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J’s Place, The Jeffrey Dallas Gay Jr. Recovery Center, helps people seeking recovery and those in long-term recovery build relationships and skills that help them thrive, succeed – actually have fun – without the use of substances. 

J’s Place is led by people in long-term recovery and serves those with substance use disorder and their friends and families.  The Center provides meaningful connection opportunities, support services for developing life skills and a safe place for gatherings and wellness activities for those affected by substance use disorder.  

We provide one-on-one peer coaching support with a certified peer recovery coach, employment assistance, resume building, connections to local resources and treatment facilities, and regular social and service events. Additionally, we host multiple support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Veterans Recovery Support, Parent Support, Eating Disorder Support, and many others. 

 By teaching recovering individuals and their families how to spend healthy, sober time together, J’s Place is making a difference in individuals and their families’ lives.  

As always, the CARES Warm Line is available for peer coaching daily until 11:00pm at (844)326-5400.

J’s Place is a community and as such acknowledges our collective responsibility to public safety while maintaining our fierce commitment to empowering recovery in Hall.

To our peers, you are not alone. Please stay connected.

 

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About Us

The Jeffrey Dallas Gay Recovery Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to enhancing the culture of recovery for the people of northeast Georgia.  We provide a place of sanctuary for people in recovery, whether they are newly in recovery or have years of recovery behind them, whether they are recovering from alcoholism or opioid addiction. Here, we grow stronger,  gain support and new skills, and help one another stay in recovery.

The center is named in memory of Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr, who died of an opioid overdose. His family has championed support for recovery in our community so that those suffering from substance abuse disorder can live long and fulfilling lives.

 

Directions/Contact

J’s Place has moved to a new home:
664 Lanier Park Drive, Gainesville, GA.

678-316-0403

Hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00am
Saturday 9:00pm – 2:00pm


Our Team


Jordan Hussey
Executive Director
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Jordan Hussey is a person in long-term recovery and makes it her life’s mission to help others who are facing similar struggles. During her early recovery from Substance Use Disorder, she found many people didn’t talk about recovery, wellness or the resources that are available. Today, Jordan speaks about that struggle and uses her experience to advocate and empower others and to connect them with the resources they may need.

Before joining J’s Place, she worked with the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Peer Recovery Coach at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Prior to this she was a Substance Abuse Tech at Twin Lakes Recovery Center.

She is Certified as a Peer Specialist in Addictive Diseases, Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist, in Medication Assisted Treatment and Trauma Informed Care as well as Whole Health Action Management.

 

 

Katie Dunagan, Recovery Coach
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Katie Dunagan is a woman in long term recovery who’s finally living her dream. After graduating from Hall County Drug Court in 2013, she discovered her passion for helping others. She is a peer recovery coach and a native of Gainesville, Georgia. She loves this community and is enthusiastic about helping those who struggle with substance use disorder. She has achieved many of her lifetime goals in recovery and wants to show that if you want it, it’s possible. She graduated from University of North Georgia in 2020 with a B.S. in psychology and sociology. She is a Certified Peer Support Specialist in Addictive Disease and Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist with training in QPR and Trauma Informed Care.

Her focus is to empower other people in recovery with the tools they need to survive and thrive, especially single parents. Addiction affects every community, and Katie knows how debilitating addiction-related stigma can be for peers. She uses her life as an example that people with SUD are worthy of grace, love, and respect and wants to show that recovery is a journey, not a task.

 

 

 

 

Lauren Thompson, Outreach Coordinator
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Lauren Thompson is a woman in long term recovery whose perseverance through substance abuse and mental health challenges has allowed her to help others who still suffer. After graduating Hall County’s H.E.L.P. Court in 2020, Lauren found herself wanting to give back the hope, encouragement, healing, and support that was given to her. Lauren says, “a lot of people struggle with recovery because of the absence of a genuine support system and meaningful peer connections. I want to be a person who changes that for them.” Through J’s Place and other recovery pathways, she has made progress with this goal. Lauren has been able to reach many of the men and women who still battle with addiction and other co-occurring disorders, helping them along on their recovery journey.

In addition to serving as Outreach Coordinator and a Peer Recovery Coach, Lauren is a Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist (CARES) and a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in Addictive Diseases (CPS-AD) and hopes to specialize in mental health, Trauma Informed Care, and Medication Assisted Treatment in the future.

 

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