The recovery community of Rhode Island has lost a giant, and Phoenix House has lost a great friend. Jim Gillen, Director of Recovery Services at the Providence Center, passed away on Saturday, July 18, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Rhode Island Public Television is airing “No Hero in Heroin,” a sobering look at the Ocean State’s heroin epidemic.

Phoenix House’s Nick Sousa, case manager at Honor House, is set to run the Boston Marathon on April 21.