The Owen Foundation for Recovery

09/07/2024

Hello from Miami, FL!! It’s a big day for our foundation! ⚾️ The second picture here is a throwback to when took Owen and others to Owen’s first Miami Marlins game. 💚

08/15/2024

This is really happening!! The Owen Foundation for Recovery is the recipient of the proceeds of Recovery Awareness Night at the Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies game ⚾️ on Saturday, September 7th! We are deeply grateful for the Marlins’ support of our foundation’s mission! We have big work to do in the area of recovery suppor for teens and are so thankful that the Marlins believe in us to get it done!!

07/30/2024

Today we celebrate Owen, the light and life behind our foundation. Owen would be 25 today. He faced many hardships and challenges but was a constant light in the lives of others. He is the reason behind all the work done by our foundation with your support. We have been able to support many young guys and girls on their recovery journey and will support many more, all in Owen’s memory and honor. If you have the opportunity to do a random act of kindness today, please do. Keep your eyes up and you’ll quickly see something you can do to make our communities a better place! 🌳💚 Happy birthday in heaven, Owen!

05/12/2024

We are extremely grateful for this incredible donation from ! These girls have poured their hearts into a year full of fundraising efforts, and boy did it ever pay off! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We appreciate these officers, the rest of the girls cotillion, their parents, and the Nolensville community for the support shown! We were completely speechless to learn about the amount earned and that you not only met your goal, but doubled it! This money is going to change many lives, and will propel the growth of our foundation! THANK YOU! 💚🌳 Pictured here are 1. the NGC officers 2. Maya and NGC president .s.alvarez 3. The Sparks family 4. OFR secretary

04/06/2024

Go see the Nolensville Girls Cotillion and buy some cute clothes!! Proceeds are going to The Owen Foundation! Thank you NGC!! 💚🌳

03/07/2024

01/06/2024

Happy heavenly birthday to our founder, Troy Sparks. This picture was taken with a banyan tree which is the logo of our foundation. It’s a beautiful tree that shoots roots from the top down into the ground to support its far reaching branches. We chose this as our logo as it represents what can be done with the right support system. Thank you to the village that has continued to support our foundation and keep it alive and growing through this tough time. Troy will always be part of what we do to care for young people on their recovery journey. 🌳💚

01/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The Owen Foundation for Recovery wishes you all the best in 2024! 💚

07/31/2023

Hey OFR fam! We are thrilled that the Nolensville Girls Cotillion has chosen to support and raise money for OFR for the ‘23-‘24 school year! Beth was able to speak at their event tonight and introduce the foundation to an incredible group of young women! How appropriate that this event happened on Owen’s birthday!?! Stay tuned for big things coming from OFR and the Nolensville High School Girls Cotillion. We are so thankful for their support!

06/02/2023

Hey OFR fam! It’s been a while. Life has been crazy!

First off, thank you to the Newsom and Fulmer families for their generous donations in remembrance of friends and family lost too soon to overdose.

We were recently able to help another young man who, through a job change, had fallen behind on rent at his sober living home. Your generosity made it possible to bridge the gap and help him keep going and building on his 5 months of sobriety! Keep up the great work! We are proud of you!

For those struggling, please get help. For those fighting this battle every day, we see you and are proud of you!

04/29/2023

Three years ago is a day we never want to relive and a day we want no family to ever have to go through. Three years ago Owen left us. Even through his struggles, one of the best things about Owen was that he was thoughtful and kind. Whether that was helping an elderly lady out of her car at the doctors office, or making us stop the car so that he could move a turtle out of the road. He always saw ways to be kind to others.

We are going to try our best today to do kind things for others. Will you help us? Buy coffee for the person behind you, call your grandmother and tell her you love her. There are so many opportunities if you look. We’d love to hear your stories in the comments. Hearing those stories makes days like these a little more bearable.

Blessings,

Troy and Beth

04/26/2023

OFR fam, check this out! Your donations have changed the trajectory of this young man’s life! We are so proud of Kainan and the work that he did and continues to do!

Thanks Resilience Recovery Resources for the shout out, and for being a great partner to us in helping young people achieve their recovery!

Huge shout out to who made this possible! We know Kainan's success is in large part to your foundation's support. For anyone wanting to learn more about this foundation and how to get involved, please visit their website at www.ofrecovery.net 💚