What Recovery Café Network does

Recovery Café Network (RCN) is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 to train, support, and connect communities operating Recovery Cafés—healing spaces serving individuals recovering from substance use disorders, homelessness, mental health challenges, trauma, grief, and isolation. The Network holds sole-trainer status for the proprietary Recovery Café Model, a research-anchored framework rooted in radical hospitality and loving accountability and backed by six research-supported frameworks (Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Enhancement, Stages of Change, Community Reinforcement, Recurrence Prevention, and Life and Social Skills Training). The original Recovery Café opened in Seattle in 2004; the Network was launched a decade later to systematize replication and now spans nearly 100 member Cafés across the U.S., Canada, and the Virgin Islands.

The core product suite includes the Recovery Café Model framework, Recovery Circles (weekly peer-led groups of up to 10 Members), the School for Recovery (6-10 week educational classes), and the Member Leadership Program. Supporting technology comprises the proprietary RCN Hub online learning platform and the required AGENCY data management platform (valued at $2,000+/year per café), alongside the RCN Learning Series (live training offered twice yearly), 1-2 day Immersion Visits, and the biennial RCN Rendezvous conference. Member onboarding follows a structured path: Catalyst Team pre-membership support, two-year Emerging Membership phase, then evaluation for ongoing Full Membership.

Revenue is generated through two streams: (1) donations and grants from individuals, foundations, and government sources (with the September 2025 Standing in the Gap annual fundraiser alone raising over $970,000), and (2) tiered membership dues—Emerging Members at $5,000/year (with a scholarship option reducing to $2,500) and Full Members on a sliding scale of $1,000-$5,000 annually based on organizational budget. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, supported by a small Catalyst Team that guides prospective groups through discernment, free webinars, and cohort onboarding twice yearly. The organization operates with a lean staff of approximately 15-20 employees under Founder Killian Noe and Executive Director Skye Stuart (appointed 2025), with no venture capital or private equity backing.

Name

Recovery Café Network

Legal name

Recovery Café Network

Website

https://recoverycafenetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Recovery Café Network is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains, supports, and connects nearly 100 community organizations operating Recovery Cafés—long-term, relationship-based healing spaces serving individuals recovering from addiction, homelessness, mental health challenges, and isolation across the U.S., Canada, and the Virgin Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recovery Community Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Recovery Lounges & Multi-Modal Recovery Centers (HSADAKAI)

Keywords

• Recovery community model
• Addiction recovery support
• Peer recovery circles
• Nonprofit network training
• Healing community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Recovery Café Network operates as a nonprofit organization (EIN: 91-2158547) primarily funded through donations from individuals, foundations, and government grants. The organization actively solicits donations through its website to support training, connecting, and strengthening healing communities.
2. Membership Dues: Member Cafés pay annual membership dues: Emerging Member Cafés pay $5,000/year (with scholarship option to reduce to $2,500), and Full Member Cafés pay $1,000-$5,000 annually on a sliding scale based on organizational budget. These dues offset training and support costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Recovery Café Network trains, supports, and connects community organizations to establish and operate Recovery Cafés—healing spaces built on the Recovery Café Model that provide long-term, relationship-based recovery support for individuals recovering from addiction, homelessness, mental health challenges, and trauma. Member Cafés pay annual dues for access to proprietary training programs, an online learning platform (RCN Hub), a required data management platform (AGENCY), coaching, and a structured two-year Emerging Membership curriculum.

Product overview

Recovery Café Network offers a unified model-based program for establishing and operating Recovery Cafés—healing community spaces for long-term recovery support. The core offering is the Recovery Café Model, a framework grounded in radical hospitality and loving accountability. Member Cafés receive access to the RCN Hub (proprietary online learning platform), Learning Series training, Immersion Visits, and AGENCY data management software. The membership structure progresses from Emerging Member (2-year intensive training phase) to Full Member (ongoing support and leadership opportunities). Additional offerings include Recovery Circles (weekly peer groups), School for Recovery (educational classes), and Member Leadership programs. The Network also facilitates the biennial Rendezvous conference and provides Catalyst Team support for groups exploring the model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recovery Café Model
• Emerging Member Café Program
• Full Member Café Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 90+ Recovery Cafés across U.S., Canada, and Virgin Islands
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Hazelden Betty Ford is one of the largest addiction treatment providers in the U.S., offering clinical care, education, and publishing in the recovery field. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with RCN's recovery-support mission but operates as a clinical treatment system rather than a community-gathering model.
• Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers: The Salvation Army operates one of the largest networks of residential addiction recovery programs in the U.S. It is a broad incumbent offering long-term residential recovery services, overlapping with RCN's recovery-support mission but on a much larger and older institutional scale.

Direct peers

• SMART Recovery: SMART Recovery is a nonprofit that offers mutual-support meetings and tools for people recovering from addictive behaviors, with a self-empowering, peer-led approach similar to the Recovery Café Network's Recovery Circles. While SMART focuses on structured meetings, RCN centers on whole-community healing spaces - both are large-scale peer-support networks in the recovery space.
• Oxford House: Oxford House is a national network of sober-living homes operated on a self-run, democratic model with over 2,800 houses worldwide. Like the Recovery Café Network, it is a membership-style network providing peer-driven recovery infrastructure, though Oxford House focuses on residential living rather than community gathering spaces.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: Faces & Voices of Recovery is a national recovery advocacy organization that promotes recovery and mobilizes the recovery community, paralleling RCN's broader mission of building and connecting recovery communities. Both organizations serve as umbrella/connector organizations for the broader U.S. recovery ecosystem.
• Shatterproof: Shatterproof is a national nonprofit focused on ending addiction through public-policy change, public education, and employer programs. While it operates at a larger scale and emphasizes policy rather than direct community building, it shares RCN's nonprofit, mission-driven orientation in the addiction-recovery space.
• CCAR (Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery): CCAR is a recovery community organization that pioneered the Recovery Community Organization (RCO) model and trains peer recovery specialists. It is widely considered the originator of the modern RCO framework that Recovery Café Network implements, making it a closely comparable peer in structure and mission.
• Young People in Recovery: Young People in Recovery is a national nonprofit peer-led recovery support organization that establishes and supports local recovery community organizations, mirroring RCN's model of building and affiliating Recovery Cafés. Both organizations focus on community-driven recovery infrastructure and engage young adults through peer-led programming.
• The Phoenix: The Phoenix is a national nonprofit that builds sober communities through fitness, social activities, and peer support - very similar to the Recovery Café Network's model of community-led recovery support, but with a fitness-first orientation instead of café/community gathering. Both organizations serve individuals in long-term recovery and operate multi-city networks.
• Unity Recovery: Unity Recovery is a nonprofit that establishes and supports Recovery Community Organizations across the U.S., very similar to the Recovery Café Network's model of helping groups launch and operate recovery-supporting community spaces. Both serve as network/incubator organizations for the RCO movement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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