One of the main missions of Power Forward is to remove the stigma of addiction.  Power Forward has been chosen by the United States Addiction Policy Forum to participate as one of only 100 sites nationwide in an Anti-Stigma Initiative to extinguish the stigma of addiction and offer a road to hope, healing and recovery.

 
As we all know, the key to defeating addiction, both on an individual and societal level includes empathy. That is the idea at the heart of all we do. That is what defeating the stigma of addiction is all about. To push back the stigma, to build empathy, to increase the kindness quotient in the lives of all the people who are affected by this deadly disease.