Statewide non-profit to lose both state and federal funding after 2 decades of service

After more than 2 decades serving families across the state, a local non-profit could be forced to shut down at the end of this month after losing both state and federal funding. Parents Helping Parents is now exhausting all efforts to try and continue their operations.

“At Parents Helping Parents, we serve as a resource provider. We do some advocacy work, we provide education, support groups, and really help families and parents who have a loved one with addiction. We just help them navigate through whatever needs they may have,” said Tree Keley, the Executive Director of Parents Helping Parents.

“We reach around 3,000 people a month, and we've been at this for about 23 years,” said Keley.

“I've been with Parents Helping Parents for about six years now,” said Tara Carr, the Marketing D