About CRCC
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VISION
The Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) is a part of a collaborative community throughout Knox County that strives to reduce the stigma of addiction, supports those suffering from substance use disorders, and treats them and their families as human beings with value and worth to the community and society.
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GOALS
CRCC’s goal is to be the bridge between treatment and full recovery by:
Creating a set of peer led addiction recovery supports for those seeking help as well as their friends and families
Serving as a referral and navigating resource for public safety personnel or other first-contact agencies
Serving as a referral and navigating resource for those transitioning back into the community from treatment, probation and correctional institutions
CRCC will help recoverees create a plan of change that promotes personal empowerment and a sense of hope in a supportive peer community. We will provide concrete assistance in finding reliable resources that help break the bonds of addiction.
Recovery Community Center
The establishment of a recovery community center is key to CRCC. It’s a place that symbolizes to the recovery community that recovery is a reality and gives those in recovery a place of safety and strength. Recovery coaches will be available at this location. Meetings, community events and support will always be found at CRCC, as well as collaboration with other organizations.
Meet the CRCC team
Bruce Hodsdon
Co-director
Bruce is a CCAR-trained Recovery Coach, as well as a trained SMART Recovery facilitator. He became involved in recovery services after personally witnessing the impacts of a family member’s addiction had on his children. Bruce is also a mentor for the Maine Restorative Justice Project. Outside of work he enjoys reading Stephen King novels and cheering on the Tottenham Hotspur football club. C.O.Y.S.!
Co-director
Erin Hustus
Erin is a graduate of UROCK where she majored in Mental Health and Human Services, and minored in Substance Abuse Disorders. She lives and works in Rockland, and is dedicated to providing resources and being available to those who need help.
When she’s not busy working or helping others, Erin can be found spending time with her family and loving her dogs.
Becky Peasley
Founding Board Member
Becky Peasley is a founding board member of the CRCC. In long term recovery and having completed the recovery coach training, she considers herself a fierce recovery advocate. A registered nurse for over twenty-five years, she loves caring for our community. In her spare time you’ll find her on a long hike, spending time with family, or reading a great novel.
Pinny Beebe-Center
Board Member & Maine State Senator for District 12
Pinny Beebe-Center proudly serves as a long time board member of Coastal Recovery Community Center. Pinny, who lives in Rockland, is Maine State Senator for District #12. She previously represented District #93 in the House of Representatives and served as a Knox County Commissioner. She has assisted the Knox Free Clinic, Knox County Jail, AIO Food Pantry, Maine Jobs Council, Coastal Community Action, Penquis, and other organizations. Pinny founded the Knox County Homeless Coalition and has worked for the Midcoast Teachers Center and the Maine Department of Education's Information Exchange and the Maine Department of Transportation.
She feels privileged to be a community organizer and witness the difference a community can make for the health and well being of its people!
Connie Putnam
Board Member
Connie Putnam
Retiring in February 2024, after a fulfilling 25-year career as the Director of Community Health Promotion for Penobscot Bat YMCA Connie is honored to join the Board of Directors at Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC).
Throughout her career, Connie has always prioritized community engagement and social responsibility, recognizing the vital role that organizations like CRCC play in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery. Having witnessed firsthand the transformative impact of compassionate care and community support, she is excited to devote time to giving back to the community and ensuring that CRCC continues to be a beacon of hope and healing for all those it serves.
Bethany Johnson
CRCC Office Manager
Bethany Johnson is a CCAR-trained Recovery Coach, Recovery Coach Coordinator and supervisor as well as a trained SMART Recovery facilitator. She is very passionate about helping people find the resources they need on their recovery journey.
In her spare time, you can find her teaching her younger family members the importance of paying it forward by doing outreach to the unhoused encampments. She feels it’s important to teach that "no matter how little you have in life there are others that have less".
Peer Recovery Volunteers
We are pleased to train, supervise and work with a cadre of volunteers who serve as coaches, navigators and mentors to help achieve CRCC’s goals. A Recovery Volunteer is a peer who has direct experience with alcohol or drug addiction recovery, and who completes a training on how to provide an array of services. The Peer Recovery Volunteer meets with a person to help them find community-based support and resources so that they can strengthen their recovery and improve their quality of life in many areas.
A Peer Recovery Volunteer will be dealing with people struggling with a range of addictions and situations. They may be just starting out on their recovery journey or in need of specific help to sustain their recovery efforts. The coach is a mentor, motivator and cheerleader.
These people who are the lynchpin of the Coastal Recovery Community Center will perform three important and consistent functions to serve as a focal point or axis of a Recovery Oriented System of Care:
Support and guide those affected by addiction to find treatment, recovery and healing while providing on-going support, coaching and mentoring to them.
Provide a system of support, coaching and navigating that will allow productive diversion and/or intervention in all phases of the criminal justice system by ensuring effective treatment thus reducing criminalization and recidivism and reducing costs.
Provide support, coaching, mentoring and navigating for those re-entering the community or transitioning into the community from institutional settings (treatment, prison, jail).
Where to find us…
CRCC is located in Rockland. We usually have a sign by the door, unless it’s really windy! If you can’t find us, call (207) 691-3697 and we’ll guide you in.
CRCC Office Hours
Monday - 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday - 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday - 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday - 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday - 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
*We are closed on weekends other than events- we sometimes close when the weather is bad - please check our Facebook page for schedule updates.