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Building Roots
Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation.
It happens when people find connection. When they discover hope in someone else’s story. When they walk through a door and realize they belong.
For years, Community Recovery Alliance (CRA) has worked to ensure that people across Northern Michigan have access to peer support, recovery resources, and a welcoming recovery community. Every day, we witness lives transformed when individuals find the support, encouragement, and opportunities they need to build meaningful lives in recovery.
Today, we have an opportunity to create something lasting.
Through our Building Roots of Recovery campaign, CRA is raising funds to establish a permanent Recovery Community Center for Northern Michigan. After unexpectedly losing our previous location, we were presented with a rare opportunity: the chance to purchase a building and create a permanent home for recovery in our community.
This project reflects how CRA operates in practice – responding to real community need, adapting quickly when circumstances change, and acting on opportunities that strengthen long-term recovery infrastructure.
Community Recovery Alliance is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, EIN 83-2500307. All donations are tax-deductible absent any limitations on the deductibility applicable to a particular taxpayer. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your contribution.Â
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To learn more about the opportunities, please contact Caitlin Koucky at caitlin@crami.org or 231.881.9116. Checks can be mailed to Community Recovery Alliance, Inc. 2240 E Mitchell Rd Unit B, Petoskey, MI 49770.
Every contribution, at every level, is a root planted in Northern Michigan’s recovery future.
Donor Levels
Every gift tells a story. Whether you give anonymously, in memory of someone you love, or through an in-kind contribution, your generosity is welcomed and honored. In-kind donations of eligible construction materials and supplies will be recognized on our giving tree. We will always recognize your gift in the way that feels right to you.
Each giving level is defined below. To make a donation, please use the form at the top of this page. Monthly gifts represent the amount per month, not the total gift amount. All donations received by September 30th, 2027 will be totaled and you will be recognized by the corresponding part of our donor tree to be displayed in our new space. We will reach out to you for how to complete your total donor recognition. Families may reach out to caitlin@crami.org to have gifts consolidated into a family level gift.
Founding Roots Partner — $5,000 or more
Six available
Roots are invisible to most — but without them, nothing stands. As a Founding Roots Partner, your gift forms the permanent foundation of Northern Michigan’s recovery community center. These are the gifts that make everything else possible, and your name will be woven into the roots of our donor tree for generations to come. Donate Now.Â
Heartwood Donors— $1,000 - $4,999
Eight available
Heartwood is the dense inner core of a tree — the oldest, strongest wood, the part that gives the tree its structure and connects the roots to everything above. Heartwood donors are the structural backbone of this campaign, and your recognition on the trunk of our donor tree reflects the central role your gift plays in bringing this vision to life. (A gift of $1,200 can be made as $100 per month.) Donate Now.Â
Branch Builders — $500 - $999
fifteen available
New growth happens at the branches — reaching further, welcoming more, expanding the canopy year after year. Branch Builders represent the forward momentum of this campaign, extending CRA’s presence deeper into the Northern Michigan community. Represented on the new growth branches of our donor tree.  Donate Now.Â
Amber Leaves — $250–$499
Amber leaf donors bring warmth and color to our community tree, representing the season of change and the hope that comes with new beginnings. Represented by an amber leaf on our donor tree. Donate Now.Â
Green Leaves — $100–$249
A tree’s strength is measured not just by its roots and trunk, but by the fullness of its canopy. Green leaf donors make that canopy possible — and every leaf matters. Represented by a green leaf on our donor tree. A gift of $120 can be made as $10 per month. Donate Now.Â
Building Community
The Future of CRA
This will be more than a building.
It will be a place of belonging. A community of recovery.
A place where someone attending their first recovery meeting feels welcomed. Where families find support and education. Where people in recovery can build friendships, develop leadership skills, access resources, and discover new opportunities. A place where community members can gather, learn, and help reduce the stigma that too often prevents people from seeking help.
The new center will create a stable, accessible, and visible recovery hub that strengthens the entire recovery ecosystem across Northern Michigan.
Most importantly, this center will belong to the recovery community.
Every brick, every room, and every conversation that takes place inside will be made possible by people who believe recovery matters. By individuals, families, businesses, foundations, and community partners who understand that recovery changes lives and strengthens communities.
Community Recovery Alliance is governed by the recovery community itself, ensuring this space remains rooted in the voices, experiences, and leadership of the people it serves.
Your gift at any level – whether $500, $5,000, or more – will help complete construction and ensure this center opens fully equipped to serve the people who need it most.
To learn more about the opportunities, please contact Caitlin Koucky at caitlin@crami.org or 231.881.9116. Checks can be mailed to Community Recovery Alliance, Inc. 2240 E Mitchell Rd Unit 4, Petoskey, MI 49770.
Every contribution, at every level, is a root planted in Northern Michigan’s recovery future.
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Time Line:
June 2026: Finish Building AcquisitionÂ
July 2026: Begin ConstructionÂ
September 2026: Community Room Grand OpeningÂ
October 2026: Phase 2 Administrative Construction begins
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