About Us

Through collective efforts in recovery advocacy, community support, and education, we promote the right of every individual and family to recover from substance use disorder, while demonstrating the value and impact of long-term recovery.

Our Principals

Championing Recovery and Reducing Stigma

At Faces & Voices of Recovery, we are dedicated to transforming the narrative around addiction and recovery. By advocating, educating, and leading, we support the journey of recovery for millions.
We unite and empower voices of hope, healing, and lived experience. Through collaborative efforts with like-minded organizations and community leaders, we fight stigma and champion the right of every individual and family affected by substance use disorder to recover with dignity and choose their own path.

Hill Day at 2023 Recovery Leadership Summit and America Honor's Recovery Gala in Washington, D.C.
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Get Involved: Events That Drive Change

Join Us

We invite you to participate and share your insights. Dive into the action with our comprehensive calendar of in-person and virtual events designed to advance recovery support services and organizations through advocacy, education, and action.

Connect With Us: Share Your Thoughts

Contact Us

We value your feedback and insights. If you have comments or questions, please reach out to us using the link below.

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Transparency

Faces & Voices of Recovery is committed to transparency in its funding and public policy efforts. We openly share information about our financial sources, including grants, foundations and corporate sponsors, ensuring accountability and trust. Additionally, Faces & Voices actively engages in public policy, informs our members of policy actions we’ve supported and signed onto, and provides regular updates on legislative and federal government initiatives and their impact on recovery support services. We welcome your ideas, comments and interest in funding our efforts.

Our Principals

What we focus on

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Our Mission

To de-stigmatize addiction and normalize recovery through advocacy, education, and leadership.

02

Our Vision

A world where voices from the recovery community are valued, elevated, and trusted to create meaningful change for people impacted by addiction

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Our Goals

Laws and public policies that encourage and enable recovery, wellness, education, and social support.
Community resources and mobilized support for everyone affected by substance use and mental health disorders.
Access to quality care for individuals, families, and communities that supports health and encourages civic engagement.

Our Focus

Advocate. Act. Advance.

ADVOCATE

We advocate for public policies and funding that support substance use disorder recovery on all paths.

  • Use de-stigmatizing language.
  • Participate in federal policymaking.
  • Spearhead the recovery advocacy movement.
  • Educate the recovery population on its voting rights.
  • Train on recovery capital

ACT

We unite recovery-centered organizations around the nation through our Alliance for Recovery Community Organizations (ARCO), supporting all pathways of wellness and substance use disorder recovery. Here are some ways you can act, too:

  • Become a member
  • Donate today
  • Volunteer now
  • Careers at F&V
  • Attend Recovery Leadership Summit
  • Attend America Honors Recovery Gala Dinner

ADVANCE

To advance the nationwide recovery community, we share our most up-to-date information, insights, and recovery data through public events, organizational training, workshops, webinars, and conferences across the country. These recovery resources include:

  • National Recovery Month
  • National Advisory Council
  • Capacity Building
  • Alliance for Recovery Centered Organizations (ARCO)
  • Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services (CAPRSS)
  • National Recovery Institute (NRI)
  • Recovery Data Platform (RDP)