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New Ground Recovery, a local ministry working to bring former and current addicts closer to Christ, is partnering with multiple outreach organizations to provide food, toys and comfort to people in Hot Spring County this holiday season.

New Ground Recovery gives people who are struggling with substance abuse, and those in the midst of recovery, a safe and supportive environment that’s designed to promote a closer walk with God and an end to their addiction.

“We are a recovery group that is focused on helping addicts become who God has intended them to be,” as stated on their Facebook page.

New Ground Recovery often receives donations and other assistance from local charities like the HSC Coalition and Finding Hope, which they gratefully accept and eagerly pass along to those in Malvern who need assistance.

Patricia Littles, one of the founders of New Ground Recovery, is excited to announce a more recent partnership with an addiction resource center out of Hot Springs Village called Adult & Teen Challenge, where she’s also been blessed to find employment as a qualified behavioral health provider.

Adult & Teen Challenge is part of an international organization started in Brooklyn in 1958. They offer residential and outpatient services and resources to address substance abuse and issues that arise from it, such as mental health issues or behavioral problems.

“Adult & Teen Challenge International USA centers have been recognized nationally as a provider of recovery services of those who desire to transform their lifestyle and develop a new life free from the devastation of drug and alcohol abuse,” as stated on the organization’s website.

Littles said a Men’s Group from Adult & Teen Challenge regularly receives donations for a store they’ve established that helps raise money for the HSV program, and they have agreed to donate their surplus items to New Ground Recovery, which will pass those blessings along to people in Malvern. Littles will be stationed at Centennial Park weekly to offer those donated items to the local community.

“It’s every Friday, I’ll be feeding the homeless,” she said. “They send me what they cannot keep over the weekend, and I take it up to the park beside the library, to that pavilion.” Littles will be at the pavilion from 4-4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted on the New Ground Recovery Facebook page.

The Jericho Ladies, the female group from Adult & Teen Challenge, are just as passionate about supporting people struggling with addiction as the Men’s Group is and have begun donating clothing that Littles hands out at periodic street outreach events.

“Trying to get them into recovery meetings, you know, so I could just bring up God, plant that seed, and also keep them warm for the wintertime,” Littles said.

Littles said she will be bringing coats, gloves, blankets and other winter weather clothing donated by the Jericho Ladies and other generous souls to New Ground Recovery’s weekly meeting in Malvern. The local meetings are held every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m at Christian Church, located at 1702 E. Page Ave.

“We have moved,” Littles said. “Pastor Kenny Rogers has opened up his church on Thursdays for us.” The group also meets every Saturday from 6-7 p.m. at the House of Freedom in Leola.

New Ground Recovery is excited about two events coming up in December. They’re partnering with Steadfast Ministries for the “Trickle Effect For The Kingdom Toy Drive”, set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. at the Malvern City Park.

Steadfast Ministries is a transition house in Malvern run by Justin Hilyard and Kaye Willenberg, serving people who have struggled with addiction and graduated from a faith-based recovery program.

Little would love the public to join New Ground Recovery and Steadfast Ministries in their effort to provide a happy holiday for local children and families. Donations for the Toy Drive can be dropped off at Dale Horn’s Auto, located 1749 Martin Luther King Blvd, and at Christian Church on East Page.

Littles said her organization is also seeking assistance to host a New Ground Recovery Christmas Dinner.

“We will be putting on a Christmas Dinner for the families that are in my recovery program, and I would love it if we could get some donations to buy the food for that,” Littles said.

The dinner is set for Dec. 7 at the weekly meeting venue. Littles said anyone who would like to help them cover the expense of the meal should contact her at 501-528-0703.

Donations for any of New Ground Recovery’s programs can be made in person at their weekly meetings, by coordinating with them via their Facebook messenger or by calling Littles at 501-528-0703.

You can donate directly to the Toy Drive via CashApp at:

$TRICKLEFFECT

You can donate directly to New Ground Recovery via Cash App at: $NEWGROUNDRECOVERY