ATLANTA – In recognition of his ongoing efforts to serve individuals and families impacted by the addiction crisis, Tim Robinson, founder, president and CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, received the 2022 Congressman Hal Rogers Beacon of Hope Award at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta on Monday.

The award is named for U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), who founded Operation UNITE in 2003. Under Congressman Rogers’ leadership, Operation UNITE launched the Rx Summit in 2012. Today, the Rx Summit is the largest national collaboration of professionals from local, state and federal agencies, business, academia, treatment providers and allied communities impacted by prescription drug abuse and heroin use. The Beacon of Hope Award is awarded annually at the Rx Summit to a changemaker working to address the addiction crisis and inspiring others to do the same.

Robinson founded ARC in 2010 and opened Karen’s Place, a residential treatment center for women, in Louisa. ARC now operates more than 30 programs in 21 Kentucky counties, serving hundreds of people daily, and continues to grow throughout Appalachia. ARC’s nationally recognized Crisis to Career model combines treatment with job training to prepare clients for life after ARC and set them up for success.