Each year the Christian charity brings people from its hostels across the country for a football tournament using the sport as a tool for teaching life lessons.
The retired defender, known as 'Mr Arsenal' by fans of the club he captained, thinks the game can teach people a lot.
He told Premier: "Football is such a powerful thing.
"It teaches you so much: camaraderie, helping your buddy, winning and losing. These things are part of life."
Tony Adams famously battled with alcohol addiction during his football career but now works to support those going through the same struggles.
As well as offering football coaching at today's tournament in Birmingham, he also gave advice.
Speaking of how lives can be changed, he said: "You need to talk to them, you need to engage with them, you need to get down at football level and say, 'What's going on in your life?'"
But he claims change can only happen if the person asks for help.
He said: "They've got to want it.
"It's been my experience working with my charity for the last 12 years is that the people really need to want it and want to change.
"Then we're there, the people who do want to help them can actually help them.
"Sometimes it's bowl of soup, a biscuit, a cake or just someone to talk to.
The footballer wrote his autobiography, Addicted in 1998, telling the story of his battles with alcohol.
He told Premier he feels the book is there for a reason: "A lot of people have come and said the book has changed their lives and seen someone open and honest.
"They've thought, 'If you can do it, we can.'
"I do believe in a higher power, God, call it what you like.
"I do believe that book was from a higher power and it's out there and does change people's lives."
Today's tournament will see the Partnership Trophy given to one of around 35 teams.
Matthew Gregory, 41, competed last year. He first came to The Salvation Army's Booth House Lifehouse in London in 2012 when he was on the streets and addicted to heroin.
He has now moved out of the Lifehouse into a housing association flat and has been clean for two-and-a-half years.
He said: "The Salvation Army at Booth House is fantastic. They helped me to stay clean.
"I played in goal on the Booth House football team and we played matches at least once a week.
"We had a good team - we won the Partnership Trophy and beat the Parliamentary football team that June.
"It was great to talk to people from all parts of the country, and no matter where we came from we were all in the same boat."
Hear the full interview with Tony Adams speaking to Premier's Andy Haynes: