Kelly Hudson and has been in recovery since 2006. She worked in Florida with opioid prevention and helped people who suffer from addiction issues. She distributes narcan in the community as a prevention measure. Kelly is passionate about overdose prevention having lost a child to overdose.  She has met with lawmakers to advocate for changes to laws and works with those incarcerated in jail who are struggling with addiction.  Since moving to Georgia, she has worked to expand the limited options for people in recovery. Kelly is committed to being part of a solution to help people find a pathway to recovery, whatever that  looks like to them. Kelly leads recovery meetings at St. Illa Crisis Center and Garden Gate residential treatment here in Waycross. She is a mentor to many peers and helps them develop a recovery plan. Kelly feels that connection is the opposite of addiction and that peers helping peers is the solution.