwood, CA provides a comprehensive recovery program for Veterans. Currently, New Directions provides vocational and educational support services. The 12 Angels’ team asked the team at New Directions what we can do to help, they suggested providing more education, training and jobs.One of the 12 Angels new projects is providing Internet Marketing training and education to our Veterans. 

If you are interested in helping us with this project please send us an e-mail at info@12angels.org. We need trainers, volunteers and job opportunities in the Internet marketing field. Your support is greatly appreciated.

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