Upcoming Events

We have expanded our Family Support Program to include Lunch and Listen: Mondays with NOMA - a casual check-in to get the week started on a supportive note. We will provide a light lunch and beverages, or feel free to bring your own.

Please join us for lunch Mondays at noon at our NOMA office:
​2200 Bob Wallace Avenue SW, Huntsville, AL 35805.

For more details, please contact Beth McAnally, NOMA Family Support Coordinator:
[email protected] or call 256-384-5055.

Are You Recovering Outloud? 

Add your name to the 3rd Annual Tree of Hope and inspire others. Deadline is Friday, Nov. 14th
NOMA proudly presents the Tree of Hope - an inspiring flagship tree on Tinsel Trail around Big Spring Park each year during the holidays. The Tree of Hope represents the strength and resilience of individuals in our community who are living in recovery from substance use disorders. 

If you are in recovery, you can contribute to decorating the tree by using this Google Form to submit your name, sobriety date, and a brief description of your life in recovery using up to three words. (see examples below)

Key Notes:
  • Ornaments featured on the Tree of Hope in 2024 will automatically be included on this year's tree unless we are notified otherwise. No need to resubmit the form if you wish for your 2024 ornament to be displayed again in 2025. 
  • All NEW submissions must complete an authorization form to be included on the 2025 Tree of Hope.

Past Events

November 3, 2025
Janice Dowd, LMSW, spoke at our Community Education Event on Healing Families After Addiction.  Janice is a person in longterm recovery, a therapist and author of Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery.
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October 19, 2025
The 4th Annual Recovery at the River fellowship event was held at Ditto Landing with keynote speaker Ty Stonehawker. Ty shared his journey from turmoil to transformation expressed through music. 

October 10 - 12, 2025
We were honored to host our 4th annual Grief Workshop for individuals/families who have lost a loved one specifically to the disease of addiction.  Special thanks to the facilitators: Maggie Banger, LPC-S from Birmingham, and Matt Amick, PhD, LMFT, from Atlanta, GA. Attendees learned new coping strategies to integrate their loss into their everyday lives. 
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August 23, 2025
We were honored to host the 8th Annual End Addiction HSV Walk at Big Spring Park. Joining us were 43 exhibitors specializing in substance use treatment, recovery, family and grief support, family support, faith-based organizations, services for children, adults and the unhoused. Nonprofit and for profit businesses were well represented. For a complete account of the day, please visit our End Addiction HSV Walk page. We thank ALL who made this event a success - especially our valuable volunteers who began arriving at 6 a.m.

July 7, 2025
John Bayles, Program Director of the Recovery Resource Center in Birmingham, was guest speaker at our FREE Community Education Event. John is a Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) with the Alabama Department of Mental Health, is in longterm recovery, and has worked in the substance use treatment and recovery field for nine years serving as a program manager, community outreach coordinator, treatment guide and crisis consultant.

June 2, 2025
 Dr. Sonja Williams, an addiction medicine specialist, presented "Understanding the Neurobiological Intersection of Trauma and SUD."

March 25, 2025
 Jared Murray was our guest speaker at Family Support Group. Jared recently opened a transitional living house in Huntsville for adult men recovering from substance use disorder. 

April 28, 2025 
Prescription for Lasting Recovery workshop by Robby Keeble

March 31, 2025
Ask Me Anything Panel Discussion: Hope in Recovery. Embracing all pathways.

March 25, 2025
Jared Murray was our guest speaker at Family Support Group. Jared recently opened a transitional living house in Huntsville for adult men recovering from substance use disorder.

November 29 - December 31, 2024
NOMA sponsored the annual Angel Tree on Tinsel Trail, downtown Huntsville. On December 10th, we hosted our annual Candlelight Memorial Service for families and friends who have photos of loved-ones represented on the tree.

November 29 - December 31, 2024
NOMA sponsored the annual Tree of Hope on Tinsel Trail, downtown Huntsville. The tree is decorated with ornaments with the first names and sobriety dates of individuals in our recovery community who are recovering OUT LOUD.

October 20, 2024
NOMA sponsored its 3rd annual Recovery at the River at Ditto Landing in Huntsville. Dennis Parker, a member of Ricky Skaggs' band Kentucky Thunder, shared his moving testimonial and some music. Individuals from all pathways to recovery were invited to join us.

August 31, 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31st and we recognize it each year by placing a purple flag to represent each Alabamian lost to overdose in the previous year. In 2024, volunteers placed 1,570 flags at the well-travelled area of 5 Points, Huntsville, AL. Special thanks to Bond, Botes, Sykstus and Tanner Law Firm for allowing NOMA to use their office lawn to bring awareness to the ongoing overdose epidemic.

July 18, 2024
Community Education Event: Grandparents as Parents: The Joys and Challenges.

August 17, 2024
NOMA hosted its 7th Annual End Addiction HSV Walk at Big Spring Park. This is NOMA's most popular event and we are honored to host it every year. ​Please see our End Addiction HSV page for photos of our 7th annual event at Big Spring Park.

April 3, 2024
Deke Damson, a person in longterm recovery, is guest speaker at Family Support Group.

March 28, 2024
NOMA hosted a community education event: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders: Specifically Substance Use and Eating Disorders at the Madison Public Library.

February 29, 2024
NOMA hosted Rehab 101 - Navigating Addiction Treatment at Huntsville Public Library. This free 
community education event was presented by Kim Holder, BSW, CRSS; Lucy Douglas, LPC-S, NCC; and Patty Sykstus, RDN/LD.

February 7, 2024
Jared Murray was guest speaker at Family Support Group. Jared helps others by sharing his journey from addiction to long-term recovery from a substance use disorder.

Second Annual Jay Barton Invitational Fundraiser for NOMA

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Lee and Sally Barton with their daughters, Sarah and Tricia, are hosting The Jay Barton Invitational II at Kiawah Island Golf Resort March 14 - 17, 2024. The first invitational at Pebble Beach, California, was a smashing success so the Bartons immediately started planning another to take place on the East Coast. The goal is to raise money and awareness of the devastating effects of substance use disorders and the ongoing overdose epidemic, and remove the stigma associated with addiction. The Bartons lost their son and brother, Jay, several years ago to the deadly disease and have since become ambassadors for Not One More Alabama. For more information, please visit ​https://www.jaybartoninvitational.com/ and help us spread the word about this extraordinary opportunity! #JayBartonInvitational

Jeep Show & Shine 

Show off your jeeps at the first Jeep Show and Shine sponsored by Big Spring Counseling Cooperative and Jeep Girl Mafia - Alabama Chapter. 

The goal is to raise awareness for mental health issues and those impacted by alcohol and substance use disorder while also raising funds for the mission of Not One More Alabama. The show will be at Butler Green (between Straight to Ale and Yellowhammer) in Campus 805 on Clinton Avenue, Huntsville, and will include live music, food trucks, vendors, raffles, and. more. There is a $25 entry fee.

Categories include: Best Overall Mod, Best Off-Road Build, Dirtiest Jeep, Best Classic Jeep (1995 or older), Best Non-Wrangler and People's Choice. Register in person at the event or online via link:
https://forms.gle/SZdGxB5NFW6LkUad8