Welcome to Love and Respect Community for Recovery and Wellness
Transforming Lives, Restoring Families & Helping Create a Healthier Community Through Recovery and Support
“Diversity doesn’t look like anyone. It looks like everyone.” -Karen Draper (Writer ‘The Place of Us’)
Our mission is to CHAMPION the voices and experiences of diverse individuals, integrating authentic peer support to ensure culturally responsive and empathetic care. We believe in the power of shared experiences to inspire trust and resilience. By centering peer-led programming, we create pathways to healing that is rooted in community, understanding and lived wisdom.
We know that representation matters.
Our team is composed of professionals and peer supports who reflect the communities we serve—BIPOC, LGBTQ+, justice-involved, unhoused, those living with mental health diagnoses and those from varied socioeconomic backgrounds. This ensures our programs are shaped by lived experience and resonate with the people we serve.
Upcoming Events
Check out the calendar to find your next group, training, or community event.
Discover More About Our Support & Services
Located in the heart of Hendersonville, NC, our drop in center is a safe and relaxed place where individuals struggling with substance use and/or mental health hurdles can come to receive many kinds of support, free of charge.
We’re a non-profit agency with our 501 (c)(3) status and 100% Grant & Donation Based
Your contribution means healing and hope for others.
Help Your Community - Volunteer Opportunities
YOU can help! When you give of your time to help people, you get more than you give. We need your time!
Love and Respect Community Would Like to Thank Our Community Partners
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”
— Coretta Scott King
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