© 2024 Kansas City Public Radio
NPR in Kansas City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Full Circle aims to help Kansas City's drug-addicted young people get sober

Ways To Subscribe
Full Circle coordinator Max Muller (right) with staff member Anna Hrvatin at the organization's Kansas City location.
Full Circle
Full Circle coordinator Max Muller (right) with staff member Anna Hrvatin at the organization's Kansas City location.

The Kansas City chapter of Full Circle wants to help young people find enthusiasm for addiction recovery.

Max Muller, who works as a coordinator with Full Circle, calls his organization a "12-step based enthusiastic recovery program."

"We're very comparable to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), just kind of designed for youth," says Muller.

He defines Full Circle not as a treatment center, but rather as a space for peer support groups. At any given time, there are generally about 40 kids being helped by Full Circle in Kansas City, and Muller says the vast majority of them have had a "significant" amount of time sober as a result of the program.

Muller joined KCUR's Up To Date to spread awareness of Full Circle's mission.

  • Max Muller, coordinator with Full Circle's Kansas City chapter
Stay Connected
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
As Up To Date’s senior producer, I construct daily conversations that give our listeners context to the issues of our time. I strive to provide a platform that holds those in power accountable, while also spotlighting the voices of Kansas City’s creatives and visionaries that may otherwise go unheard. Email me at zach@kcur.org.
KCUR serves the Kansas City region with breaking news and award-winning podcasts.
Your donation helps keep nonprofit journalism free and available for everyone.