Recovery Support–Family Overdose Support–Peer Grief Support–Free Community Resources. Giveaways–Literature–Dinner/Dessert–Community–Care–Raffles. Drop in and gather for a casual meal. Meet the folks behind the free services and support available in Weymouth and surrounding communities including The Sun Will Rise, SADOD, Wey of Life, MOAR and HALO Initiatives. If you are a local community organization offering free services for individuals in recovery or grieving the death of someone they care about due to a substance use related cause, please join us and bring literature to share.
Community Meal hosted by The Sun Will Rise Foundation held at Wey of Life on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Questions? Contact Leslie Lagos – leslie@thesunwillrise.org or call Wey of Life (781) 812-1392. Registration is helpful to plan the meal – Register here. Please share this info with anyone you feel may benefit. Thank you!
HARDCORE Connections does a lunch in Learn at Stairway to Recovery in Brockton the 4th Friday of every month. We pick different topics to go over and have some education on the topic also!
Join The Sun Will Rise Foundation for a Small Community Book Launch at the Wey of Life Peer Recovery Center on Thursday, January 29th from 5-7 pm ET.
Val Walker’s new book, “Healing Through Wonder: How Awe Restores Us After Trauma and Loss”.
The Sun Will Rise Holiday Party for those bereaved due to a substance use related cause.
Take a break from the holiday rush and join us for an afternoon together. This will be a simple, welcoming day to connect with others who understand. We will eat a meal together, share stories and enjoy some gentle company during the season. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-party-tickets-1948046091299?aff=oddtdtcreator
We’ll have an ornament making activity. If you’d like, bring along a favorite dessert of your person’s to share! Everything else will be provided.
Come as you are, it’s about being together and finding a bit of warmth and support during this time of year.
Cost: FREE but requires a $20 per person deposit that you will receive back at the event. If you sign up and do not attend the event without giving us 10 days notice, the deposit is not refundable. We do this to be able to continue to offer events at no cost to you. Thanks for your understanding.
Please don’t let the deposit be a barrier—if cost is an issue, just let us know. We’re committed to making this event accessible to everyone. If you have any accessibility needs (physical or otherwise), please reach out. We want to ensure everyone feels welcome and supported.
Registration Required. Please let us know of any food allergies.
Parking on Rolling Mill Way and along the street on Revolutionary Way.
For questions, please contact Cindy Kaplan at (508) 269-8428 cinkap56@gmail.com
For more information on this event and/or other peer grief support, visit us at thesunwillrise.org
The Sun Will Rise – Peer Grief Support Group for anyone 18 and older who identifies as being in recovery from any substance including alcohol who has experiencing the death of someone they care about due to substance use. Walk-ins welcome.
For a one time pre-register go to: The Sun Will Rise Pre-Registration
REGISTER HERE for 11/1/25 in-person FREE EVENT! Register Required by 10/25/25! For those 18+ bereaved due to a substance use related cause. Award winning Meghann Perry will facilitate. Our bodies, hearts and voices hold and carry so much for ourselves and for others. Spend the day with others in our grieving community. There will be time to play, relax, connect with self and others. We’ll be using theater improv and storytelling exercises but don’t worry – you won’t be on the spot! The Embodied Storytelling method is a gentle, easy, no-pressure series of group exercises. Tap into your inner healer through an essential part of human nature – play – to relax, connect with self and others through joy, and release tension and weight. Lunch served. Please let us know any food allergies.Questions? Email robyn@thesunwillrise.org
For people bereaved due to substance use related causes. Registration Required! Our storytelling virtual workshop was such a hit that we brought award winning Meghann Perry back for a full day in-person event! Our bodies, hearts and voices hold and carry so much for ourselves and for others. Spend the day with others in our grieving community. There will be time to play, relax, connect with self and others. We’ll be using theater improv and storytelling exercises but don’t worry – you won’t be on the spot! The Embodied Storytelling method is a gentle, easy, no-pressure series of group exercises. Tap into your inner healer through an essential part of human nature – play – to relax, connect with self and others through joy, and release tension and weight.
Light lunch served. Let us know of any food allergies after registering.
Cost: FREE but requires a $20 per person deposit that you will receive back at the event. If you sign up and do not attend the event without giving us 10 days notice, the deposit is not refundable. We do this to be able to continue to offer events at no cost to you. Thanks for your understanding. Please don’t let the deposit be a barrier—if cost is an issue, just let us know. We’re committed to making this event accessible to everyone. If you have any accessibility needs (physical or otherwise), please reach out. We want to ensure everyone feels welcome and supported.
Questions? Email robyn@thesunwillrise.org