A 501(c)3 non-profit corporation
"the message is HOPE"
Dennis Garrett
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
Love & Respect Recovery, inc.
1604 Angier Avenue
Durham, NC 27703
919.768.0989 PHONE/FAX
LOVE & RESPECT RECOVERYinc.
THE SHOWRUNNERS
DENNIS GARRETT, Founder and Director, started Love & Respect out of a need to help those seeking recovery & support who society have given up on. Mr. Garrett was born in Chapel Hill but “ran” in the streets in Durham, NC. His driving force behind Love & Respect was to find a way to give back what he took through crime and drug use.
Mr. Garrett is a recovering addict and ex-offender that understands what it means to be given a second and even third chance. He believes that he must give back what so freely was given to him. After years of institutionalization and treatment centers, a chance encounter with a former Senator planted the seed of hope and helped jump start his road of recovery.
Mr. Garrett used the skills he learned in treatment and institutions to form the basis for Love and Respect. He believes now that it is his turn to believe in others until such time that they can learn to believe in themselves.
DeSHONDA GARRETT, Vice-President, inspires the vision and represents the heart and soul of Love & Respect. Once lost in her addiction, Mrs. Garrett worked until she had the tools she needed to move from hopeless to hopeful.
She has grown into a strong and responsible woman who embraces her values and purpose. She has passed on her gifts to a multitude of women, teaching them how to be mother, wife, and employee.
KEN DUNN, Operations Manager, is the epitome of the impact Love & Respect can have. Mr. Dunn used to do drugs in an abandoned house across the street from Love & Respect. After receiving the miracles of Love & Respect and the program of Narcotics Anonymous, he would later be in charge of the project that rebuilt the very same abandoned house into what is today a Community Center.
He currently serves as the Operations Manager of Love & Respect, devoting his life and rediscovered skill-set toward helping not only this program, but any and everyone who crosses his path. He is truly grateful for his second chance.
