The American Society of Addiction Medicine in Chevy Chase, Md., is an organization of physicians trained in addiction medicine. The organization is focused on increasing access to addiction treatment and improving it. It runs a yearly scientific meeting and certifies physicians in addiction medicine.

Alcoholics Anonymous is the parent of all 12-step, self-help recovery groups. Founded by the late stockbroker William G. Wilson and physician Robert H. Smith, its principles for recovery from addiction are based on 12 steps, which include the acknowledgment of a “higher power,” meeting attendance and peer sponsorship. AA’s worldwide membership is 2 million.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services deals with substance abuse and mental health issues together. Its mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness. It provides more than $1.6 billion to support states’ efforts […]

Synagogue 3000 (S3K) is a national, not-for-profit institute dedicated to revitalizing and re-energizing synagogue life in North America.

Off The Map is a nonprofit that produces seminars, workshops, conferences, published multimedia and written materials, a Website and an Ezine called Idealab.

The Well’s mission is to bring a Christian community of together for the purpose of completing missions, understanding faith and sharing values.

Emergent Village is the center of the emergent stream of the emerging conversation. Emergent is a more experimental – and sometimes more liberal-minded — group, influenced by Brian McLaren. Member congregations include Church of the Apostles in Seattle; Vintage Faith in Santa Cruz, Calif.; Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis; Jacob’s Well in Kansas City, Mo.; and McLaren’s […]

The Emerging Leaders Network is a community of friendship, exploration and theological conversation among people interested in emerging churches and faith communities. They focus primarily on shaping young adults into religious leaders by a “head, heart, hands” philosophy of understanding, application and feeling.

The Acts 29 network is both a site and an international network of churches around the world that hope to inspire others to become disciples by planing churches in new areas. The community follows both traditional and never-before-seen ways of practice in order to meet the needs of a social-media oriented audience.