More than ever before in our lifetime, our social fabric has been stretched to its limit. From the ongoing health crisis to the daunting effects of economic and racial inequality, we’re being tested on multiple fronts.
The tough challenges of this new world continue to greatly impact us all, but for people facing addiction in our community, everyday life has never been tougher.
Due to the pandemic, relapses are up. Overdoses are at their highest in decades. During the first two months of the pandemic, in fact, Oregon saw a tragic 70% increase in the number of overdose deaths last year. And with rising levels of houselessness unseen in recent history, more of our most vulnerable neighbors are suffering from addiction and mental health disorders.
In spite of these heart-wrenching circumstances, I’m struck by the true compassion of the Alano Club community—your compassion—that drives our every effort to offer loving support to those in crisis no matter what.
We do this together. And now you have an opportunity to rise with us once again when lives are hanging in the balance by taking one immediate, heartfelt step:
Become a Supporting Member of the Alano Club of Portland by making a monthly or one-time gift to support our work and our community, and know that your gift will be matched up to $2,500 by a generous fellow donor.
Since COVID hit, your essential generosity has enabled us to assemble and lead the largest digital recovery support collaborative in the entire nation. In that time, your continued giving has helped us reach more than 530,000 people through digital recovery supports and services that create pathways to renewal—all at no cost for those in need.
We owe it to you, too, because our crucial work couldn’t happen without you.
For people suffering from addiction, this is the world of difference you help create right here at home. Because of the match, each dollar you give will go even further to strengthen our essential services that offer recovering individuals and their families a helping hand when it’s needed the most.
This means digital AA meetings, family support and peer mentoring. It means innovative models of treatment for adolescents with substance use disorders. And through a local partnership, it means the delivery of healthy meals to the growing number of unsheltered people in our community who are facing addiction... all thanks to you.
In this time of tremendous challenge, your generosity is as important as ever. More lives will be saved and more hope given when you donate today. By rebuilding a stronger, healthier community together, we all stand to benefit.
Portland needs recovery. Please give today to become a Supporting Member of the Alano Club of Portland.