Serenity House Oakland

06/11/2026

We're an Oakland sisterhood, but on June 20 Santa Cruz feels like home.

An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity is a fundraiser, yes. But it's really an afternoon of stories. Women who rebuilt their lives. The community that stood beside them. And the people, like you, who make that work possible.

Our sponsors wanted to make sure local neighbors could be in the room. That's why a limited number of $30 community tickets are now available for Santa Cruz residents and community members.

June 20. 3pm to 6pm. Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95065.

DM us for the discount link. We would love to have you there.

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Somos una hermandad de Oakland, pero el 20 de junio Santa Cruz se siente como casa.

An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity es una recaudación de fondos, sí. Pero en realidad es una tarde de historias. Mujeres que reconstruyeron sus vidas. La comunidad que las acompañó. Y las personas, como tú, que hacen posible este trabajo.

Nuestros patrocinadores quisieron asegurar que los vecinos locales pudieran estar presentes. Por eso hay un número limitado de boletos comunitarios de $30 para residentes y miembros de la comunidad de Santa Cruz.

20 de junio. 3pm a 6pm. Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95065.

Envíanos un DM y te mandamos el enlace con descuento. Nos encantaría verte ahí.

06/10/2026

Some conversations can change everything.
This June we're partnering with Owning My Own Truth for free virtual workshops on health, wellness, and recovery. Honest education on opioid and stimulant awareness, overdose prevention, and safer practices. Plus one-on-one support and referrals to services that can help.
Come for yourself. Come for someone you love. Come just to learn. Everyone is welcome.
Tools for Support: Health and Wellness & Recovery Resources Thursday, June 18. 6pm to 7pm. Saturday, June 20. 10am to 11am. Thursday, June 25. 6pm to 7pm. Zoom: us05web.zoom.us/launch/jc/88672868463 Meeting ID: 886 7286 8463 Passcode: Y70K8j

06/09/2026

Santa Cruz runs on its local businesses. The coffee shops, the studios, the family-owned storefronts.

The people who know their customers by name.

We're Serenity House Oakland, and on June 20 we're bringing An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity to Santa Cruz, a fundraiser supporting women rebuilding their lives after hardship. We'd love for the local business community to be in the room with us.

Come as a guest. Bring your team. Be part of an afternoon that believes in second chances.

June 20 - 3pm to 6pm

Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95065

More info: supportserenity.org

06/09/2026

Somewhere in Oakland, a woman wants more for herself and hasn't let herself ask for help getting there.

Maybe she thinks she should manage on her own.

Maybe asking feels like asking for too much.

The woman in this video thought that too. Then she reached out. Hear what she has to say now.

She came for the confidence and the skills, and found a room full of women in her corner. Reaching the next woman takes that same community.

People who show up.

That's what An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity is for. Come be in the room with us.

An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity Saturday, June 20, 3pm to 6pm
Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/an-afternoon-of-strength-serenity-tickets-1986173401109
Event details: supportserenity.org

06/06/2026

Before the way we talk about women and recovery looked anything like it does now, Dr. Sushma D. Taylor was already doing the work.

She has led Center Point, Inc. since 1981, building one of California's most respected recovery organizations and reaching thousands of women and families every year. She became the first woman to lead both the Therapeutic Communities of America and the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities, a global body recognized by the UN, in a field long shaped by men.

Four decades of that work. The kind that changes a field without waiting for permission.

She joins us for An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity. Her story is one of many that afternoon.

Yours belongs there too.

June 20. 3pm to 6pm. Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz. Tickets and details: supportserenity.org

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

This is a sisterhood that shows up. For each other, and for the woman who walks in next.

We are inviting you into it.

Spend an afternoon with us at An Afternoon of Strength & Serenity. Good food, real connection, and a community worth standing with.

June 20, 3 to 6pm. Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz.

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06/04/2026

There is room for you at the table on June 20. Good company, a beautiful afternoon in Santa Cruz, and the chance to put your name behind work that does not stop when the event ends.

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Hay un lugar para ti en la mesa el 20 de junio. Buena compañía, una tarde hermosa en Santa Cruz y la oportunidad de poner tu nombre detrás de un trabajo que no se detiene cuando termina el evento.

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06/02/2026

It is easy to fund a building. You can see it, point to it, put a name on it.

People are harder. Investing in someone means backing a person whose progress you cannot always measure, and trusting that healing moves on its own timeline.

That is the bet Maria made when she joined our board. It is the same bet this community keeps making in each other, quietly, every day.

On June 20, we get to see what that looks like gathered in one room.

An Afternoon of Strength and Serenity
Saturday, 3pm to 6pm.
Chaminade Resort and Spa, Santa Cruz.

supportserenity.org
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Financiar un edificio es fácil. Se puede ver, señalar, ponerle un nombre.

Las personas son más difíciles. Invertir en alguien significa apostar por una persona cuyo avance no siempre se puede medir, y confiar en que la sanación avanza a su propio ritmo.

Esa es la apuesta que hizo Maria al unirse a nuestra junta. Es la misma apuesta que esta comunidad sigue haciendo, una por la otra, en silencio, todos los días.

El 20 de junio podremos ver cómo se ve eso, reunido en una sola sala.
Una Tarde de Fuerza y Serenidad

Sábado, 3pm a 6pm.

Chaminade Resort and Spa, Santa Cruz.

supportserenity.org

06/01/2026

A note: this story touches on addiction and loss.

"Life is more important than this."

That's what it took. Years gone, and then a truth that simple cutting through all of it.

What followed wasn't relief. It was responsibility. The choice to stay, and to help someone else find their way out.

Sad and rewarding, both at once. Mostly rewarding.

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Una nota: esta historia habla de adicción y pérdida.

"La vida vale más que esto."

Eso fue lo que hizo falta. Años perdidos, y después una verdad así de sencilla abriéndose paso entre todo.

Lo que vino después no fue alivio. Fue responsabilidad. La decisión de quedarse, y de ayudar a alguien más a encontrar su salida.

Triste y gratificante, las dos cosas a la vez. Más que nada, gratificante.