What Communities for Recovery does

Communities for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 (originally as Volunteers at the Creek, renamed in 2008) and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that delivers volunteer-driven peer recovery support services to individuals affected by substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Its core offering is one-on-one Peer Recovery Coaching with certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists, supplemented by over 25 on-site support groups spanning multiple recovery pathways (12-step, Refuge Recovery, Dual Recovery Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, CoDA, and culturally specific groups such as Grupo Latinos de Recuperacion and Recovery Works for the black community), family recovery programming, wellness services (yoga, WRAP, SHINE), and a Peer Support Specialist Training program delivered in partnership with Recovery People.

The organization operates a physical community center on the Austin State Hospital Campus at 4110 Guadalupe St. (open 10am–8pm weekdays, 9am–6pm Saturday), augmented by online/virtual delivery including a dedicated Naloxone Hub (naloxonehub.org) for free overdose-prevention training. It holds Joint Commission (TJC) Accreditation for Peer Recovery Support Programs (received 2014). The technology stack is minimal and human-centric: a content/website platform, an Eventbrite ticketed training flow, a Meetup event calendar, and an email newsletter; no public APIs, SDKs, or AI capabilities are offered.

The business model is donation-funded philanthropy rather than commercial revenue: all programs are provided free of charge to participants (Freemium pricing), with operating support drawn from individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and charitable contributions. Customers/beneficiaries are individuals in recovery, their families, volunteers seeking to give back, and aspiring peer specialists pursuing certification. Hospital partnerships — beginning with founding partner Seton Shoal Creek Hospital and expanded to over seven hospitals in Central Texas — drive institutional patient referrals. The volunteer program is the operational backbone, with eight paid recovery coaches on staff and a small support team (volunteer coordinator, family program coordinator, training coordinator) within an 11–50 employee range.

Name

Communities for Recovery

Legal name

Communities for Recovery

Website

https://communitiesforrecovery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communities for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Austin, Texas that delivers free, volunteer-driven peer recovery support — including coaching, support groups, family programming, wellness classes, and Peer Support Specialist training — to individuals with substance use disorders, their families, and the broader Central Texas recovery community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peer Recovery Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Peer recovery support
• Substance use recovery
• Recovery support groups
• Peer recovery coaching
• Addiction recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, sponsors, and supporters. Contributions are tax-deductible under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Communities for Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free peer recovery support services through trained and certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists (PRS). Its core offerings include one-on-one peer recovery coaching, more than 25 in-person and virtual recovery support groups, family recovery programming, peer support specialist training and certification, overdose prevention (Naloxone Hub), and wellness classes such as yoga and WRAP. All services are provided free of charge to participants and are funded through donations, sponsorships, and grants.

Product overview

Communities for Recovery is a nonprofit organization offering peer recovery support services through multiple interconnected programs. The core offerings include Peer Recovery Coaching (one-on-one partnerships with certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists), Support Groups (over 25 recovery support groups across various pathways), and Peer-to-Career Training Programs for certification. Additional services include the Naloxone Hub for overdose prevention, Family Recovery Programs, and wellness offerings (Yoga, WRAP, SHINE). The organization operates a community center facility and maintains an active volunteer program as the backbone of service delivery. Services are delivered through trained staff, certified peer specialists, and community volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Volunteers at the Creek: Original name of the organization from 2004-2008 when it provided peer support recovery services at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital.
• Grupo Latinos de Recuperacion

