Serenity Recovery Centers held first fundraiser for 55th anniversary

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Serenity Recovery Centers hosted its first fundraising event on Thursday evening to honor its 55th anniversary.

Serenity Recovery Centers held the Night of Hope and Healing Gala at the Pink Palace.

Action News 5’s Joe Birch hosted the event. Several leaders and lawmakers also attended.

Serenity Recovery Centers is a nonprofit that began as “Serenity House” in 1971 in the Memphis Medical District, providing treatment for people struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.

In 2023, 499 people in Shelby County died from drug overdoses. Fentanyl was involved in more than four out of five of those deaths. A year earlier, in 2022, Shelby County had the highest number of overdoses in Tennessee.

Serenity has served more than 20,000 clients to date.

For more information on Serenity Recovery Centers, visit serenityrecovery.org/

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