About us
Our mission is to end Oregon’s addiction crisis by increasing access to effective care.
Our vision is an Oregon where addiction is prevented, and those with substance use disorders have on-demand access to life saving care across the continuum.
Background
- Addiction costs Oregon $6.7 billion a year, that’s 17% of the state’s annual budget
- No single point of accountability or authority within state government
- No people in recovery in decision making roles
- Significant societal costs
- Foster care
- Youth incarceration
- Homelessness
- Truancy/High school graduation rates
- Oregon ranks 50th in access to addiction treatment
- No meaningful prevention, long wait times for treatment, poor aftercare
Our Core Values
- Health Problem: Addiction is preventable and treatable.
- Inclusion: Include all voices and needs, including people of color, rural communities, youth, and people in custody.
- Lived-Experience: People in recovery and families impacted by addiction are critical in solutions.
- Normalize Recovery: Challenge the stigma of addiction by uplifting the reality of recovery.
- Access is Essential: Every Oregonian should have access to primary prevention and addiction services.
Our Core Activities
- Access to Care: RNO, Publishing Reports, Establishing Infrastructure, Connection to Care, etc.
- Effectiveness of Care: Workforce development, innovative service delivery implementation, system coordination, etc.
- Community Building: Walks for Recovery, Leadership Development, Recovery Community Summit, etc.
- Public Education: Anti-stigma campaigns, media influencing, public awareness, elected official and government workers education, etc.
- Policy Development: Advancing policies that support our mission through legislative, governmental, and community actions while uplifting people with lived experience into policy making.