Adeara Recovery Centre

What Adeara Recovery Centre does

Adeara Recovery Centre is a registered charitable non-profit founded in 1998 and headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, operating a long-term (one-year) residential addiction recovery program for women and their children. Its clinical model is the biopsychosocial-spiritual framework, which integrates biological support (structure, life skills, exercise), psychological care (individual counselling, group therapy, relapse prevention), social development (parenting supports, family reintegration, transition to independent living), and spiritual programming delivered through Christian teaching. Each client is housed in a private apartment suite, and daily recovery-oriented classes are delivered on-site — a configuration that is uncommon in Alberta, where long-term (over three-month) residential programs accommodating women with children are scarce. The organization is CAC-accredited and licensed under Part 1 of Alberta's Mental Health Services Protection Act, with program costs subsidized to remain affordable for clients.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: individual donations and monthly giving, an annual fundraising gala, and More Than a Fad, a wholly-owned 10,000+ square-foot thrift store in Edmonton whose profits flow directly to the program. The organization also receives an Alberta government Community Initiatives Program operating grant. It employs 17 people and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Church partnerships function as both referral channels and donor networks, while a YouTube channel and social media presence support awareness and fundraising rather than clinical delivery.

Name

Adeara Recovery Centre

Legal name

Adeara Recovery Centre

Website

https://adeara.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adeara Recovery Centre is an Edmonton-based charitable non-profit running a one-year, faith-based residential addiction recovery program for women and their children, using a biopsychosocial-spiritual clinical model and funded through donations, an annual gala, and a thrift-store social enterprise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

Keywords

• Addiction recovery services
• Residential treatment programs
• Faith-based rehabilitation
• Women recovery support
• Thrift store social enterprise

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary funding source from individual donors, monthly giving programs, and general charitable donations. Recovery programs accept women with children at subsidized rates costing hundreds of dollars per day, funded primarily through donations.
2. Thrift Store Revenue: More Than a Fad thrift store in Edmonton generates revenue through retail sales of donated clothing, home goods, furniture, books, and antiques. All profits directly support Adeara Recovery Centre operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Adeara Recovery Centre provides a one-year, faith-based residential addiction recovery program for women and their children in Edmonton, Alberta. The program delivers safe apartment-suite accommodation, daily recovery-oriented classes, individual counselling, group therapy, relapse prevention, parenting supports, life skills development, and spiritual development following a biopsychosocial-spiritual model. The organization supplements its recovery services with a Recovery Support Program for transition to independent living and operates the More Than a Fad Thrift Store as a social enterprise to fund operations.

Product overview

Adeara Recovery Centre offers a single unified program focused on long-term addiction recovery for women and their children. The core offering is a one-year residential Addiction Recovery Program providing safe apartment-style housing, daily recovery-oriented classes, individual and group therapy, relapse prevention, life skills development, parenting supports, and spiritual programming. The organization also operates the More Than a Fad Thrift Store as a social enterprise to raise funds, and provides Recovery Support Program services to help clients transition to independent living. All programming follows a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach and is donor-supported to keep costs affordable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• More Than a Fad: Adeara's thrift store located in Edmonton, AB. All profits directly support Adeara Recovery Centre. Over 10,000 square feet holding pre-loved clothing, home goods, furniture, books, and antiques.

Products and services

• Addiction Recovery Program A one-year, faith-based residential addiction recovery program for women and their children, providing safe apartment-suite accommodation, daily recovery-oriented classes, individual counselling, group therapy, relapse prevention, parenting supports, life skills development, and spiritual development through Christian programming.
• Recovery Support Program Program providing support for women's transition into independent living following residential treatment, including parenting supports, family reintegration, and continued recovery coaching.
• More Than a Fad Thrift Store A thrift store in Edmonton, Alberta spanning over 10,000 square feet selling pre-loved clothing, home goods, furniture, books, and antiques. All profits directly support Adeara Recovery Centre.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Canadian Accreditation Council (CAC)coreOthersNational accreditation body for addictions recovery centres. Adeara maintains CAC accreditation as a mark of quality and standards excellence in addiction recovery services.
• Church PartnershipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic church partnerships for community referrals, volunteer support, and awareness building. Churches serve as referral sources for women seeking recovery and provide community-based support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pine River Institute: Ontario-based long-term residential treatment centre for youth and families affected by substance use. Comparable as a long-duration (9–12 month) residential model with strong family-reintegration programming, though youth-focused rather than women/child-focused.
• Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women with Addictions: Calgary-based residential addiction treatment program specifically for women, including pregnant women and women with children. Closest direct comparable to Adeara's women-and-children residential model, also operating in Alberta under provincial health contracts.

Regional players

• Edgewood Treatment Centre: British Columbia-based private addiction treatment centre offering residential programs. Comparable as a Canadian residential addiction provider, though operating on a private-pay model rather than Adeara's donation-supported model.
• Cedars at Cobble Hill: Vancouver Island residential addiction treatment centre offering long-term programs. Comparable as a Canadian residential addiction recovery operator, though with a different funding and program structure.
• George Spady Centre Society: Edmonton-based nonprofit operating residential addiction treatment, withdrawal management, and supportive housing. Direct regional comparable given shared Edmonton footprint and residential addiction mandate, although services are not women/child-specific.
• Calgary Alpha House Society: Alberta-based nonprofit providing addiction recovery, housing, and harm-reduction services. Comparable as a regional Alberta addiction-services nonprofit, though its focus is broader (including men's programs and shelter) rather than the women-with-children niche.

Broad incumbents

• Portage: Canadian nonprofit running long-term residential drug addiction treatment programs across multiple provinces. Comparable as a long-duration residential recovery operator in Canada, though its programs are not gender- or child-specific.
• The Salvation Army — Alberta Addiction Services: Large faith-based organization running addiction recovery programs across Canada including in Alberta. Comparable as a broad incumbent in faith-anchored residential recovery, but operates across many program areas beyond addiction.

Others

• Alberta Health Services — Addiction and Mental Health: Provincial health authority that funds and operates public addiction treatment beds in Alberta. Functions both as a potential contracting payor for Adeara and as an indirect provider of competing public residential addiction services.
• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA): National nonprofit providing research, policy, and resource guidance on substance use in Canada. Adjacent to Adeara as a sector-level stakeholder — not a direct competitor but a policy/research counterpart in the Canadian addiction ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@adeararecovery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adeararecovery

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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