A Wisconsin 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Progress Is Progress Foundation Incorporated
Reducing stigma and building hope through community education, peer support, and events, with a focus on rural, tribal, and Northwoods communities. Every measure of progress counts, whether it’s a mile or a millimeter.
Our mission
“Reducing stigma surrounding addiction and mental health by promoting recovery through lived-experience leadership, community education, peer support, and events, with a focus on rural, tribal, and Northwoods communities, and celebrating every measure of progress, no matter how small.”
What we do
Community first. Stigma last.
Community Events
Free, welcoming gatherings where neighbors, families, and local organizations come together around recovery and hope.
Education
Honest, practical information about addiction and mental health that helps people understand it and speak about it without shame.
Peer Support
Lived-experience leadership that says “you are not alone” and means it.
Reducing Stigma
Real conversations that make it easier for people in rural and tribal communities to ask for help.
Our featured event
Real Talk Recovery: Progress in the Northwoods
Saturday, November 21, 2026, at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino in Lac du Flambeau. Real Talk Recovery is a free community event presented by Progress Is Progress Foundation Incorporated, which serves as the event’s fiscal agent.
Event details & registrationLeadership
Board of Directors
Our volunteer board guides the Foundation with care, transparency, and a deep commitment to the communities we serve.
Michele Micheau
President
Belinda “Belle” Morey
Secretary & Founder
Stephanie Thompson
Treasurer
Keven Mahner
Director
Richard McCoy Sr.
Director
Transparency
Foundation facts
Get involved
Partner, volunteer, or sponsor
If you would like to volunteer, partner with us, or support our work, we would love to hear from you.
progressisprogressmilormil@gmail.com · (715) 892-5310
Progress Is Progress Foundation Incorporated provides community education, peer support, and events. It is not a treatment provider and does not offer medical or clinical care. If you are in crisis, call or text 988. For free, confidential treatment referrals, call SAMHSA at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).