About Us
Our Team
The Miller family (Jerry, Rhonda, and Alex) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, alongside our devoted team of board members and volunteers, are committed to helping families facing the grief of a loved one’s substance use and/or overdose death. We take our convictions and turn them into action to Break the silence, End the stigma, Never forget. Think you would be a good fit? See our form below to get involved!
Our History
After losing Ben to accidental Fentynal poisoning in 2016, we saw the need to destigmatize the disease of addiction, so that those who live with addiction and their families get the help they need and deserve. We founded SPEAK UP for BEN to Break the Silence, End the Stigma, and Never Forget, by providing education and resources to the community. We've consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands of our amazing community of supporters, BEN’s FRIENDS!
Our Mission
Through compassion and understanding of the family disease of addiction, we seek to provide education, support, comfort and healing to people who are at risk for, experiencing, or recovering from substance use disorder, their families, and the families of those who lost their battle. This will be accomplished through educational forums, community events, and by providing supportive programming through our flagship project, the OASIS Community Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Our Projects
Oasis Community Center
Advocating for Change in our Community
Advocating for Change in our Community
The OASIS Community Center is a safe and healing gathering place for families and friends impacted by the substance use of a loved one, and for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one to substance related causes. We offer joyful, healing activities as well as safe and therapeutic support groups to encourage healing and personal
The OASIS Community Center is a safe and healing gathering place for families and friends impacted by the substance use of a loved one, and for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one to substance related causes. We offer joyful, healing activities as well as safe and therapeutic support groups to encourage healing and personal growth.
The OASIS Community Center program is funded, in part, through a contract with Northampton County Department of Human Services Drug and Alcohol Division.
Advocating for Change in our Community
Advocating for Change in our Community
Advocating for Change in our Community
As a member of the Northampton County Heroin and Opioid Task Force, we are a partner agency of its subcommittee, the OFR team. In collaboration with multidisciplinary agencies, we review cases to identify system gaps, and make recommendations for process changes and education to end the overdose epidemic in our community.
The Northampton C
As a member of the Northampton County Heroin and Opioid Task Force, we are a partner agency of its subcommittee, the OFR team. In collaboration with multidisciplinary agencies, we review cases to identify system gaps, and make recommendations for process changes and education to end the overdose epidemic in our community.
The Northampton County Overdose Review team Next of Kin interviewer is Rhonda Miller.
Angels of the Valley Banner Project
Advocating for Change in our Community
Angels of the Valley Banner Project
DISPLAYED EVERY SEPTEMBER
In partnership with ArtsQuest and Lehigh Valley Health Network, we invite families to submit photos of their loved ones affiliated with the Lehigh Valley who lost their lives due to the Opioid epidemic or to substance related causes. Banners consisting of photos and identifiers of our loved ones will be added to
DISPLAYED EVERY SEPTEMBER
In partnership with ArtsQuest and Lehigh Valley Health Network, we invite families to submit photos of their loved ones affiliated with the Lehigh Valley who lost their lives due to the Opioid epidemic or to substance related causes. Banners consisting of photos and identifiers of our loved ones will be added to each year and will be displayed as an annually recurring, temporary exhibition at the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Submissions will be accepted by ArtsQuest each July to be displayed beginning August 31 (International Overdose Awareness Day) and throughout September (National Recovery Month).