OUR VISION: A WORLD IN WHICH WE PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE WHEN WE CAN AND OFFER COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT TO REDUCE HARMS AMONG INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHEN WE CANNOT. OUR MISSION: LIVE4LALI WORKS TO PREVENT AND RAISE AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND MINIMIZE THE OVERALL HEALTH, LEGAL AND SOCIAL HARMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR VALUES: DIVERSITY WE ARE COMMITTED TO INCLUSIVITY AMONG OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND CLIENTS WHILE STRIVING TO ENCOURAGE AND CONSIDER NEW OPINIONS AND IDEAS. COMPASSION A DEFINITION OF COMPASSION IS SUFFERING TOGETHER. WE HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE SHAPED US. OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES SUFFER FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND HAVE BEEN TREATED UNJUSTLY, WITHOUT DIGNITY AND IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE SHAME. WITH COMPASSION AT THE HELM OF OUR WORK, WE CAN CREATE TRUE CHANGE THAT IS LONG LASTING AND IMPACTFUL ON MANY LEVELS. RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES WE ARE EDUCATORS AND ADV