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Be the Lightbulb Moment. Help end the cycle of addiction. 

Across the UK, thousands of people are trapped in a cycle of trauma, crisis and relapse. This is not a choice. It is because existing systems intending to help were never designed for long-term recovery. People are taught to manage the ‘symptoms’ of trauma, not to heal their deeper pain. They’re kept alive but not empowered to live. 

At Foundation for Change, we do things differently. We offer a way out. 

We help people understand why they used, and not just how to stop. We help people rebuild their self-worth and break the patterns keeping them stuck. We support them to move forwards with purpose, confidence and connection. We create the deep, lasting change that treatment on its own simply can’t. 

People arrive believing they’re broken. 

They leave knowing their strength. 

These moments of clarity, the ‘Lightbulb Moments’, transform everything. Shame lifts, hope returns and families begin to rebuild.

97% of people who graduate from our courses, sustain abstinence and enter recovery for good

[out of the 57% of graduates who respond to our 9 month follow up survey]

But right now, for every person who joins one of our courses, two more are waiting for a place. 

Your support means more places, more facilitators and more people finding their ‘Lightbulb Moment’. 



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With your help, we can reach people who feel stuck, who have been let down again and again. We can show that everyone deserves to thrive, not just survive. 

Together we can ensure that people have the skills they need to transform their lives for good. 

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Any support you give means a huge amount to us and will make a real difference to the lives of the incredible people we work with, now and in the future. Of every pound you donate, 83p goes towards making change happen, and 17p goes into generating future income so we can keep transforming lives.

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Published: 6th November, 2025

Updated: 30th March, 2026

Author: Bob Bharij

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