Message from the Director

Drew Brooks – Faith Partners Director I was asked by a longtime friend and colleague to write my thoughts about helping clergy develop a “sixth sense” to respond to people experiencing addiction in their families. Or more in their words – how do I find people with problems and get them where they need to […]

Drew Brooks – Faith Partners Director It was 1988, I remember it as if it were yesterday – I had given my testimony in a worship service of the church I had attended since childhood. It was a daunting task to offer my personal story to what seemed like a sea of stoic faces with

Drew Brooks – Faith Partners Director “We teach best what we most need to learn” – Richard Bach, Author of “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” Transitioning out of the pandemic has been at the forefront of many people’s minds, especially the faith community. We are trying to figure out what the “new normal”

Drew Brooks – Faith Partners Director The pandemic has revealed many things, especially the needs and gaps in our response to addiction and mental health issues. During the last 18 months there has been a significant increase in alcohol and drug use, relapse from addiction, drug overdoses, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideas, compounded grief, emotional isolation,