Holyoke Mayor signs pledge for the City to become Recovery Ready Workplace

On September 27, 2022, Holyoke Mayor, Joshua García, signed a pledge that makes the City of Holyoke a “Recovery Ready Workplace” for its employees, and thus becoming the first municipality in Massachusetts to adopt this initiative.

MassHire Holyoke, in collaboration with the Hampden County Workforce Board, welcomes two new pledges to join the Recovery Ready Workplace initiative in observance of National Recovery Month, which is held each September. The City of Holyoke took the pledge on Tuesday, September 27. The Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday, September 28.

Addiction and substance use disorders cost the United States billions of dollars per year in healthcare costs, criminal justice involvement, and lost work and productivity.   MassHire Holyoke is committed to tackling this challenge head-on through the Recovery Ready Workplace initiative. Its mission is to create a culture of support for employers and employees who have been impacted by substance use.

MassHire Holyoke’s team will help businesses build this culture through educational tools, resources, and ongoing support so they can establish an environment where people in recovery feel valued and people with addiction have the support they need to get better.

Employers interested in learning more about or becoming a Recovery Ready Workplace should contact Ramona Rivera-Reno, Executive Director of MassHire Holyoke’s Re-entry and Recovery Program at rreno@masshireholyoke.org or visit the MassHire Holyoke’s website and fill out an interest form https://masshireholyoke.org/the-recovery-ready-workplace/