The Pelican Intervention Fund 2023 Annual Appeal

Dear Friends of the Pelican Intervention Fund,

We are writing to express our gratitude for your past financial support. This year, we funded 30 people into 12 Step residential sober living programs. This brings our total to 140 clients that you’ve helped support since our founding in 2015.

Your donations allow us to continue our mission of supporting men and women struggling with addiction by funding them into residential 12 Step sober living programs. The need is greater than ever.

As you may know, Federal, State, and private insurance companies only fund medically based treatment and won’t fund 12 Step faith-based programs. The crisis is getting worse. Last year in Massachusetts alone, there were 2,357 confirmed Opiate overdose deaths, an all-time high in the Commonwealth.

Mone’ Cassier, (Executive Director of Sober Sisters Recover,) highlights the impact your donations make and the transformative changes these opportunities provide to those working toward sobriety, their families, and our community.

“The Pelican Intervention Fund has provided 13 scholarships for women entering Sober Sisters Recovery at Malley Farms in Somersworth, New Hampshire. SSR is a 12-step holistic abstinence based recovery home for women.

The Pelican Team have brought dinner to the farm on several occasions and gifts during the holidays. They have also helped at times of need when no one else has been there for our mission and women. They are part of the village that keeps SSR running smoothly.

We are blessed regularly by PIF. As the Executive Director ,I have relied on Kim and Steve as a sounding board when the road has gotten bumpy as staying true to the 12 step abstinence based model has not always been easy ( Insurance and Gov’t agencies only provide funding for medically based treatment) We have stuck together and as we continue into our 8th year of servicing women, we are stronger than ever, and part of that is due to our support from PIF.” – Mone’

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving Season, we thank you for your continued support.

Kim & Steve Keene

The Pelican Intervention Fund at ECCF
Checks may be sent to: Essex County Community Foundation
175 Andover Street | Danvers, MA 01923

Credit Card donations can be made online at pelicaninterventionfund.org
Tax ID # 04-3407816