HELP US BUILD A POWERFUL NEW RESOURCE FOR HEALING AND HOPE
RENEWALTM is a critcal missing layer of the behavioral-health ecosystem.
A new streaming service and second-screen app dedicated to addiction recovery and mental health, with documentaries, films, series, and shorts that educate, inspire, and connect.
It reaches people and families before, during, and after treatment, replacing shame with understanding, isolation with connection, and hopelessness with possibility.
OUR MISSION
Healthier Individuals.
Stronger Families.
Stronger Communities.
Addiction and mental illness don't just affect one person. They ripple through families, fracture relationships and weaken communities.
RENEWAL uses the universal language of film and television to help people and families find hope, build connection and create lasting change.
Why Family Foundations Should Invest in RENEWAL
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This affects entire families.
Addiction and mental illness don't affect individuals alone. They impact parents, spouses, children, siblings, and the relationships that hold communities together.
2
Families need support throughout the journey.
The behavioral-health system is concentrated around clinical care. RENEWAL provides a resource that can remain with people and families before, during, and after treatment.
3
Recovery needs more than treatment.
Treatment can address the illness, but lasting recovery also requires hope, identity, connection, meaning, and a belief that a different life is possible.
4
Stories change what's possible.
Movies and television allow people to see themselves, their struggles and their potential futures in ways traditional education and clinical messaging cannot.
5
It's engaging, not prescriptive.
RENEWAL gives people stories they actually want to watch, creating opportunities for reflection, conversation and connection instead of another set of instructions.
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It changes the culture.
Shame, stigma and the idea that addiction is a moral failure keep people and families isolated. RENEWAL offers a different narrative: recovery, resilience, and human possibility.
7
The whole family can participate.
RENEWAL isn't only for the person struggling with addiction or mental illness. It gives parents, spouses, children and loved ones a common language for understanding what they're experiencing.
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It fills the gap
between interventions.
Before someone seeks treatment.
After they leave treatment. Between meetings. At home. In moments when professional help isn't immediately available.
9
Philanthropy can create real scale.
A family foundation can help build a technology and media platform capable of reaching millions, not just a single program serving a limited number of people.
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Your gift builds something that lasts.
Most grants fund a program for a season. RENEWAL is a platform built to keep growing, so your support keeps reaching new people and families long after the initial investment.
Ways to Support RENEWAL
1. Fund the Stories.
Underwrite original documentaries, films, and series that show recovery and mental health honestly, including stories from communities that rarely see themselves on screen.
2. Fund Access.
Sponsor free or subsidized subscriptions for people who can’t afford them, including rural communities, reentry programs, recovery organizations, and families without access to care.
3. Fund the Evidence.
Support independent research on how viewing, discussion, and engagement affect hope, connection, and recovery, so the field has real data on what works.
4. Invest in the Platform.
RENEWAL is open to mission-aligned capital, including program-related investments (PRIs) and mission-related investments (MRIs), subject to each foundation’s own review.
Your gift can put a story in front of someone who can’t afford it, or help build the platform that keeps it there.
