Subcommittee - Faith and Community
The
Columbus and Franklin County Addiction Plan, (C&FCAP), Faith and Community
Subcommittee defines, Recovery Congregation, as a faith based initiative that
allows faith leaders, congregations and fellowship organizations to become
collaborative partners in providing recovery programs and support for
individuals and family members seeking help in battling addiction.
If you want to be a C&FCAP
Recovery Congregation and are willing to:
- Welcome
and support people seeking treatment
- Help
to increase outreach, address stigma and make the possibility of recovery more
visible to those impacted by the disease of addiction
- Connect
individuals struggling with addiction to treatment and/or other supports
- Facilitate
understanding of what addiction, treatment and recovery are
- Promote
community partnerships between faith leaders and congregations with recovery
and support services
Then
please follow this
link to the certification application which acknowledges your
fellowship’s willingness to follow the best practice model of recovery
congregations as stated:
Best
Practice Model
-
View
addiction as a treatable disease
-
Provide spiritual/pastoral support
- Embrace and support people in
recovery and walk with them on their journey
-
Provide a visible outreach in the
community
-
Disseminate recovery information
-
Host or refer individuals to
recovery support groups