CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Ben’s Friends is a substance abuse support group for people who work in the service industry.

 

What You Need To Know

  • Ben's Friends offers substance abuse support specifically for people in the service industry

  • Ben's Friends meetings are held virtually seven days a week

  • Ben's Friends is offering additional help for service industry workers laid off or whose hours have been cut during the pandemic


Waiters, chefs, bartenders, and other service industry workers can’t avoid alcohol during their working hours, so Ben’s Friends helps them find ways to stay on track and offer support

Many service industry workers have also lost their jobs or had their hours cut down because of the pandemic. Ben’s Friends is working to offer more support by having meetings seven days a week and holding them virtually so anyone can attend.

Sam Diminich is the Charlotte representative for Ben’s Friends. He lost his job as an executive chef during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“There’s never been a greater need for the voice of Ben’s Friends to be out there for the people that are in questionable circumstances and uncertainty”, Diminich says.

You can find more information about Ben’s Friends meetings and support here.