Cumberland County calendar lists recovery, wellness support events all May

One month, three cities and a steady run of weekly meetings put recovery help within reach in Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland. Cumberland County’s May 2026 Recovery and Wellness Calendar lays out a network of support for people looking for addiction recovery, mental health help or a place to reconnect.

The schedule is built around repetition, which matters for people who cannot always make one appointment. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings show up several times each week at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., while Narcotics Anonymous meets on Sundays at 10 a.m. The calendar also repeats GratiTuesday every Tuesday at 12 p.m., Coffee & Conversation at 2 p.m., Family Meeting at 5:30 p.m., All Recovery on Thursdays at 1 p.m., Men in Training on Thursdays at 3 p.m. and Freedom Fridays at 1 p.m. Most of those options fall in the middle of the day, with the Family Meeting standing out as one of the few regular evening slots.

The county is pairing those groups with Recovery on Wheels, a mobile outreach effort that stops at Trinity First Hope Center, 102 S. 2nd St. in Millville; Bridgeton Riverfront Plaza, 2 E. Commerce St.; Mini Park across from City Liquor on High St. in Millville; St. Teresa of Avila, 46 Central Ave. in Bridgeton; the Vineland Transportation Center on Landis Ave. in Vineland; Wendy’s, 39 E. Broad St. in Bridgeton; and Spirit & Truth Ministries, 700 E. Landis Ave. in Bridgeton. That spread gives residents a chance to find help closer to home, especially when transportation, cost and stigma can keep people from showing up consistently.

Capital Recovery Center, at 72 N. Pearl St. in Bridgeton, sits at the center of much of that work. The county describes it as a recovery-oriented sanctuary that offers peer support, treatment navigation, recovery housing assistance, job readiness help, social services, recovery workshops, community events and free recreational activities in a substance-free setting. Recovery on Wheels extends that approach with peer recovery coaches, clinician connections, Narcan education, referrals, needle disposal, hepatitis A vaccinations, health screenings, temporary IDs for treatment access, prescription-drug disposal and Deterra pouches.

The calendar fits into a broader county system that has been in place for years. Cumberland County says its Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services has focused on prevention, early intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and support since 1975. The office also coordinates the annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk and the annual overdose candlelight vigil, while the Cumberland County Mental Health & Addictions Board meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. at Capital Recovery Center. For residents in Millville, Bridgeton, Vineland and nearby towns, the month’s calendar is less about one event than about a reachable network that stays open long enough to matter.