Faith
Faith Groups Gain Federal Support in Recovery Efforts
Faith Facts
- Faith-based organizations can now receive federal funds for addiction recovery programs.
- The STREETS program launches with a $100 million commitment to holistic addiction solutions.
- Addiction rates among Americans aged 12 and up have more than doubled since 2019.
This federal policy opens the door for ministries and faith-driven outreach to make a lasting impact on addiction recovery nationwide. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the vital spiritual role these organizations play in restoring lives and communities.
Kennedy shared his personal experience with addiction and highlighted the need to see addiction as a spiritual struggle rooted in loneliness and despair. The STREETS program aims to unite agencies to support individuals from crisis to stability and help them regain purpose.
“We are bringing faith-based providers fully into this work,” Kennedy announced, recognizing their ability to reconnect people to hope and community.
Christian ministries are optimistic but cautious, seeking assurances their core beliefs will not be compromised while serving those in need.