Hope Starts with Education As we approach the end of this year, we, at GOAL Project, can't deny it was a challenging year, but we realize that each challenge is an opportunity for growth. GOAL Project met the challenges and pursued our mission "to prepare and support the community to address the challenges of addiction [...]
November 18, 2022 - 24 Hour Fundraising Event GOAL is proud to take part in this great day of generosity towards non-profits in our community. Your donations are stretched during this event, so your support will go even further to make sure we continue supporting and educating families and individuals to overcome addiction. [...]
Start the Conversation Early & Often It takes courage and practice to have tough conversations but aren't your children worth it? The information on this page has been pulled from many community sources. To start, here are a few simple tips to help you along 1. Stick to facts; 2. Use age-appropriate vocabulary, but [...]
Marj's Story My daughter, Elizabeth Emma-Lee Crawford (named after my mother, Elizabeth and my paternal great grandmother, Emma Lee) died when she was 25 years old. Liz experienced anxiety and depression most of her life – even as a pre-schooler. She was treated for it throughout her life. At the age of 21, [...]
I lost my mom on June 13, 2019. But the truth is I lost her long before that. Her cause of death was COPD and after she fell and broke her hip, she died from a complex set of circumstances, addiction to pain killers being one of them. My mother was a high-functioning, [...]
“Families including Children are Hurting As Well As the Individual in Active Addiction.” I am participating in this ministry because it is a way to help people who are struggling with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and their families. We know that families including children are hurting as well as the individual in active [...]
I am interested in the F.A.I.T.H. Initiatives’ program to help churches have addiction prevention and recovery support ministries because I have a personal experience with being harmed by well-meaning church members who simply did not have a frame of reference for what to do with me as a young person struggling with addiction. [...]
Addiction affects so many lives not only the loved one in addiction but their loved ones as well. Over my lifetime I have seen several family and friends who battled addiction - some overcame the addiction and others didn’t. Most recently my Uncle battled alcoholism and depression which l believe led him to [...]
My family has a history with substance use disorder (SUD). One of our three sons was addicted to heroin. I've been sharing our family’s story with students and their families since 2012. I've been involved with several local groups that have been trying to fight the current drug abuse epidemic. One of these [...]
My name is Margaret and I am an alcoholic. It took me forty years to find my way to sobriety. When I did it was with a bolt from God in a closet where I was pouring vodka into orange juice at 7AM in the morning. Shortly thereafter I put myself in Rehab [...]
