Now more than ever, The Alex Fisher Foundation continues to educate the public on the perils of opioids and substance use.
The foundation was formed to honor the memory of Kelly Fisher’s son, Alex, who died from an overdose Sept. 30, 2016, just months away from earning a business degree and taking over the family’s construction operation in Enfield. She started the foundation shortly after Alex’s passing. She now devotes herself to raising awareness and educating others about the dangers and the signs of drug addiction. In the past four years, in loving memory of Alex, the foundation has raised $60,000 in scholarships for high school seniors and $3,000 in Kindness Awards to the community.
“We decided we couldn’t sit around and do nothing. We needed to help other people,” she said. “We try to educate parents and make them aware of what’s going on and stop that stigma.”
She said addiction does not discriminate, is not exclusive to one group. It cuts across all ages, backgrounds, and economic backgrounds. Everyone knows someone. The Alex Fisher Foundation seeks to build awareness around the the ongoing and escalating opioid epidemic.
Kelly also wants people to remember her son. She said, “Once people learn about Alex, more often than not, they take me aside and confide in me that their son or daughter struggles with addiction. They think they’re alone and they are not. It’s out there, it is everywhere you turn.”