What Anchor Recovery does

Anchor Recovery Center is a nonprofit recovery community organization operating as part of Care New England Health System in Rhode Island. The organization provides peer-driven recovery support services to individuals in recovery from substance use, with additional programming for teens/young adults and previously incarcerated individuals. Service delivery is anchored in two physical recovery community centers located in Providence and West Warwick, supplemented by outreach in hospital emergency rooms (Anchor ED) and community settings.

The service portfolio spans peer recovery specialist connections, Narcan distribution, Employment Services, Recovery Yoga, Life Skills classes focused on the eight dimensions of wellness, and specialized meetings such as the Homecomers Meeting for formerly incarcerated individuals. Named programs include the Jim Gillen Teen Center, Anchor ED, Anchor MORE, and the Anchor Recovery Community Centers. Technology usage is limited to standard community-center infrastructure with Zoom for virtual meetings; no proprietary technology platform, mobile application, or API is disclosed. Anchor Recovery is a member of F&V ARCO, a coalition of recovery community organizations.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than fee-for-service. All core offerings — recovery yoga, life skills classes, peer recovery specialist services, and support meetings — are provided free of charge to individuals in recovery. Funding flows primarily through donations accepted via the Providence Center foundation, with operational backing from parent entity Care New England Health System. The organization reports a headcount of approximately 11 employees and is not privately or publicly traded.

Name

Anchor Recovery

Legal name

Anchor Recovery Center

Website

https://anchorrecovery.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anchor Recovery Center is a nonprofit, peer-driven recovery community organization operating in Rhode Island under Care New England Health System, providing free recovery support, Narcan distribution, wellness classes, and reentry programming to individuals in recovery, teens, and previously incarcerated people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Peer recovery services
• Addiction recovery support
• Recovery community centers
• Opioid overdose prevention
• Reentry support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations through the Providence Center foundation and provides multiple giving options for community support. Donations appear to be a primary funding source for free recovery services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Anchor Recovery Center provides free, peer-driven recovery support services to individuals in recovery from substance use. Core offerings include peer recovery specialist connections, employment services, Narcan distribution, consultation services, recovery yoga, life skills classes, and the Homecomers Meeting for previously incarcerated individuals. Sub-brand programs include the Jim Gillen Teen Center, Anchor ED, Anchor MORE, and Anchor Recovery Community Centers, delivered across two physical locations in Rhode Island.

Product overview

Anchor Recovery Center is a healthcare organization providing a portfolio of recovery support services rather than a technology product. The core offering includes recovery assistance with peer specialists, employment services, and Narcan distribution. The organization operates several specialized programs including the Jim Gillen Teen Center, Anchor ED (emergency department integration), Anchor MORE, and Anchor Recovery Community Centers. Additional services include wellness classes such as Recovery Yoga and Life Skills classes focused on eight dimensions of wellness, along with support groups including the Homecomers Meeting for formerly incarcerated individuals. Services are delivered across two physical locations in Providence and Warwick, Rhode Island.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jim Gillen Teen Center: Teen-focused recovery support program under Anchor Recovery.
• Anchor ED
• Anchor MORE
• Anchor Recovery Community Centers

Products and services

• Recovery Help / Recovery Services Primary recovery assistance services for individuals seeking addiction recovery, including access to peer recovery specialists, employment support, and Narcan distribution. Provided free of charge to individuals in recovery.
• Peer Recovery Specialist Peer-based recovery support connecting individuals in recovery with trained peer specialists who have lived recovery experience. Provided at no cost.
• Employment Services Job placement and employment support services for individuals in recovery to help them reenter the workforce.
• Narcan Distribution Opioid overdose reversal medication distribution program providing free Narcan to community members to prevent overdose fatalities.
• Consultation Services Professional consultation services for recovery support and treatment planning for individuals in recovery.
• Homecomers Meeting Support meeting specifically for individuals who have been previously incarcerated, supporting transition from prison to positive community involvement. Available via Zoom.
• Recovery Yoga Free yoga classes available to anyone in recovery, supporting physical and mental wellness in addiction recovery.
• Life Skills Class Educational class focused on eight dimensions of wellness to improve overall life quality and support sustainable recovery. Provided free of charge.
• Jim Gillen Teen Center Program Youth-focused recovery support program designed specifically for teenagers and young adults in recovery.
• Anchor ED Program Emergency department-based recovery support program connecting hospital patients with recovery resources and peer specialists at the point of clinical care.
• Anchor MORE Program Recovery program focused on additional community support services for individuals in recovery.
• Anchor Recovery Community Centers Physical community center locations in Providence and West Warwick, Rhode Island providing in-person recovery support, meetings, classes, and resources.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• F&V ARCO (ARCO)moderateOthersAnchor Recovery is listed as a member of F&V ARCO (Anchor Recovery Community Organization), which appears to be a membership coalition or affiliation of recovery community organizations. This membership suggests participation in a network of peer-driven recovery organizations with shared standards and mutual support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: Established nonprofit addiction treatment provider offering residential and outpatient programs plus recovery support. Operates in the same substance-use treatment space as Anchor but at broader, multi-state scale.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: National nonprofit that convenes and accredits Recovery Community Organizations, including the ARCO network of which Anchor Recovery is a member. Operates as a broad incumbent that sets standards and runs advocacy for the RCO movement Anchor is part of.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: One of the largest U.S. addiction treatment and recovery organizations, offering residential, outpatient, and recovery support services. Comparable category but at vastly larger scale and with clinical-treatment focus beyond Anchor's peer-only model.
• Volunteers of America: Large national nonprofit delivering social services including recovery housing, reentry support, and behavioral health. Comparable to Anchor's reentry/recovery-community mission at significantly larger national scale.

Direct peers

• Recovery Café Network: National network of member recovery cafés that provide community-based, peer-driven recovery support with free or low-cost access. Closely mirrors Anchor's community-center-based, peer-led, free-access operating philosophy.
• CCAR (Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery): Connecticut-based Recovery Community Organization using the same peer-driven, all-recovery-welcome model that Anchor Recovery uses - free peer support, recovery meetings, advocacy, and community-based programming. It is the most directly comparable RCO in the region.

Emerging players

• SMART Recovery: Peer-led mutual-support organization for substance use recovery using a self-empowerment, science-based approach. Comparable to Anchor's peer-recovery philosophy but operates primarily through self-run meetings (often virtual) rather than staffed community centers.
• Young People in Recovery: National recovery organization focused on young adults in recovery, including youth-led recovery support and advocacy. Directly comparable to Anchor's Jim Gillen Teen Center sub-program in target audience and recovery-support model.

Others

• Shatterproof: National nonprofit focused on ending addiction through advocacy, harm reduction, and treatment-system change. Comparable to Anchor's overdose-prevention mission via Narcan distribution, but operates as an advocacy/funding organization rather than a direct service provider.
• The Providence Center: Parent nonprofit within Care New England Health System that Anchor Recovery operates under. Operates behavioral health and social services that overlap with and feed into Anchor's peer recovery and reentry programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anchor-recovery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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