Here are just a few of our past events…
Lynchburg City Schools and the UP Foundation presented "Generation Found" on March 9, 2017. From left to right, Lewis Johnston, Daishia Womack, Ann Bond Gentry, LaTonya Brown, Ethel Reeves, Dr. James Stewart and Dr. Scott Brabrand.
On September 8th, 2016, The UP Foundation proudly presented a Gathr filmat the Regal River Ridge Mall Theater.
From the creators of the groundbreaking film, THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE, comes GENERATION FOUND, a powerful story about one community coming together to ignite a youth addiction recovery revolution in their hometown.
Devastated by an epidemic of addiction, Houston faced the reality of burying and locking up its young people at an alarming rate. And so in one of the largest cities in America, visionary counselors, law school dropouts, aspiring rock musicians, retired football players, oil industry executives, and church leaders came together to build the world’s largest peer-driven youth and family recovery community.
Independently filmed over the course of two years, GENERATION FOUND takes an unprecedented and intimate look at how a system of treatment centers, sober high schools, alternative peer groups, and collegiate recovery programs can exist in concert to intervene early and provide a real and tested long-term alternative to the “War on Drugs.” It is not only a deeply personal story, but one with real-world utility for communities struggling with addiction worldwide
The naloxone training went well and WDJB was on hand to talk to Dr. Jimmy and Dr. Stewart.
Dr. Jimmy explaining the process that happens during an opioid overdose
The UP Foundation of Lynchburg VA in conjunction with Clean Life Medical from Richmond VA are presenting training on how to administer Nasal Naloxone.
Nasal Naloxone is a kit that can be administered to counteract the overdose effects of opiate overdose. It can add life saving minutes to someone who has overdosed on opiates. This allows the EMT’s time to get to the victim and continue to minister life saving aid. Naloxone kits are a valuable community resource to combat the opiate epidemic we are facing in Central Virginia.
The Nasal Naloxone Training will be held
on June 23
From 10 am -12 pm
At The Salvation Army
2215 Park Ave Lynchburg VA
Training is free and open to the public.
The training will be provided by Clean Life Medical. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to bring a valuable resource to our community. You may just help save someone’s life!
Come join us for a night of fun at FunQuest. Skating, Arcade food and fellowship. This will help us raise money for The UP Foundations Summer Programs.The cost is 5 dollars if you buy tickets in advance. If you would like tickets please call to reserve them (434) 845-8468, or stop by and pick them up 2420 Memorial Ave Lynchburg Virginia.
June 9, 2016
From 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM
At FunQuest Family Entertainment Center
327 Graves Mill Rd., Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
Click on the link and go to the Facebook event page to sign up.
UP Foundation Facebook event Page If you would like more information about Young People in Recovery Lynchburg Chapter please contact us.
UNITE to Face Addiction RALLY - Oct 4, 2015
Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is an insidious public health crisis impacting more than 85 million Americans. The time has come to UNITE to Face Addiction at a national rally that will transform the conversation from problems to solutions for one of the most pressing issues of our time.
On October 4, 2015 a transformative event will take place in Washington, D.C. that will ignite and grow an emerging national grassroots movement to solve the addiction crisis.
UNITE To Face Addiction is being organized by an independent coalition of national, state, and local non-profit organizations to produce a collaborative and unifying event to collectively raise awareness and reduce the human and social costs of addiction.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/unite-to-face-addiction-oct-4-2015.html
click on the picture to scroll through the slideshow.
This was an awesome time of coming together in community and a great call to action.
