Safeside Recovery

What Safeside Recovery does

SafeSide Recovery is a privately held, bootstrapped addiction recovery organization founded in 2019 in Colorado by Ross Miller and Rob Miller. The company delivers peer-led recovery support services for individuals facing addiction, homelessness, and co-occurring mental health challenges, operating a continuous care continuum that spans street outreach, case management, sober living housing, intensive outpatient programming, life skills training, and shelter operations. Its core technology is not a software platform but a Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) operating model in which all certified specialists have personally overcome addiction, homelessness, and mental health challenges, creating a trust-based engagement layer that the founders view as more effective than purely clinical approaches.

The portfolio includes four sober living homes (Athens House, Zenith House, Seneca House for men; Athena House for women opened January 2025), the Intensive Peer Program (IP2) which layers structured outpatient support onto sober living, and full case management and life skills services. SafeSide also operates The Pueblo Shelter under contract with the City of Pueblo, making it the operator of the only city-run homeless shelter in Pueblo, Colorado, and runs an on-site weekday partnership with Open Door Ministries in Denver. Clinical IOP services are delivered through a partner, Paragon Behavioral Health Connections, with Athena House revenue tied to Medicaid eligibility.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring monthly sober living program fees ($600/month), Medicaid reimbursement for clinical IOP services, managed-services government contracts (Pueblo Shelter), and foundation grants via the affiliated SafeSide Foundation. The customer base spans individual consumers, municipal government, and referral partners including treatment providers, courts, and community corrections. Despite no external venture or private equity funding, the company has executed multiple expansions, geographic moves into Southern Colorado, and management team buildout during 2024–2025.

Name

Safeside Recovery

Legal name

SafeSide Recovery

Website

https://safesiderecovery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SafeSide Recovery is a Colorado-based, bootstrapped addiction recovery organization that delivers peer-led recovery support, sober living housing, case management, and life skills training to individuals facing addiction and homelessness, and operates the City of Pueblo's homeless shelter under municipal contract.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery & Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

Keywords

• Peer recovery support
• Sober living housing
• Addiction recovery services
• Homeless shelter operations
• Case management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

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. Sober Living Program Fees: Monthly program fees for sober living housing; includes peer support, life skills programming, and recovery services.
2. Medicaid Reimbursement: Clinical services including Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) billed through Medicaid; Active Medicaid required for some programs.
3. Government Contracts: City of Pueblo contract to operate The Pueblo Shelter, the only city-run homeless shelter in Pueblo, Colorado.
4. Foundation Grants: SafeSide Foundation provides need-based housing assistance for individuals meeting financial eligibility criteria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SafeSide Recovery delivers peer-led addiction recovery services through certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists with lived addiction experience. The core portfolio includes one-on-one and group peer coaching, structured sober living housing (men's and women's homes in Denver), the 90-day Intensive Peer Program (IP2) integrated with IOP clinical services, case management for housing and benefits navigation, and life-skills training. Operations also extend to running The Pueblo Shelter under a municipal contract and an on-site partnership at Open Door Ministries in Denver.

Product overview

SafeSide Recovery is a peer support-focused addiction recovery organization offering a multi-tiered service portfolio. The core offering is Peer Recovery Support (one-on-one and group guidance from certified specialists with lived experience), which anchors the entire continuum. This integrates with Sober Living/Recovery Housing (men's homes at Athens House, Zenith House; women's home at Athena House) providing transitional accommodation with structured programming. The Intensive Peer Program (IP2) delivers structured outpatient services within sober living environments. Supporting services include Case Management for system navigation and Life Skills Training for independent living preparation. The organization also operates The Pueblo Shelter and maintains the Open Door Ministries partnership for expanded community reach. The company was founded in 2019 by Ross Miller and Rob Miller.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peer Recovery Support One-on-one and group-based recovery guidance from certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists who have personally overcome addiction, homelessness, and mental health challenges. Provides practical guidance, accountability, and compassion to help individuals build recovery skills, set meaningful goals, and create stability. Targeted at individuals in active addiction or early recovery.
• Sober Living / Recovery Housing Transitional sober living homes for adults in recovery. Operates men's homes (Athens House, Zenith House, Seneca House) and the women's home (Athena House) in Denver. Monthly program fee of $600 includes structured programming such as IOP participation, regular peer support, drug/alcohol testing, onsite staff, life skills, and re-entry support. Targeted at adults who have completed detox or residential treatment.
• Intensive Peer Program (IP2) Structured outpatient program led by certified peer support specialists, delivered within sober living homes. Blends independence of sober living with clinical and peer recovery plans: one-on-one coaching, peer-led group sessions, community activities, and simultaneous IOP/clinical services. 90-day intensive phase followed by step-down phase. Targeted at residents in sober living who need higher-intensity wraparound support.
• Case Management 1:1 navigation of complex systems to remove practical barriers to recovery and stability. Case managers coordinate care, connect clients to resources, and support follow-through with housing, healthcare, benefits, employment, and essential services. Includes housing stability support, resource navigation, employment assistance, and progress tracking. Targeted at individuals in recovery who need wraparound support.
• Life Skills Training Preparation for independent living through practical skill-building. Covers job readiness, household management, employment skills, transportation, housing assistance, computer/technology, money management, cooking/nutrition, goal setting, health/hygiene, social/community skills, and finding purpose. Targeted at individuals in recovery transitioning to independent living.
• The Pueblo Shelter Operations Contracted operation of The Pueblo Shelter, the only city-run homeless shelter in Pueblo, Colorado. Provides onsite resources for residents including housing advocacy, case management, daily life-skills programming, pop-up primary healthcare clinics, clinical mental healthcare, and peer-led recovery support. Sold to the City of Pueblo government under a municipal services contract.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and support.

