THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Page 9 Faces of Recovery involved Malden High School students interviewing and documenting people on their road to staying clean and sober By Tara Vocino Y WCA Teen Advocates Sharing Knowledge (TASK) alongside Malden Overcoming Addiction (MOA) hosted a Faces of Recovery opening exhibit at Wilcox Hall last Thursday night. The TASK program was awarded a grant from the Greater Boston Council on Alcoholism. The focus of the grant was to address substance use disorder among youths. The YWCA partnered with MOA. Faces of Recovery used a youth-led platform and interview techniques to have those who have strived to overcome their substance use disorder tell their stories. MOA provided the interviewees for the TASK girls to interview extensively and document their stories through text and photographs about their road to recovery. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Mayor Gary Christenson congratulated everyone on becoming clean and sober. Tristen O’Neil and The Bridge Recovery Center Peer Support Specialist Kerri Loftus MOA Pr esident Paul Hammersley and his wife, Lisa, and daughter, Bella, were in attendance. Mayor Gary Christenson took a photo with teen advocates. TASK students from Malden High School, pictured from left to right: Kneeling: Kimora Ha-Trinh, Tracy Nganga and Mitji Joseph; standing: Joy Lugo Morales, Mia Hernandez, Nevaeh Georges, MHS alumna Sabrina Monteiro, Ana Esquivel and Taisha Balan. City of Malden Addiction Recovery Resource Specialist/ Malden Overcoming Addiction President Paul Hammersley welcomed guests. Mayor Gary Christenson (center) took a photograph with event attendees. YWCA Teen Coordinator Chris Murphy with The Bridge Recovery Center Peer Support Specialist Kerri Loftus Everett residents David and Tina Oliveri shared their stories. Pictured from left to right: addiction survivors Recovery Coach “PJ Bell,” Recovery Coach Susan Jeselonis and Peer Support Specialist Kerri Loftus.
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