See Why Kim Hogan Founded Hope Against Heroin
Seven years ago, Kim Hogan was going through something that no parent ever wants to go through, and she found herself needing an outlet to talk about it. It was her son’s addiction to heroin. Hogan started a page on Facebook where she would post about what was happening as a person who has a loved one fighting addiction. Then, she started to get a following, and people would message her saying how they were experiencing the same heartache. She posted about her own struggles, her son’s struggles and so much more. “I wrote about the ugly stuff,” says Hogan. Addiction can be ugly and, unfortunately, so many people can relate to what Hogan went through.
She decided to create the nonprofit Hope Against Heroin for those dealing with addiction. One of Hope Against Heroin’s main missions is to reduce overdose deaths. Hogan is always on call at their crisis hotline. She works to find people rehabs, a bed to sleep in and anything else they may need to survive and stay clean. She is a true advocate. Along with receiving donations from Facebook, Hogan created a shop called Hope ReStored Thrift. Her idea behind this was to have a physical store in the community where people could shop knowing their money was going towards fighting the epidemic. Last year, Hogan became the executive director for Hope Against Heroin. “I made the decision to devote all my time to our mission,” she says.
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