Fairbanks: Vision of Recovery
The Case for Support
The face of recovery is rarely visible and its voice is silent. Most people don't see the everyday triumphs of those who are recovering from addiction and the lifelong commitment that these individuals and their families must make to maintain a life free from alcohol and drugs. The stigma of the disease, however, is seen and heard. The societal impacts play daily in the media havoc created in workplaces and schools, increased crime rates, domestic violence, traffic deaths, families and communities at risk.
Since 1945, Fairbanks has helped men, women and adolescents from all walks of life succeed in moving from addiction to recovery, from drug and alcohol dependence to self-sufficiency. Fairbanks has done more than restore emotional and physical health during its 60 years of service to the community. We have helped people rebuild their lives, restoring their connection and commitment to family, work, school and neighborhood.
Through sound management, strong resource development and generous community and private support, Fairbanks has steadily grown in size and expanded services to meet changing community needs. Our northeast Indianapolis facility was expanded in 1992 with the addition of the Ruth Lilly Recreational Wing and new administrative space. A United Way of Central Indiana-funded facility assessment and resulting facility master plan guided our recently completed $2.4 million community supported facility renovation. These steps, and our designation as an agency of the United Way of Central Indiana, have laid the groundwork for exciting plans to further expand our capacity to serve the community. These plans include serving clients who lack sufficient financial resources to seek treatment and find recovery.
Our vision for growth and our case for support is based upon research and outcomes-based knowledge and the understanding that addiction is a chronic disease that must be managed over a lifetime. Becoming clean and sober is not a "cure". Instead, it is a single stage in the lifelong process of recovery. This core understanding-and the programs that have evolved as a result-is what makes Fairbanks a national, non-profit leader in treatment and recovery management.
Fairbanks is now ready to achieve its vision via a $6 million expansion and renovation project and the development of a $10 million endowment fund. We are confident in our ability to generate individual, board, foundation and corporate support to make each of these aspirations a reality.
If you would like to direct your gift to a specific program, here are a few available ones:
To contact Helene Cross, President and CEO, or Katy Crichlow, Development Manager, please click HERE.
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