South Shore Peer Recovery

What South Shore Peer Recovery does

South Shore Peer Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 47-3331053) founded in 2014 and operating on Massachusetts' South Shore from its base in Scituate, with service reach extending to Weymouth and surrounding communities. The organization provides peer-led recovery support services to individuals living with substance use disorder, including one-on-one peer coaching, group support, and navigation of treatment and recovery resources. A notable operational feature is a co-responder model in which peer recovery coaches are embedded with local police departments and hospitals to engage individuals at the point of crisis or post-overdose contact, creating an institutional referral pathway into long-term peer support.

The organization operates without a technology platform; all services are delivered by trained peer recovery coaches who bring lived experience of substance use disorder. There is no disclosed software infrastructure, AI tooling, or proprietary data system. Services are provided free of charge to all participants, removing participant-side pricing as a revenue lever.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations, grants, and fundraising events. The organization's principal fundraising vehicle is the Recovery Rocks event, which reportedly meets 80% of annual fundraising need, with the balance derived from donations and grant funding. The organization is staffed by 1-10 employees and operates as a program under parent organization Health Resources in Action, Inc., which provides administrative and institutional infrastructure. Since inception, the organization has served more than 500 individuals in recovery.

Name

South Shore Peer Recovery

Legal name

Health Resources in Action, Inc.

Website

https://southshorepeerrecovery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Shore Peer Recovery is a Scituate, Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014 that provides free, peer-led recovery support services to individuals with substance use disorder across the South Shore region, including via a co-responder model embedded with local police and hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

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 community center
• Addiction recovery services
• Peer support specialists

Headquarters

HQ city

Scituate

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. Individual Donations: Individual donations from community members supporting recovery programs. The organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN: 47-3331053) with donations being tax-deductible.
2. Annual Fundraising Events: Major annual fundraising through events like Recovery Rocks, which meets 80% of their annual fundraising need. Comedy shows and other annual fundraisers support operational costs.
3. Foundation/Grant Funding: Funding from government and foundation grants, including the Building Communities of Recovery Grant that launched evidence-based programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South Shore Peer Recovery provides free, peer-led recovery support services to individuals and families affected by substance use disorder. Its core offering is one-on-one peer recovery support with personalized recovery planning designed to grow recovery capital, delivered through a recovery community center in Scituate, MA and a partner site in Weymouth. The organization supplements this with free community membership, volunteer programs, and annual community events such as Recovery Rocks and the Overdose Awareness Vigil.

Product overview

South Shore Peer Recovery operates as a peer-led, peer-driven community recovery center offering free programs and services to individuals and families affected by substance use disorder. The organization provides a unified set of services centered on Recovery Support Services (one-on-one peer support), member programs, volunteer opportunities, and annual community events including Recovery Rocks, Overdose Awareness Vigil, and Holiday Give Back Party. Services are delivered through its Scituate Recovery Center and the Wey of Life PRC partnership in Weymouth, MA, with all programs provided at no cost to participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Recovery Support Services One-on-one peer recovery support services connecting individuals in recovery from substance use disorder with experienced peer support specialists. Includes personalized recovery planning to develop goals and increase recovery capital. Provided at no cost.
• Programs for People in Recovery and Families Peer-led programs serving individuals in recovery from substance use disorder and their family members, utilizing lived experience to build community support and recovery skills. Includes education on addiction as a family disease and recovery capital building. Provided at no cost.
• Annual Community Events Annual community events including Recovery Rocks (9th annual scheduled for October 18, 2025 at Salt River Farm in Marshfield, MA), Overdose Awareness Sunrise Vigil, Holiday Give Back Party, and St. Patrick's Day Parade that bring together individuals and families in recovery and the broader community.
• Membership Program Free membership for individuals with lived recovery experience, family members, or allies, offering voice in programming and policies, member appreciation events, and training opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped over 500 individuals and family members in 2019
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scituate FACTS CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based coalition co-founded by Annmarie Galvin in 2011 that has implemented programs across the continuum from prevention, intervention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery support. The coalition has widespread support from the school district, police, parents, families, individuals in recovery, treatment providers, and State Representative Jim Cantwell.
• Wey of Life PRCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner recovery center in Weymouth, Massachusetts that is part of the South Shore Peer Recovery network of recovery support services.
• SSPR ScituatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecovery center in Scituate, Massachusetts operated as part of the South Shore Peer Recovery organization.
• Scituate Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Kimmett spearheaded a co-responder model with the Scituate Police Department, offering counseling and referral to treatment to individuals and families in their homes after a non-fatal overdose or other substance-related referral. Placements from this pilot program have been very successful.
• Angel HouseminorOthersResidence for women recovering with their children in Hyannis that benefits from South Shore Peer Recovery's annual Holiday Give Back Party donations.
• South Shore Recovery HomeminorOthersMen's halfway house in Quincy that benefits from South Shore Peer Recovery's annual Holiday Give Back Party donations.
• Health Resources in Action, Inc.minorOthersOrganization that holds copyright for materials published on South Shore Peer Recovery's website, indicating a content licensing or partnership arrangement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Recovery Café Network: Recovery Café Network is a national network of Recovery Cafés providing peer-based recovery support, community, and sober gathering spaces. It is directly comparable to SSPR's recovery community center offering, peer-led programming, and freemium access model.
• Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR): CCAR is one of the most established Recovery Community Organizations in the U.S., providing peer-led recovery support services, training, and recovery community centers in Connecticut. It is directly comparable to South Shore Peer Recovery in its peer participatory model, free services, and recovery community center delivery model.
• The McShin Foundation: McShin is a Virginia-based recovery community organization offering peer-led recovery support, sober events, and a recovery center serving individuals and families affected by substance use disorder. It mirrors SSPR's peer-driven, freemium model and Recovery Community Center format in a different state.
• Unity Recovery: Unity Recovery operates recovery community centers with peer-led programming, recovery support services, and outreach similar to SSPR's model. It is comparable as a peer-driven recovery community organization offering free programs to individuals and families in recovery.

Emerging players

• PRO-A (National Association of Peer Recovery Organizations): PRO-A is a national membership association supporting peer recovery organizations and the peer workforce. It is comparable as the industry body representing organizations like SSPR and reflects the broader peer recovery movement the subject company participates in.

Regional players

• Bay State Community Services: Bay State Community Services is a Massachusetts nonprofit providing behavioral health, peer recovery, and community-based services across the state. It is comparable to SSPR as a regional peer recovery and behavioral health support provider in Massachusetts with similar community-based delivery model.
• Steppingstone, Inc. Steppingstone is a Southeastern Massachusetts recovery services nonprofit providing peer recovery support, housing, and treatment programs. It is comparable to SSPR as a Massachusetts peer recovery community organization with overlapping target population and recovery support service model.

Broad incumbents

• Hope House Addiction Services: Hope House operates multiple recovery residences and outpatient programs in Massachusetts for individuals and families affected by substance use disorder. It is comparable as a larger Massachusetts-based SUD recovery provider that overlaps with SSPR's geography and beneficiary population.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: Faces & Voices of Recovery is the leading national recovery advocacy organization promoting peer recovery support and Recovery Community Organizations across the U.S. It is comparable to SSPR as a broader umbrella advancing the same peer recovery movement in which SSPR operates.
• The Phoenix: The Phoenix is a national nonprofit building sober communities through fitness, climbing, and events for people in recovery. It overlaps with SSPR on peer-led community recovery, free programming, and event-driven fundraising, but at much larger multi-state scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/southshorepeerrecovery
• Xx.com/sspeerrecovery

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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