2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 143
Commending CARITAS.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, February 26, 2026
WHEREAS, for 20 years, CARITAS has been a leader in the Greater Richmond region's recovery community, providing low-barrier, no-cost access to critical services for people struggling with addiction; and
WHEREAS, CARITAS' recovery programs are the gold standard for supporting those battling substance use disorder and include residential recovery, workforce development, a transitional sober living community, and an active alumni association to support lifelong sobriety; and
WHEREAS, since CARITAS opened its residential recovery program The Healing Place in 2005, the organization has served more than 10,000 people in recovery; and
WHEREAS, nearly 70 percent of the alumni of the CARITAS recovery program have stayed sober after one year of completing the program, while 75 percent of participants find jobs within one month of completing the workforce development component of the program; and
WHEREAS, CARITAS opened a new center in South Richmond in 2020, bringing a number of the organization's various programs together under one roof, including multiple recovery programs and the Recovery Residences, which are safe and affordable apartments where residents may take time to heal, rebuild, save money, foster independence, and make plans for the future; and