Products and services

• Peer Recovery Coaching One-on-one partnership with a trained and certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRS) who engages with individuals in recovery-wellness planning to build recovery capital. Free to participants.
• Recovery Support Groups Over 25 recovery support groups including All-Recovery groups, AA, NA, CA, Dual Recovery Anonymous, Refuge Recovery, Cocaine Anonymous, Co-Dependents Anonymous, and specialty groups like Grupo Latinos de Recuperacion.
• Peer-to-Career Training Program Peer Support Specialist Training delivered in partnership with Recovery People, including Core training (19.5-hour overview), RSPS Supplemental training (46-hour workshop), and MHPS Supplemental training for Texas certification.
• Naloxone Hub Free naloxone training and overdose prevention resources accessible through a dedicated online hub.
• Family Recovery Program Supportive programming for family, friends, loved ones, and allies of individuals experiencing substance use or in recovery, including support groups, resource navigation, education, and coaching.
• Yoga Classes Free yoga classes including Hatha Flow, Kundalini Yoga, and Gentle Hatha Yoga to promote mindfulness and wellness for body and mind.
• WRAP Program (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Workshop teaching individuals to implement recovery tools in daily life, organize wellness tools, and create crisis plans with identified support individuals.
• SHINE Wellness Program Weekly wellness sessions integrating movement, education on health topics (nutrition, mindfulness, exercise), healthy recipes with demo/tasting, and meditation.
• Volunteer Program Volunteer opportunities for individuals in recovery to give back through outreach, fundraising, social events, group facilitation, workshops, and trainings.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, founding and minor.

• Recovery PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership with Recovery People to provide Peer Support Specialist Training. Training classes are administered through Recovery People, including Peer-to-Career Core, RSPS (Recovery Support Peer Specialist), and Peer Specialist Supervisor training programs.
• Seton Shoal Creek HospitalfoundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Original partnership established in 2004 when Volunteers at the Creek (now Communities for Recovery) began providing peer support recovery services to patients at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital in Austin. This founding partnership expanded to serving patients at over seven hospitals.
• Austin State Hospital CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpened community center location on the Austin State Hospital Campus in 2008, allowing increased diversity of programs and services for individuals and families in the wider recovery community.
• Various Community OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partnerships and collaborations with other agencies and organizations that align with the mission. Advocates for developing a recovery oriented system of care in Central Texas.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Shatterproof: Shatterproof is a national nonprofit focused on ending addiction through evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support. It is a broad incumbent peer operating at the national-systems level rather than direct community-center delivery.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: Faces & Voices of Recovery is a national nonprofit advocacy organization for the recovery community, operating at a broader national/policy level. It is comparable as a peer-led recovery movement organization but with an advocacy and convening mission rather than direct service delivery from a community center.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Hazelden Betty Ford is the largest U.S. nonprofit addiction treatment provider, offering inpatient, outpatient, and recovery-support services across multiple states. It is a broad incumbent in the same space, offering overlapping recovery-support capabilities within a much larger clinical portfolio.

Direct peers

• Young People in Recovery (YPR): YPR is a national nonprofit recovery community organization that builds recovery support networks, advocacy, and chapter-based peer support programs for young people. It mirrors Communities for Recovery's peer-led, community-center model and its focus on recovery pathways beyond 12-step.
• RecoveryPeople: RecoveryPeople is the peer recovery specialist training partner that administers Communities for Recovery's Core, RSPS, and MHPS training. It is a direct peer in the peer-credentialing niche and a key operating counterpart whose training infrastructure Communities for Recovery leverages.
• SMART Recovery: SMART Recovery is a nonprofit that runs mutual-support groups, online meetings, and training programs for people with substance use and behavioral issues. Like Communities for Recovery it is a peer-led, free, group-based recovery support organization, but operates at national scale rather than a single community center.
• Oxford House: Oxford House operates a nationwide network of self-run, sober-living recovery homes financed through member fees and federal support. It is a directly comparable community-run, peer-governed recovery organization, though focused on housing rather than the coaching/group mix at Communities for Recovery.
• The Phoenix: The Phoenix is a peer-led recovery community offering free sober active events, fitness classes, and peer support across multiple U.S. cities. It is the closest direct peer to Communities for Recovery: nonprofit, community-led, free-to-participant, and built on volunteer/lived-experience delivery for individuals in recovery from substance use.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/C4RAustin

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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