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Lauri Badura

SOFA - Saving Others For Archie

Lauri Badura

I began my advocacy in mental health and substance use, when I lost my first-born son, Archie, to an accidental overdose.  This opened my eyes to the gaps for care in the system and the stigma associated with substance use and mental health.  

I started SOFA (Saving Others for Archie) to bring awareness to my local community. This quickly 

I began my advocacy in mental health and substance use, when I lost my first-born son, Archie, to an accidental overdose.  This opened my eyes to the gaps for care in the system and the stigma associated with substance use and mental health.  

I started SOFA (Saving Others for Archie) to bring awareness to my local community. This quickly led me to advocacy at the national level. I have been involved with the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act (SOFA) for which, Archie puts a face on this important temporary bill.

Each May during that very week we lost him, I host an event called the Jump For Archie to highlight these issues. The local event lifts the stigma in our community, by bringing first responders, those families victorying recovery, elected officials, and families that have lost loved ones together to recognize the need to bring awareness to mental health and substance use. 

Through the years, SOFA has engaged in building suicide awareness and substance misuse through trainings and events, Narcan trainings, speaking engagements, round table discussions, being a public radio guest speaker across our state and even testifying for a field hearing for the US Department of Homeland Security.

These opportunities led me to many collaborations with other community organizations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin: Waukesha County Health and Human Services, NAMI of Waukesha, WisHope, Waukesha Community Foundation, Waukesha Drug Court, Your Choice, Healing Hearts, and many, many more.  In addition, I have served for the past 6 years on the Substance Use Advisory Board of Waukesha County.

It has been part of my life’s personal passion and mission to end the stigma, expand services, and find ways that our community can support one another in building a safer culture for those that suffer with mental health and substance use to seek help and live a life of recovery.  Hope is a message I seek to end this epidemic

Mission

SOFA - Saving Others For Archie

Lauri Badura

Saving Others For Archie is a grassroots organization providing resources, offering collaborative ideas, and advocacy for change in the opioid epidemic at the local, state and national level.

Inspiring Action - Seeking Change - Saving Lives

SOFA Saving Others For Archie





SOFA - Saving Others For Archie

SOFA - Saving Others For Archie

SOFA - Saving Others For Archie

SOFA Inc., Saving Others For Archis is a Wisconsin based grasroots organization dedicated to transforming substance use/recovery with awareness, endingstigma and supporting communities. 


Our biggest event occurs each May 15, during National Preventio Week.  Lauri lost her eldest son May 15, 2014, age 19, to an accidental overdose.  Lauri a

SOFA Inc., Saving Others For Archis is a Wisconsin based grasroots organization dedicated to transforming substance use/recovery with awareness, endingstigma and supporting communities. 


Our biggest event occurs each May 15, during National Preventio Week.  Lauri lost her eldest son May 15, 2014, age 19, to an accidental overdose.  Lauri and Co -Founder August Badura (Archie's yournger brother) empower communities to seek family support and offer hope in America's largest Epidemic.

SOFA BOARD and SPECIAL ADVISORS

Augie Badura

Augie Badura

Augie Badura

Augie - Coming soon

Kelly Morgan

Augie Badura

Augie Badura

Kelly - Coming soon

Lou Kowieski

Augie Badura

Peter Brunzell - Special Advisor

Lou - Coming soon

Peter Brunzell - Special Advisor

Melissa Minkley - Special Advisor

Peter Brunzell - Special Advisor

WISHope


Coming soon

Melissa Minkley - Special Advisor

Melissa Minkley - Special Advisor

Melissa Minkley - Special Advisor

Healing Hearts.

  

Melissa Minkley is the Executive Director of Healing Hearts of Southeast Wisconsin, She has the honor of leading community programs to support children and families impacted by loss from death, divorce, abandonment, incarceration, deportation, and military duty.  She’s become a leading advocate through Wisconsin school districts and local communities, supporting children facing adversity from loss.

Melissa Minkley has her masters in social work with over 30 years of experience in psychosocial oncology and bereavement counseling. Her personal experience of loss has given Melissa deep insight into the impact grief has on individuals, families and friends.

Susie Austin - Special Advisor

Melissa Minkley - Special Advisor

Melissa Minkley - Special Advisor

Harm Reduction Action Team


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