It can transcend repression, addiction, and every other internal or external power that seeks to oppress the freedom of the human heart.
Grace is where our hope lies.
The Faith Initiative of New Haven Fighting Back was founded on the belief that drug and alcohol abuse are at their roots a spiritual affliction. We believe addiction has physical, social, emotional and spiritual manifestations, and if we don't deal with the spiritual aspect, we will not be able to heal. The mission of the Faith Initiative is to bring together the faith community, the treatment community and the recovery community in order to better understand addiction and its impact on all of us. The Faith Initiative is an integral part of New Haven Fighting Back, an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce the demand for drugs and alcohol in the City. We work in collaboration with the City of New Haven and its various agencies to help empower the citizens of our City.