• Open Door MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2025On-site partnership where SafeSide Recovery peer coaches are at Open Door Ministries every weekday providing hands-on support for individuals experiencing homelessness and substance misuse. Services include peer coaching, case management, employment guidance, judicial advocacy, and more, delivered in a trusted community setting at 1567 N Marion St, Denver.
• Mission ArvadaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2025Partnership that helped Ms. Charmaine secure permanent housing after experiencing homelessness. SafeSide Peer Coach Franco worked with Mission Arvada to support the client's housing journey.
• Paragon Behavioral Health ConnectionssupportImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 5 January 2025Provides IOP and clinical services for residents of SafeSide's Athena House women's sober living program. Clinical services are offered alongside the peer-led recovery support provided by SafeSide staff.
• City of PueblocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024SafeSide was chosen by the City of Pueblo in 2024 to operate The Pueblo Shelter, the only city-run homeless shelter in Pueblo, Colorado. This major partnership involves providing onsite resources to help residents regain independence including housing advocacy, case management, life-skills programming, healthcare clinics, clinical mental healthcare, and peer-led recovery support.
• Big Brothers Big SistersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership involving joint activities with residents, such as baseball game outings. Supports community reintegration and social connection for individuals in recovery.
• SafeSide FoundationsupportOthersProvides need-based housing assistance for individuals who meet financial eligibility criteria. Supports the recovery housing fund for those who cannot afford the standard $600/month program fee.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Recovery Centers of America: Recovery Centers of America is a multi-site, large-scale inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment provider across the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Overlaps with SafeSide on residential and outpatient SUD services but operates at materially larger scale with a more clinically-driven (less peer-led) model.

Direct peers

• McShin Foundation: McShin Foundation is a peer-led recovery community organization in Virginia offering sober living, peer coaching, and recovery housing. Closely mirrors SafeSide's lived-experience peer support model and sober living housing model at similar scale.
• CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Treatment: CleanSlate is a multi-site outpatient addiction treatment provider offering medication-assisted treatment and counseling. Comparable to SafeSide on outpatient SUD service delivery and Medicaid billing, though CleanSlate is more clinically (less peer-led) and operates across multiple states.
• Sober Living America: Sober Living America operates a national network of sober living homes with structured programming similar to SafeSide's sober living model. Direct comparable on the recovery housing side, though it operates nationally via a referral platform model rather than integrated services.
• The Phoenix: The Phoenix is a national nonprofit leveraging community and sober active events to support people in recovery through peer connection. Comparable to SafeSide's community-based, peer-led engagement model, though The Phoenix focuses on fitness/social events rather than housing or IOP services.
• SHIELDS for Families: SHIELDS provides integrated peer-driven recovery, housing, and family services for families affected by substance use and homelessness in Los Angeles. Comparable continuum-of-care model — from street outreach to recovery housing — though operating at significantly larger scale and in a different geography.
• CenterPointe Health: CenterPointe Health provides integrated behavioral health, recovery housing, and supportive services in Colorado, including peer-led programming. Highly comparable regional peer operating in the same Colorado market with overlapping recovery housing and peer support services.
• Oxford House: Oxford House operates the largest network of sober living homes in North America using a peer-run, self-supporting model. Directly comparable to SafeSide's sober living housing operations and peer-led recovery philosophy, though Oxford House is a national nonprofit versus SafeSide's regional Colorado footprint.
• Project HOME: Project HOME provides homelessness services, supportive housing, and recovery support with peer-led programming in Philadelphia. Comparable to SafeSide's continuum-of-care model integrating shelter, housing, and recovery services, though at larger scale in a different market.

Emerging players

• Aware Recovery Care: Aware Recovery Care provides in-home addiction treatment with peer recovery support integrated alongside clinical services. Comparable to SafeSide on combining peer recovery support with clinical care, though delivered in-home rather than through sober living homes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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