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Philadelphia Recovery Community Center
A place to provide hope, health, and healing to individuals and families affected by the disease of addiction.
Our Mission
The Philadelphia Recovery Community Center promotes recovery through advocacy, support, education, and service, including:
- Offering holistic support to the recovering person.
- Coordinating and linking people to services.
- Providing technological services.
- Reaching out to the community to promote recovery.
Programs and Services
Peer leaders at the community center draw from their own experience to provide practical skill-building support and opportunities for others. Our peer-delivered services aim to help people initiate and sustain long-term recovery while gaining overall wellness through:
- Peer-facilitated Recovery Support Groups.
- Education, Career Planning, and Resource Identification.
- Recovery Coaching or Mentoring.
- 24/hour Information and Referral (800-221-6333).
- Gender-Specific Support Groups.
- Volunteer Training Opportunities.
- Life Skills.
- Family Education Program.
- Alcohol and Drug Free Social Events.
Hours of Operation
- Mondays from 12pm to 8pm.
- Tuesdays from 12pm to 8pm.
- Wednesdays from 9am to 5pm.
- Thursdays from 12pm to 8pm.
- Fridays from 12pm to 8pm.
- Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.
Directions to The Philadelphia Recovery Community Center
The Community Center is easily accessible by public transportation. It is located two blocks from the North Philadelphia Station on the Broad Street Subway. The 54 bus runs on Lehigh Ave. The C Bus stops at Broad and Lehigh. The 2 Bus stops at 17th and Lehigh. The 33 Bus stops at 22nd and Lehigh. See a larger map.
Get Involved
Positively impacting one individual’s life in an environment like ours can extend well beyond the walls of the community center.
Learn about Recovery
Answers can be as easy as our open door. Even the most difficult questions about substance abuse and dependence are met with the greatest understanding and confidentiality.
If you think you may need assistance, or more information, you are welcome to call our information line at 1-800-221-6333.
Volunteer Your Time
Day to day operations at the community center are dependent on the generosity of people like you. Volunteers are very important to us. They contribute time and talent in a variety of ways. Our volunteers see first hand how a supportive community can achieve success and grow as they learn. The community center offers a volunteer training program to provide education and support so volunteers can nurture others and their own recovery.
To get involved, please contact us.
Volunteer Your Resources
Your financial support is needed now, and it’s a contribution you can feel good about. Please consider making a donation.
Credits
The Philadelphia Recovery Community Center is a collaboration between the City of Philadelphia, Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services and Pennsylvania Recovery Organization Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT), a grassroots advocacy initiative. The Center offers a unique blend of services geared towards strengthening recovery within an inclusive community-based setting.
Visionary Committee
Our Visionary Committee is a diverse group of stakeholders joined together to create and develop the Recovery Community Center. Members are:
- Robin Baylor
- Sandy Burgie
- Bob Coyle
- Lester DeLoatch
- Les Flippen
- Beverly Haberle
- Jerri Jones
- Yvette Kamimura
- Fred Martin
- Charlene Nixon
- Kyra Turner
- John Walker
- Glenn Wilson
The Philadelphia Recovery Community Center is made possible by grants from the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services and SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
Site Map
Journal
Read the latest about PRO-ACT and recovery from addiction. Visit the PRO-ACT Journal.
Calendar
See all of PRO-ACT’s scheduled events, programs, trainings, and meetings. Visit the PRO-ACT Calendar.
Consumer Guides
Learn your rights. Purchase copies of PRO-ACT’s Consumer Guides or read the full text online.
Act 106
View PRO-ACT’s guide to Act 106.
Get Involved
We need your help! Become a member. Volunteer. Sponsor an event or otherwise Get Involved.
Recovery Centers
Learn more about PRO-ACT’s Recovery Community Centers.
Recovery Resources
See what resources are available to those in recovery. Visit PRO-ACT’s Recovery Resources.
Contact Legislators
Find your elected state officials.