Shelly Young

The Chris Atwood Foundation

The Chris Atwood Foundation began in 2013 after the Atwood family lost their son and brother, Chris, to an accidentally fatal heroin overdose. He passed away at age 21, following a six year battle with addiction. The CAF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that strengthens the addiction recovery movement through education, stigma reduction, and recovery support services. We do this through: - Educating the public about the disease of addiction - Training the public how to administer naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose - Increasing public access to recovery and harm reduction resources - Supporting recovery communities on college campuses - Stigma-reducing educational presentations - Scholarships to local Recovery Houses - Advocating for public policy changes that promote recovery