Restoring Careers. Restoring Families. Restoring Hope.
Restoring Careers. Restoring Families. Restoring Hope.
At RAFA—Restoration After a Fatal Addiction, we believe healing reaches beyond the individual. Addiction impacts careers, families, and entire communities—but restoration is possible. Through our three pillars—Restoring Careers. Restoring Families. Restoring Hope.—we provide DOT Return-to-Duty services, family education, overdose grief workshops, and community outreach designed to help individuals and families rebuild their lives with dignity, purpose, and hope.
Because when one life is restored...
Families are strengthened,
Communities are renewed,
and hope is passed on to others.
Welcome to RAFA. Where restoration begins and hope grows.
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
Psalm 147:3
Vanessa Springer-Crenshaw, BS, CASAC II, ICADC, DOT Qualified SAP, is the Founder and CEO of RAFA (Restoration After a Fatal Addiction). A cum laude graduate of Monroe University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Vanessa brings more than 24 years of experience in the social services field, helping individuals and families impacted by addiction.
Driven by compassion and a commitment to restoration, Vanessa believes that while addiction may change a person's life, it does not have to define their future. Through RAFA, she is dedicated to restoring careers, restoring families, and restoring hope—one life at a time.