How it all started.

The Center for Recovery and Wellness Resources (CRWR) opened its doors to people seeking long term recovery in 2010. WE have worked intensively with thousands of people sustaining long term recovery. We were established with the help of other Recovery Community Organizations in Dallas, Austin, El Paso and in partnership with the Houston Department of Health and Human Services to deliver peer led services. In 2012 CRWR opened Houston’s First Recovery Community Support Center. Two other Support Center locations were subsequently esbtalished.

We are now on a growtth trajectory and have developed a capacity expansion project. We have all been instrumental in introducing and expanding the Peer Recovery Coach model to the Greater Houston Community. There is very strong evidence that people in recovery are frequently the most effective advocates and coaches for people who are struggling with recovering from addictive disorders. Over the past years we have provided several 46-hour certification classes and the graduates now work in treatment centers, hospitals, criminal justice facilities and more.

Our Executive Director serves as the lead statewide training facilitator and has trained other recovery coach trainers across the state. CRWR provides Recovery Coaching at a number of inpatient and outpatient treatment programs and has developed partnerships with many of the recovery focused organizations in the Houston area. Our Board and staff are comrpisef of people in long term recovery.

CRWR’s Recovery Support Peer Specialists are not therapists and do not provide clinical services. Instead, they guide individuals on their recovery journey by offering the skills and support necessary for lasting sobriety. Our Peer Specialists focus on non-clinical issues such as housing, employment, navigating drug court and probation requirements and finding treatment resources. Through one-on-one relationships, they also help participants engage with the recovery community, including Twelve Step meetings and other support groups.