Sober Events

Sober Events Sober Events are a bridge between people in recovery and members of the community to break down stigma and encourage support.

We provide education, support, resources, meetings, and volunteer opportunities to aid in community reintegration in a fun way.

New Saturday meeting starting today! 1pm All Recovery Pathways welcome. Drop in center open until 6pm! Stop by and find ...
11/08/2025

New Saturday meeting starting today! 1pm All Recovery Pathways welcome. Drop in center open until 6pm! Stop by and find your community 😉

This Thanksgiving, we’re making sure no one eats—or heals—alone.Outreach 419 will be serving two free community dinners ...
11/05/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re making sure no one eats—or heals—alone.

Outreach 419 will be serving two free community dinners at noon and 5:30 PM on Thanksgiving Day at our center in Fenwick, MI (235 W. Fenwick Rd).

We’d love your help gathering the ingredients and supplies to make it happen.
🍽 Add your name next to any item you’d like to donate — the list updates live so you can see what’s still needed:
👉 https://short.fo/thanksgivingdinner

Your generosity, kindness, and understanding help us serve our community with love and dignity. 💛

11/05/2025

Suboxone: A Lifeline & A Leash
This video breaks down the bigger picture behind Stacy’s story from Episode 1 of Life Beyond Suboxone.Suboxone saves lives — but for many, it also becomes another kind of trap.
We dig into how a life-saving medication turned into a system full of contradictions: overprescribing, lost accountability, and the rise of telehealth-driven access without the recovery support people still desperately need.
This isn’t about blame. It’s about understanding the paradox — and asking how we can build a recovery system that keeps people alive and helps them truly live.
📺 Watch the full episode featuring Stacy’s personal story: https://youtu.be/xlfWRTTs-oY🎧 Produced by Sober Not Boring + Outreach 419

11/04/2025

⚡ “Concussions don’t just happen on the field — they change lives long after the game ends.”
In this powerful conversation from the Brain Health Conference, hosted by Healthy 2 Connections, Dr. Abigail Bretzin and Dr. Douglas Wiebe unpack the real science behind concussions, brain injury, and CTE — and reveal the gaps in care that too often leave athletes, students, and everyday people struggling in silence.
From high school sports to the Ivy League, their data exposes disparities in concussion reporting, access to care, and long-term outcomes—including how unaddressed brain injuries can impact mental health, addiction risk, and recovery.
💬 “Epidemiology isn’t just about what’s going wrong — it’s about figuring out how to prevent it.” — Dr. Doug Wiebe💬 “Over 25,000 high school athletes suffered concussions in just eight years — and that’s only the ones we know about.” — Dr. Abby Bretzin
At Sober Not Boring, we’re proud to partner with Healthy 2 Connections to amplify this message: Brain health is recovery health. Whether it’s trauma, substance use, or injury — healing starts when we understand what’s really going on in the brain.
🎥 Watch the full talk on video here 👉 https://youtu.be/5TMu8x_8jNA🔗 Subscribe for more conversations bridging science, recovery, and real life: www.youtube.com/

11/04/2025

Episode 1: Life Beyond Suboxone — Letting Go to Level Up
What happens when the medication that once saved your life starts to hold you back?
In this opening episode, we sit down with Stacy, a recovery coach and participant at Outreach 419, as she begins one of the toughest transitions in recovery—coming off Suboxone after nearly ten years.
This isn’t about judgment or “right” pathways. It’s about honesty, accountability, and the courage it takes to ask: Who am I without the meds?
Stacy’s story sheds light on the hope, fear, and freedom that come with letting go of what once felt safe.
🎧 Listen now and watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/xlfWRTTs-oY

Big things this November 🎉The new Outreach 419 event flyer is out — packed with recovery meetings, free community nights...
11/03/2025

Big things this November 🎉
The new Outreach 419 event flyer is out — packed with recovery meetings, free community nights, and sober fun for the whole family.
All pathways, all people, all welcome.
Every event is powered by your support through Sober Events — the nonprofit proving that sobriety and community go hand in hand.

Grab a screenshot, tag your crew, and come hang out.

11/01/2025

🧠 “We know so much about Alzheimer’s and dementia… but almost nothing about CTE.”That’s how Dr. Doug Wiebe — professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan — opens this powerful talk on the real science behind concussions, brain injury, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
🎙️ In this exclusive session from the Brain Health Conference, Dr. Wiebe pulls back the curtain on what’s really known (and what’s still being uncovered) about brain trauma. From the Ivy League–Big Ten Concussion Study to the CDC-funded Injury Prevention Center, he shares groundbreaking insights that challenge what we think we know about concussions — and what it means for athletes, veterans, and everyday people alike.
💡 “Epidemiology isn’t just about what’s going wrong — it’s about figuring out how to prevent it.”
📺 Subscribe to the channel for more deep dives into neuroscience, recovery, and community health: www.youtube.com/

10/31/2025

Bridging the Recovery Gap: The Power of Recovery Community Centers

What happens after treatment ends? For too long, our system has focused on the first 30 days — detox, rehab, discharge — and then left people to figure out the rest alone. That space in between is what we call the recovery gap.

Recovery Community Centers (RCCs) like Outreach 419 are closing that gap. These peer-run, community-based hubs offer real-world connection, practical help, and hope that lasts long after the program ends.

In this video, we explore how RCCs are transforming recovery support across the country — and how a small center in Fenwick, Michigan is helping more than 250 people every week find stability, purpose, and belonging.

Topics covered:

What the “recovery gap” really means

Why community-based recovery matters

Real data on how RCCs change lives

The Outreach 419 story in rural Michigan

Learn more or get involved:
🌐 outreach419.com

💙 Donate or partner: soberevents.net/donate

📍 Visit us at 235 W Fenwick Rd, Fenwick, MI — all pathways welcome

10/27/2025

Most systems focus on detox and treatment. Then what?That’s the recovery gap — the silent stretch where people are expected to rebuild without support.
Recovery Community Centers like Outreach 419 are changing that story. We meet people where they are, no judgment, and help them build what the research calls recovery capital — housing, jobs, friendship, hope.
In just three months, centers like ours have helped people cut substance-related problems nearly in half. That’s what happens when community becomes part of care.

10/26/2025

Reborn in Recovery: Ashley G’s Story | Sober Fest MI 2025

Ashley came to Sober Events with nothing but a willingness to change—and left with a community that helped rebuild her life. From jail to joy, she found hope, faith, and family through the power of connection.

This is what happens when recovery gets real: people helping people, no judgment, no shame—just love, purpose, and second chances.

We’re honored to share Ashley’s story and remind the world that recovery works when we do it together.

🎥 Watch. Feel. Share hope.
💜 Support our mission to keep these stories and events alive—Sober Events is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
👉 Get started or donate today at www.soberevents.net

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235 W Fenwick Road
Fenwick, MI
48834

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 8pm
Tuesday 12pm - 8pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+16164208782

Website

http://soberfestmi.com/, https://sobernotboring.com/, http://Outreach419.com/

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