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September 25, 2019  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

Matt’s Mission Invites Community To Recovery Celebration

Veterans Park, in Griswold, was the epicenter of an annual celebration of recovery, on Sept. 7. This is the third year that organizers with Matt’s Mission, a nonprofit whose mission is to end the stigma of drug addiction, sponsored the event. Huge posters with the faces of those who had died from opioids surrounded the […]

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December 5, 2018  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

Matt’s Mission Honors Recovery Advocate Inez Richards

By her own admission, Inez Richards spent four decades struggling with addiction. “I grew up in jail. I grew up in the streets,” she said. “I was in a place that was so dark, so lonely… The pain got great enough that I wanted to change, but I didn’t know how.” Now, Richards said, she […]

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September 18, 2018  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

Matt’s Mission Event Offers Info, Hope For Recovery

It wasn’t the usual festive carnival atmosphere at Veterans Memorial Park in Jewett City on Sept. 8, despite the array of tables, tents, and decorations. It was a celebration of a different sort. “We want to celebrate and give hope to recovery [from drug addiction],” said organizer Kathleen Dufficy. Her organization, Matt’s Mission, hosted the […]

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September 7, 2018  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

Mother’s mission to end addiction stigma continues Saturday in Griswold

Griswold — Kathleen Dufficy has thought about her son Matthew Barrett every day since he died on Nov. 23, 2015, of injuries he suffered in a drug-related car crash. Though Barrett, 32, lost his life as a result of an addiction he’d struggled with for 12 years, Dufficy is passionate in her belief that there is hope for others. She formed a group called Matt’s Mission, which is seeking […]

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June 20, 2018  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

One Mother Turns Grief Into Action

I have never felt such intense love until the births of my children, Kelly and Matthew.    A unique bond was instantly formed and from that day forward, everything in my life had changed.  I loved being a mother, and I especially loved being THEIR mom.   No two children are alike, each having their uniquely wonderful […]

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August 22, 2016  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

Matt’s Mission Aims To End Drug Addiction Stigma

Kathleen Dufficy isn’t sure how her son’s addiction to opioids began, but she is painfully aware of how it ended — with his death in a car accident last November while under the influence, at the age of 32. “I had to channel my grief into something positive,” said Dufficy. “I did not want him […]

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May 29, 2016  |  By mattsmission  |  In News

Griswold mom on mission to end addiction’s stigma

GRISWOLD – A Griswold mother is hoping to turn a family tragedy into something positive. Last November, Kathleen Dufficy’s son died in a car crash. Matthew Barrett was 32 and Dufficy learned he had heroin, methadone and klonopin in his system at the time of the crash. But the findings weren’t a surprise to her. […]

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  • Jewett City Hope & Compassion Nov 2019 Saturday, 26, Oct
  • Matt’s Mission Invites Community To Recovery Celebration Wednesday, 25, Sep
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The growing epidemic of addiction is no secret and it is time to start making some changes.  Matt’s Mission is not only a tribute to Matthew P. Barrett, our loved one, but also in memory of all who lost their lives to addiction.

We seek to connect individuals battling addiction to medical care, treatment and services without shame, blame or arrest. It is an effort to help end the stigma of drug addiction and to raise awareness of addiction as a disease focusing on treatment not punishment. Our current attitude, our current way of dealing with this issue is obviously not working in light of the rising drug-related deaths.
 

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