Find Connection and Community at Second Chance Opportunities
Our monthly events at the community center offer a welcoming space for individuals and families to come together, share experiences, and build a strong support network.
Check out our calendar below for upcoming events, ranging from educational workshops and guest speakers to social gatherings and recovery celebrations. Each event aims to promote healing, growth, and empowerment while fostering a sense of community.
Family Movie Night!
Bring you lawn chair and a blanket - popcorn and light refreshments provided! Enjoy a fun, sober, family movie night!
Open Mic Night
Join us for Open Mic Night at the Recovery Center - a welcoming, judgment-free space to express yourself and connect with others in recovery. Whether it’s poetry, music, storytelling, or spoken word, this is your chance to share your voice, celebrate creativity, and inspire hope.
Wellness & Fitness
Join Will for a fun, beginner-friendly fitness activity designed to get you moving and feeling good. We’ll provide everything you need—just show up and participate!
Advisory Board
Join the Friends of Recovery Albany County Advisory Board and be a powerful voice for the recovery community.
SMART Recovery
SMART Recovery is a self-empowering approach to recovery that teaches practical tools to help people manage urges, build motivation, cope with difficult thoughts and emotions, and create a balanced, healthy life. No labels, no judgment—just evidence-based strategies and peer support.
Grief & Loss in Recovery
This group offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to process grief and loss as part of the recovery journey. Whether you’re grieving people, relationships, or the life you once knew, you’ll find support in sharing experiences and learning healthy ways to cope. Together, we focus on building resilience, developing tools to manage emotions and triggers, and honoring your losses while continuing forward in healing and growth.
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Women's Speaker Jam
The Women's Speaker Jam is an event that provides a platform for women to share their stories, experiences, and perspectives with a supportive community.
Financial Wellness
Learn practical money management skills to support your recovery journey. This group explores budgeting, financial goal-setting, and building confidence with your finances one step at a time.
The Recovery Book Club
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Men's Group
Men's group is a safe and supportive space where men can come together to share their experiences, struggles and triumphs with one another.
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Men's Speaker Jam
Are you ready to embark on a journey of personal growth, inspiration, and empowerment? The Men’s Speaker Jam is your opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share stories, and gain valuable insights from remarkable speakers.
Peer Breakfast: Hosted by NYSAPP
This breakfast is not just a meal; it is a chance to foster camaraderie, understanding, and encouragement within our incredible recovery community. Come as you are, share your journey, and leave with a heart full of inspiration.
SCO Summer BBQ
Free food, yard games, music, and community all summer long! Come hang out with the recovery community this summer!
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Men's Group
Men's group is a safe and supportive space where men can come together to share their experiences, struggles and triumphs with one another.
Sunmark
Sunmark Credit Union will be visiting here to answer any questions you should have regarding your financial picture for today and tomorrow.
Community Craft Night
Join us for a Family Craft Night filled with creativity, laughter, and hands-on fun for all ages. Come make memories together while creating something special! Materials included!
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Grief & Loss in Recovery
This group offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to process grief and loss as part of the recovery journey. Whether you’re grieving people, relationships, or the life you once knew, you’ll find support in sharing experiences and learning healthy ways to cope. Together, we focus on building resilience, developing tools to manage emotions and triggers, and honoring your losses while continuing forward in healing and growth.
Men's Speaker Jam
Are you ready to embark on a journey of personal growth, inspiration, and empowerment? The Men’s Speaker Jam is your opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share stories, and gain valuable insights from remarkable speakers.
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Men's Group
Men's group is a safe and supportive space where men can come together to share their experiences, struggles and triumphs with one another.
SCO Summer BBQ
Free food, yard games, music, and community all summer long! Come hang out with the recovery community this summer!
Spirituality in Recovery
Join us for Spirituality in Recovery - a welcoming, non-religious space to explore hope, meaning, and connection to something greater than ourselves.
Peer Breakfast: Hosted by NYSAPP
This breakfast is not just a meal; it is a chance to foster camaraderie, understanding, and encouragement within our incredible recovery community. Come as you are, share your journey, and leave with a heart full of inspiration.
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Grief & Loss in Recovery
This group offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to process grief and loss as part of the recovery journey. Whether you’re grieving people, relationships, or the life you once knew, you’ll find support in sharing experiences and learning healthy ways to cope. Together, we focus on building resilience, developing tools to manage emotions and triggers, and honoring your losses while continuing forward in healing and growth.
SMART Recovery
SMART Recovery is a self-empowering approach to recovery that teaches practical tools to help people manage urges, build motivation, cope with difficult thoughts and emotions, and create a balanced, healthy life. No labels, no judgment—just evidence-based strategies and peer support.
Advisory Board
Join the Friends of Recovery Albany County Advisory Board and be a powerful voice for the recovery community.
Women's Speaker Jam
The Women's Speaker Jam is an event that provides a platform for women to share their stories, experiences, and perspectives with a supportive community.
Family Movie Night! Playing The Sandlot in August
Bring you lawn chair and a blanket - popcorn and light refreshments provided! Enjoy a fun, sober, family movie night!
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Men's Group
Men's group is a safe and supportive space where men can come together to share their experiences, struggles and triumphs with one another.
Sunmark
Sunmark Credit Union will be visiting here to answer any questions you should have regarding your financial picture for today and tomorrow.
Spirituality in Recovery
Join us for Spirituality in Recovery - a welcoming, non-religious space to explore hope, meaning, and connection to something greater than ourselves.
Families in Recovery CRAFT
A practical, evidence-based approach for families dealing with a loved one’s substance use. CRAFT focuses on using positive communication and encouragement to support change without confrontation while also helping you take care of your own well-being.
Coffee Talk
Come and enjoy the coffee and community! You can see your recovery coach and everything else we have to offer.
Grief & Loss in Recovery
This group offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to process grief and loss as part of the recovery journey. Whether you’re grieving people, relationships, or the life you once knew, you’ll find support in sharing experiences and learning healthy ways to cope. Together, we focus on building resilience, developing tools to manage emotions and triggers, and honoring your losses while continuing forward in healing and growth.
SMART Recovery
SMART Recovery is a self-empowering approach to recovery that teaches practical tools to help people manage urges, build motivation, cope with difficult thoughts and emotions, and create a balanced, healthy life. No labels, no judgment—just evidence-based strategies and peer support.
Open Mic Night
Join us for Open Mic Night at the Recovery Center - a welcoming, judgment-free space to express yourself and connect with others in recovery. Whether it’s poetry, music, storytelling, or spoken word, this is your chance to share your voice, celebrate creativity, and inspire hope.