The HFC Connection
A Newsletter of The Holy Friendship Collaborative
March 2019
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The mission of the Holy Friendship Collaborative is to inspire the Church in our region to follow the Biblical mandate to meet people in distress wherever they are and extend to them Christ’s redeeming love. This can be seen in our efforts to mobilize the Christian community to address addiction.
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If your church is...
Wondering what it means to do “recovery-minded ministry”,
Searching for specific ways to get involved in recovery ministry,
Or
Already participating in or hosting recovery ministry(ies)....
….We invite you to take a “deeper dive” with us - to pray, study, and discern God’s call to The Church, and to your congregation specifically, as to what it means to be the “hands and feet of Christ” as we minister to those who are suffering from substance abuse/addiction, and/or going through recovery, in our region.
The Holy Friendship Collaborative, in partnership with Duke Divinity School’s Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative, will work closely with your church participants (whether it’s an interested group from your church or your entire congregation) to facilitate biblically-, theologically-, and clinically-informed endeavors to reduce addiction and lessen its effects in our region.
To schedule a meeting for more information with our Regional Project Facilitator, please contact:
Teronya Holmes
(423) 863-6745
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HFC
Board of Directors
Andrea D. Clements, PhD,
Executive Director
East Tennessee State University
Roger Leonard, MBA, President
Summit Companies
Lottie Ryans,
Vice President
First Tennessee Development District
Wally Boyd,
Treasurer
Entrepreneur,
Commercial Real Estate Sales
Susan LaGuardia, Secretary
United Way of Kingsport
Linda Austin
ASAC,
Hands and Feet Ministries
Becky Haas
Ballad Health
Logan Horne
Highlands Community Health
Gary Metcalf
Ballad Health
Jim Wozniak
Tusculum University
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TROSA
Members of the Holy Friendship Collaborative Board of Directors and staff, along with interested members of the community, attended a tour of TROSA, an
“innovative, multi-year residential program that enables substance abusers to be productive, recovering individuals by providing comprehensive treatment, work-based vocational training, education, and continuing care”
, in Durham, NC, on March 27th.
The objective of this visit is to determine if this is a model that can be implemented in our region.
TROSA is a residential two year addiction treatment program that combines treatment, peer support, and work. TROSA operates a moving company, a landscaping company, and thrift store, which provide revenues which fund the extensive and lengthy treatment program. The high percentage of fee income means that TROSA relies less on fundraising than most nonprofits and is, therefore, more sustainable over the long run. You can learn more about TROSA at
https://www.trosainc.org
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Trauma-Informed Care Training in Smyth County, VA
Andi Clements, Holy Friendship Collaborative Executive Director and Becky Haas, Ballad Health Trauma Informed Administrator, conducted
a two-hour training about the importance of considering adverse experiences when addressing addiction at Smyth County Community Hospital on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. This training was provided for faith community partners from Smyth County. This training is available to other churches or faith groups. Please contact Dr. Clements at
clements@etsu.edu
for more information.
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APRIL
11th
Sharing Solutions Initiative of the United States Chamber of Commerce
Foundation
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Abingdon, VA
12th
ASAC - Facets of Recovery
Abingdon, VA
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm OR 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Speakers: Sarita Lynn, Jason Pritchard, Kevin Blankenship, & Sarah Keel
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The Holy Friendship Collaborative
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