Purpose Built Families Foundation is a nationally accredited nonprofit delivering preventative and reparative services to overcome foundational barriers to the quest for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Reparative services are delivered through (1) the agency’s Operation Sacred Trust (“OST”) collaboration disrupting and ending homelessness for thousands of Veterans and (2) Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills(“PAIRS”) classes offered nationwide under the “PAIRS Essentials” and “Warrior to Soul Mate” brands helping couples overcome marital instability.
Preventive services are delivered to youth and adults – empowering interpersonal relationship competence through a triad of practical, usable skills to improve communication, conflict resolution, emotional understanding and connection.
The Goal is Bonding
SAFE Project was founded in November 2017 by Admiral James and Mary Winnefeld, following the loss of their 19-year old son Jonathan to an accidental opioid overdose. Read more about Jonathan Winnefeld.
The Winnefelds immediately channeled their grief into action, hoping to save more families from the pain of loss. Whether it was seeking treatment, getting answers, or understanding the nature of the disease – they knew there needed to be a different solution to help other families facing the same journey with substance use disorder.
They swiftly built our SAFE Project team of experts who strive for meaningful action through our programs, and lead efforts that are unifying, non-partisan and evidence-based. SAFE seeks meaningful metrics that strengthen our interdependent six lines of operation, and ultimately aim to achieve SAFE Communities, SAFE Campuses, SAFE Workplaces and SAFE Veterans across the nation.
Our Mission
To contribute in a tangible way to overcoming the addiction epidemic in the United States.
Our Vision
To support action that will prevent fatal drug overdoses, and to otherwise mitigate substance use disorder’s impact on our society.
Our Core Beliefs
SAFE’s core beliefs are the foundation of its approach to end the addiction fatality epidemic. Click here to see the Core Beliefs.
Time-tested Treatment, Compassionate Care
Are addiction, trauma, or mental health issues holding you back from living the life you want? Are they negatively impacting your relationships, family, or career? At The Meadows, we don’t believe in quick fixes. Instead, we focus on getting to the root causes so you can find deep healing and experience lasting recovery. For more than 45 years we’ve been helping men and women 18 and older overcome addiction, heal unresolved emotional trauma, and develop the tools they need to transform their lives.
Our Treatment Approach
We believe that successful treatment combines a diverse range of powerful methodologies that work together to foster support, discovery, and healing. The Meadows’ highly individualized treatment encompasses The Meadows Model to address emotional trauma and addiction with a multi-disciplinary emphasis. Group and one-on-one therapy, techniques like Somatic Experiencing and neurofeedback, holistic offerings, the guidance of our expert Senior Fellows, incorporating family, and our Fuel Well nutrition initiative all combine to create a program like no other.