“At Hanley Foundation, we educate, change minds and save lives,” CEO Jan Cairnes explains. “The #HanleyEffect changes the odds, restores hope, heals families and creates opportunities for a lifetime in recovery.”
Since 1984, the foundation has worked to prevent substance use disorders, train professionals to identify signs and symptoms, ensure people are not kept from recovery due to financial hardship and change the conversation about substance use to one of understanding and empathy. The organization has made significant progress.
Case in point: the Lifesaver Scholarship Program, providing financial scholarships for those struggling with substance use disorders. The program — funded through individual donors, foundations and corporations — is a collaboration between Hanley Foundation and more than 40 accredited, U.S. treatment facilities.
“A lot of people who need recovery don’t have those dollars, so you’re saving lives by donating to Hanley Foundation,” says board member Kelly Rooney. “When I read the gratitude letters from Lifesaver Scholarship recipients it brings me to tears. They have lost so much due to their substance use disorders and because of our generous donors they are able to heal and rebuild their lives and dreams.”
Since the foundation’s annual Palm Beach Dinner — which raises dollars for the scholarship program — was canceled due to COVID-19, it needs community support to help raise funds.
“Your support allows Hanley Foundation to fulfill our most critical mission: to provide access to quality substance use disorder treatment to those who could not otherwise afford it,” says Chief Development Officer Turner Benoit. “In partnership with our donors, we have helped more than 200 individuals and families in the last year alone begin their life in recovery through the Lifesaver Scholarship fund.”
For more information, call 561-268-2355 or visit hanleyfoundation.org.