“Equipping people of faith to serve with an informed, compassionate response
to the risk and prevalence of addiction and other behavioral health issues.”
Areas of Ministry & Service
Service Delivery Models
What's New?
Recently Published Paper
Faith Partners, in partnership with South Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SSWATTC), co-authored the original paper Faith Communities’ Improvements in Readiness to Engage in Addictions Resilience and Recovery Support Programming.
Training of Trainers Workshops
G.O.A.L. Project hosted a Faith Partners Training of Trainers workshop. Seven trainers were trained in Lancaster, PA on April 22-24…
Transition from in-person to virtual trainings
Faith Partners has created a distance learning model ……
“No resource is more important than the religious community to the transformation necessary to bring about recovery from addiction. We must bring together the resources of health care providers and the resources of a supportive, knowledgeable faith community.”
Trish Merrill, Founder
Faith Partners
Upcoming Events
| Date | Location | Training | Contact Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 25-26, 2021 | New Orleans, LA |
Addiction Survival Kit:
Clergy Core Competencies |
Kelli Bertrand, Program Manager
Metropolitan Human Services District kelli.bertrand@mhsdla.org |
| July 2021 | New Orleans, LA | Virtual Quarterly Network Meeting |
Kelli Bertrand, Program Manager
Metropolitan Human Services District kelli.bertrand@mhsdla.org |
| July 14, 2021 | Nation-wide | Virtual Area Coordinator's Networking Meeting |
Drew Brooks, Executive Director
Faith Partners drewbrooks@faith-partners.org |
| August 2021 | New Orleans, LA | Skills Training |
Kelli Bertrand, Program Manager
Metropolitan Human Services District kelli.bertrand@mhsdla.org |
| August 11, 2021 | Nation-wide | Virtual Area Coordinator's Networking Meeting |
Drew Brooks, Executive Director
Faith Partners drewbrooks@faith-partners.org |
| September 17-18, 2021 | Milwaukee, WI | Team Training |
Pastor Molly Doreza, Chair
Greater Milwaukee Synod – OSUD Task Force mdoreza@twc.com |