F5 News & updates

Celebrating Second Chances during National Recovery Month

By jenna | September 15, 2026 |

We talk about second chances a lot at F5 Project, but a second chance isn’t always a big, life-changing moment. Sometimes it’s an employer willing to look beyond someone’s record. It’s a landlord willing to have a conversation instead of automatically saying no. It’s a family slowly rebuilding trust. It’s someone answering the phone when a person reaches…

Celebrating Peer Support during National Recovery Month

By jenna | September 8, 2026 |

One of the things we believe deeply at F5 Project is that lived experience matters. Many of our peer support specialists know what it’s like to have to start over. They’ve experienced addiction, incarceration, broken relationships, and the uncertainty that comes with trying to build a different life. That experience doesn’t make the work easy,…

National Recovery Month: Keep Moving Forward

By jenna | September 4, 2026 |

September is National Recovery Month—a time to celebrate the people walking the road of recovery and the families, peers, professionals, and communities walking alongside them. At F5 Project, we see recovery every day. We see it when someone walks out of jail or prison and decides their past will not define what comes next. When…

DrySide Fargo Returns with Sober Professionals Lunch

By jenna | August 19, 2026 |

F5 Project is excited to bring DrySide Fargo: Sober Professionals Lunch back to the Fargo community on Wednesday, September 9 at 12:00 p.m. DrySide was created to provide a space for sober professionals and allies to connect outside of the traditional networking environment. Professional relationships are often built at happy hours, cocktail receptions, and other…

F5 Project Receives Grant from Francis J. and Doris Y. Butler Memorial Fund

By jenna | August 14, 2026 |

Thank You to the Francis J. and Doris Y. Butler Memorial Fund F5 Project is grateful to the Francis J. and Doris Y. Butler Memorial Fund with the FM Area Foundation for a generous $1,000 grant in support of our work. This funding will help F5 Project continue providing reentry, recovery, housing, and peer support…

F5 Project Brings Re-Entry Supper to Fargo

By jenna | August 11, 2026 |

  F5 Project and Olivet Lutheran Church are partnering to bring Re-Entry Supper to Fargo, creating a welcoming space where people can come together over a free meal, build connections, and find community. The Fargo Re-Entry Supper will be held Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Olivet Lutheran Church in Fargo. Re-Entry Supper is a free…