Rite to Freedom (R2F) supports those in recovery from addiction through mentoring, self-empowerment, wilderness experiences, and the power of personal stories. By offering opportunities for creativity, nature connection and mindfulness, we support a thriving and growing recovery community to live with meaning, purpose, and enjoyment. 

Our vision is of a society where people’s actions (such as substance abuse or crime) are understood as being an expression of dysfunctional families, communities, and societies – in which a healthy means of development and expression were not modelled or available. R2F believes that everyone should have equal access to supportive communities; natural environments; opportunities to learn healthy ways of expressing. For more details about us visit: https://ritetofreedom.org.uk/

We are actively seeking to recruit individuals in the role of trustees whose background or lived experiences will bring extra depth and/or a diversity of perspectives into the R2F team, particularly those who may have direct experience of addiction recovery - in the widest sense e.g., substance, behavioural, mental health.

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By becoming a trustee you would be involved in: 

• Bring your skills, experience and knowledge into discussions exploring/agreeing changes to R2F’s strategic focus or organisational changes. 
• Be able to attend trustee meetings/strategy gatherings
• Support the growth of Rite to Freedom  as a community-led, grassroots organisation 
• Be part of a board that acts as ‘elders’ with a focus on pastoral care, who can be consulted in an objective, supportive capacity.

For more details on the role visit https://ritetofreedom.org.uk/become-a-trustee

Applicants with previous trustee experience may find that being a trustee for R2F is a different experience. For example, trustees have the opportunity to work much more closely with staff and/or experience first-hand some of the programmes we offer to participants.

Being a trustee is easiest to understand through experiencing it, so to give you a flavour, here are a few quotes from our trustees:

“Growth! Being a R2F trustee means growth, you will grow personally with the
professional and interpersonal challenges you will face, you will grow as a team
and as a board and as you find your particular ways of working, you will watch
participants grow in their recovery journey, bringing stories of hope and finally if
managed in the right way you will watch an organisation grow, seeding new recovery
communities and new connections.” (Chris Lomas – Chair)

“For me the rewards have been about the growth and learning that has come to me
from being part of an aware and nurturing charity. I love how Rite to Freedom operates
and it has meant I have always felt very included and valued on my first journey of
being a trustee.” (Lynsey Tiplady - Trustee)

“I joined Rite to Freedom as I love the work, especially the approach to recovery from
addiction and wanted to give back to the recovery community that helped me with
my own journey. My time as a trustee has been inspiring as I've seen the
organisation go from strength to strength and become more secure in purpose and
funding. I love the spirit of constructive and open dialogue which has carried us
through some challenging and changing times. I leave R2F with some sadness,
but also a lot of hope that it is finally finding its feet in the recovery community in
Devon.” (Jenny Salmon- previous Trustee)