Oscar F. first came to CRW’s PRIDE Site Residential program on September 14th, 2022. Since then, he has graduated and transitioned to our Project Contact Outpatient program, maintained over a year of sobriety, and has started working at Pavilion Solar, a solar panel manufacturer. See below for a conversation with Oscar about his experiences in recovery and how the journey has been for him so far.  

Did you know that the older adult population is the largest and fastest-growing age demographic in the United States? Its proportion of the total US population is only expected to continue increasing, so additional services for this population are in constant...

NEW YORK, NY – Educational Alliance’s Center for Recovery and Wellness is proud to announce it has been awarded a five-year, $2.71 million grant from the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the development and implementation of Project ENTER (Engaging in Needed Treatment and Empowering Recovery) based on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The program, which the federal government has recognized as a project of regional and national significance, will break down silos, remove barriers, and innovate the way New York City’s most vulnerable youth are identified and connected to effective substance use disorders (SUD) services and supports. The Center for Recovery and Wellness is the only organization in Lower Manhattan to receive this federal grant.

Marisa R. first enrolled in CRW’s Pride Site residential program during the beginning of COVID in the spring of 2020. While the first time around Marisa left after a couple of months, she re-enrolled in August 2022 and has been going strong in her recovery since then. She recently completed the rehabilitation level of care and is now enrolled in re-integration, where clients continue to live on-site but are enrolled in the Project Contact outpatient program. We are excited to announce she just started working as a Certified Peer Recovery Advocate (CPRA)! For this Q&A, she was kind enough to share with us about her experiences in recovery and beginning to work as a peer.

CRW is committed to expanding access to professional development opportunities for our community, and that goal is exemplified by our Peer Training Institute. For this article, Keithie Lawrence (Director of Recovery Services) shared with us about his experience facilitating trainings to educate the next generation of CRPA’s (Certified Peer Recovery Advocates). You will also hear from Andres Gomez (pictured on the left), a former client of our recovery programs who went through the Peer Training Institute and is now working as a fully fledged CPRA for our parter organization Lower East Side Service Center. 

In this article, you will learn about how Kim Sumner Mayer (Family Services Coordinator) has partnered with the Office of Child Support Services to help our clients navigate the child support system, which strengthens their recovery, family relationships, and quality of life.

The Center for Recovery and Wellness is proud to call Big Vision a partner organization. Big Vision is a nonprofit organization that helps people in recovery develop meaningful relationships, have fun, and ultimately sustain their recovery through community...

At the Center for Recovery and Wellness (CRW) our holistic approach to recovery means that we offer more to our clients than traditional clinical services. In June, staff members Vaness Flores (Prevention and Wellness Educator) and Fiorela Caro (Recreation...

This article features an interview with Cynthia Rodriguez, a Workforce Development Coordinator at partner organization Back On My Feet, as well as an interview with William G., former member of Back On My Feet and client at PRIDE Site. 

Samara, a newly hired Clinical Counselor in the Project Contact Outpatient Program, talks about her work as an art therapist and why it is a unique tool to support those in recovery.

Troy Boze, founder of the Muscal Pathways to Wellness Program and Recovery Services Coordinator, shares his experience using music to engage people as a Peer Navigator in WSP.