‘There’s a light in everybody’: Recovery mentor transforms Clackamas County drug program

Published on: 09/18/2025

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Ron Ross, a state-certified recovery mentor known as a peer, guides participants in a specialty court at the Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse in Oregon City on Sept. 11, 2025. The nonprofit supports people experiencing homelessness and addiction, diverting those cited for low-level drug possession into housing and treatment instead of jail.

One morning last week, Ron Ross worked the busy room with the warmth of a gracious host, greeting everyone who entered, fist-bumping some and wrapping others in hugs.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2025/09/theres-a-light-in-everybody-recovery-mentor-transforms-clackamas-county-drug-program.html

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