Foa Foundation

“Expenses marketing 2,839 promotional 2,783 promotional 791 office & computer expense 10,667 food for meetings 34 insurance 1,191 birthday blessings 4,833 charitable contributions 1,818 membership fees 544 payment fees 203 rally supplies 1,679 supplies 11,164 training 10 total 38,556”

“One helping another, to help another, through support, friendship and education in order to foster growth and permanent recovery from the perils of heroin and substance abuse addiction.”

“Weekly support meetings - held in multiple counties in ohio. Support meetings for anyone touched by addiction with the goal of educating, empowering and embracing all individuals through relevant speakers, open discussion and educational videos. Average attendance at our weekly meeting was approaching 200 family members, those in recovery and those struggling with active addiction. In 2019 that number also included 450 new families that found our organization for the first time. - unfortunately however, in 2020 we were not able to meet as often as we would have liked, but when we weren't able to meet in person we did have weekly zoom meetings which continued our mission.”

“One-on-one phone support - warm line for anyone touched by addiction. Support, guidance, system navigation and referrals given. In 2019 our warm line supported over 400 people via telephone, email and text providing guidance and resources. That's more than 1 a day but when you include the family members that are also helped by the support the "1" person reaching out receives, the actual number of people supported is far greater than 400. Further, we are constantly receiving testomonials from those whose lives were changed by that "1" phone call.”

“Rally - to unite the people and resources of the miami valley to : - eliminate the stigma associated with addiction and mental health disorders. We had over 3,000 people attending our 6th annual august 25th 2019 rally. - educate about addiction and mental health disorders. There was 72 booths staffed from local addiction treatment resources at our 2019 rally. Also at our 2019 rally we know of 11 people that went from our rally directly to a treatment facility. - celebrate and show that recovery is possible and that it works. We had a "recovery countdown" that celebrated individuals that had over 30 years of recovery down to individuals that had as little as 1 day of recovery. It was truly a celebration of all who had taken that step. - while these statistics were true for 2019, due to covid in 2020 our rally was held virtually. And we obviously did not have the impact on our local community that we normally have, we were able to reach outside our region and inspired people impacted by addiction around the world.”

“Birthday blessings - this is a program that was established to benefit individuals and organizations that need emergency funds for things such as rent, utilities, transportation, food, etc. In 2020 we were able to make a difference in 15 peoples' lives.”