About Choosing Hope
No one should have to face addiction alone.
At Choosing Hope, we support families impacted by addiction through community, education, and access to treatment. Our mission is to break the isolation, confusion, and stigma that surround substance use disorder—and replace them with connection, clarity, and hope.
Our Story
Choosing Hope was born out of lived experience. Our founder, Lisa Poggi, spent years navigating the broken addiction treatment system while trying to get help for her own children. After countless treatment attempts, insurance denials, and overwhelming grief and fear, she knew something had to change—not just for her family, but for others walking the same path.
As a filmmaker and storyteller, Lisa began documenting these systemic failures—and the extraordinary strength of families fighting for recovery. That work became Denied: a feature documentary exploring the real barriers to accessing addiction treatment in the United States.
But Choosing Hope is more than a film. It’s a movement to empower families with the tools, support, and voice they need to find their way through crisis—and into healing.
What We Do
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Create powerful media that exposes systemic failures and elevates family voices
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Fund need-based treatment scholarships for families with no other path to care
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Build community through outreach, events, and shared storytelling
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Provide free educational resources about addiction, treatment options, and navigating insurance
Why It Matters
They say addiction is a family disease—but families are often left out of the conversation, and out of the solution. Choosing Hope believes that when we support the family, we support recovery for everyone.
We’re here to listen. To speak out. To offer real help. And most of all—to remind you that you are not alone.
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