Projects

To take positive-recovery projects to every state in America

Advocacy Project

From the federal level to the state level to the local level, we work with elected officials to normalize this disease and craft policies which strengthen families and communities, build a strong workforce, and save lives.

For every $41 donated, AARA can advocate on behalf of 1 American in active addiction and/or recovery as well as their families. There are 29 million Americans in recovery and 46 million in active addiction.
For every $500 donated, we can provide a building with an Opioid Reversal Kit and restock as needed for a year.
For every $2500 donated, we can craft a piece of legislation specific to a state and start the process for the legislation to become a bill signed by their Governor.

To take our message to every state and build coalitions to defeat stigma

50-State Project

In Georgia, there was a Recovery Bus Tour in September and impacted at least 1 million Georgians. That is about 10% of the State’s population.

This project has 3 sprinter vans, wrapped with recovery and sponsor messaging, traveling to all 50 states, to host rallies and meetings to build coalitions, and speak with state and local governments to unite our community, raise awareness, and save lives. Our expected impact is 100 million Americans. That is about 30% of America’s population.

For every $68 donated, AARA is able to raise awareness, defeat stigma, build coalitions, and continue our messaging and project work for 1 American and their family in every state.
For every $9000 donated, AARA is able to keep a sprinter van on the road for a month. Traveling to multiple states with our messaging and sponsors wrapped around us.
For every $25,000 donated, AARA is able to work the Halls of Congress and help pass life-saving legislation for 6 months.

To turn our fields purple in September, National Recovery Month

Purple Project

Working with manufacturers, communities, and sponsors, we will outfit football players in purple. There are approximately 4 million football players and coaches at the high school, college, and NFL levels combined.

Raising awareness so this disease is no longer whispered about as cancer was in the 1950s and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s.

Helping to educate people about this disease, talking openly about prevention, treatment, and recovery, and saving lives across America.

For every $20 donated, we can outfit a football player in something purple – at the high school, college, and professional level.
For every $100 donated, we can outfit a player in a shirt to be worn under their jersey.
For every $500 donated, AARA can provide socks and wristbands for an average high school team.

To work with Corporate America, which loses $750 billion annually due to this disease

Recovery-Friendly Workplaces

Working with HR departments and employee policies, having peer-led programs in corporate communities, and assisting companies as they build their own reputation within their community as supporting the strengthening of families, the workforce, and saving lives.

For every $500 donated, AARA can create a peer led recovery program for every corporation in America.
For every $10,000 donated, AARA can create a corporate program which begins the work with the HR team to create a recovery-friendly workplace.
Suggested donation amounts can vary depending upon overall sponsorships and project.

Be a partner in change.

Every voice, every action, every dollar makes a difference. Together, we can break the stigma, create real change, and save lives.