WORKING TOWARD RECOVERY
Safe Communities has compiled multiple resource directories for those in each step of recovery.
Recovery is a long process and looks different for every person. Safe Communities has made an extensive list for the three major steps in recovery, community based recovery houses, employment resources, and post recovery housing.
Safe Communities is not a counseling or crisis center. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
YOU DONT HAVE TO RECOVER ALONE
Find a sober house that provides a safe community to work towards recovery.
Find employment from our recovery friendly directory,
Find recovery friendly housing accommodations in our housing directory.
RECOVER TOGETHER
Sober house are affordable, alcohol and drug free environment that provides a positive place for peer-group recovery.
35 beds at multiple locations around Madison including apartments, condos and single-family units for people in recovery, on-site supervision.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
www.jessiecrawfordrecovery.com
Madison:
608-241-4285
Janesville:
608-530-5333
Sober living for 18–30-year olds in recovery from AODA and are enrolled or planning college enrollment, peer support, staff mentor, individual lifestyle plans.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
www.phapts.com
608-381-0563
Democratically run, self-supporting, addiction recovery houses, 9 houses in Madison with 6-8 beds, 60 beds total.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
www.oxfordhouse.org
www.oxfordvacancies.com
Various sober living options primarily for homeless, low-income adults including emergency shelter for single men and case management services.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
www.porchlightinc.org
608-241-9447
Tellurian Group Homes are located throughout Madison and provide a total of 40 single room occupancy housing units for single adults with alcohol, drug, and mental health disorders.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
www.tellurian.org
608-222-7311
One home for 8 women Fourplex with two apartments for women and two apartments for men Two duplexes for men.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Women Call Elicia:
608-298-8063
Men Call Mike:
608-333-6453
This home is located near Madison’s East side and provides a safe, structured, and nurturing sober living environment for up to four women in recovery.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: Women Only
Contact:
www.tellurian.org/chandra
608-222-7311
Tellurian is pleased to announce a sober living home for men who struggle with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: Men Only
Contact:
www.tellurian.org/jeremy
608-222-7311
Nonprofit Safe Structured Sober Living for the Recovering Person.
Located at: North Star Drive Madison WI 53718.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
608-445-3090
Anchor homes are designated as a place to help those in recovery by the grace of God and peer support. Anchor Sober Living is a faith-based, zero-tolerance to drugs and alcohol, sober living home.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: Women Only
Contact:
www.anchorsoberliving.org
608-205-7942
Arcs focus is on the special needs of women involved with corrections or substance use. Various residential, outpatient, and day treatment programs including ARC Center for Women and Children that includes on-site childcare
Type: Halfway House
Gender: Women & Children
Contact:
www.arccommserv.com
608-278-2300
Correctional facility for adult males involved with corrections, 24-hour staff on site for high risk, high needs persons.
Type: Halfway House
Gender: Male
Contact:
www.correctionalservices.org
608-223-0017
The Dave Gallup Foundation was created as a response to the growing need for advocacy and education about the disease of addiction.
They have an 8 bed women’s sober living home in Fort Atkinson, WI and an 8 bed men’s sober living home in Ashland, WI.
Type: Sober Housing
Gender: All Genders
Contact:
www.davegallupfoundation.org
262-470-8269
A STEP TOWARDS A NEW CHAPTER
Jobs for Felons
“This website was created by a few folks who have personally watched their loved ones struggle to get a job due to having a felony. We know that your record doesn’t make you a bad worker. We are the number one website focused on providing all of the resources that felons need to get a job again.”
ABR Employment Services
“Since our doors first opened in 1987, we’ve helped facilitate thousands of connections between talent and businesses while supporting our communities. Our skilled teams are empowered to deliver the exceptional service our clients and job seekers crave.”
QPS Employment Group
“Our Associate Employees—we don’t call them “temps”—embrace the idea that an honest day’s work in exchange for a fair day’s wage brings dignity to daily life. Everyone on our team goes the extra mile to help place you in a position that’s not only financially rewarding and emotionally fulfilling.”
Spherion Staffing & Recruiting
We’ve been a leader in the staffing and recruiting industry for over 75 years. Our passion for helping people find meaningful jobs and helping businesses grow has never wavered. We continually adapt to meet the needs of job seekers and employers so everyone experiences success.
START OVER IN A NEW HOME
601 Bay View Dr, Madison, WI 53715
Phone: 608-257-7808
1865 Northport Dr, Ste B, Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-240-8840
PO Box 7363, Madison, WI 53707
Phone: 608-712-2725
199 Kennedy Hts, Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-244-3044
1202 Regent St, Madison, WI 53715
Phone: 608-251-8777
2517 Pleasant Ridge Trl, Madison, WI 53713
Phone: 608-273-0200
2302 High Ridge Trl, Fitchburg, WI
Phone: 608-278-7470
306 N. Brooks St, Madison, WI 53715
Phone: 608-257-2534
3801 Regent St, Madison, WI
Phone: 608-238-2044
415 S. Bird St, Sun Prairie
Phone: 608-837-8262
7012 Tree Ln, Madison, WI 53717
Phone: 608-833-2900
4713 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison WI 53716
Phone: 608-222-1440
161 E. Old Hwy 16, Rio, WI 53960
Phone: 608-575-3434
620 Badger Rd, Madison, WI 53713
Phone: 608-257-0088
4202 Kenwood St, Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-241-3906
RECOVERY LIVING RESOURCES
RECOVERY COACHING
Our Recovery Coaches are trained through the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) program and Wisconsin Certified Peer Support Specialists.
African American Opioid Coalition
Our main focus is to improve the overall wellbeing of black families in Dane County.
To accomplish this goal, we focus on educating and raising awareness about the impact of opioid addiction in the African American Community.
RESOURCES
Oringinal article by John Gramlich Original Article can be found here: Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest Nearly 92,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in
This article by Maggie Ginsberg originally appeared in the December 2021 Edition of Madison Magazine. To view the original article, click here. Even as the crisis worsens in Dane County
Medications Linked to Falls-Resource from CDC (PDF) Postural Hypotension-Resource from CDC (PDF) Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative The Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative (WPQC) is an initiative of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW)
RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE
Safe communities has complied a list of abbreviation definitions for finding the right treatment for you.
MAT: Medication for Addiction Treatment.
OP: Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends. individual and group therapy, these can include or not include MAT.
IOP: Intensive Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends individual and extended groups, 9-12 hours a week.
Residential: person lives at the facility for a period of at least 14 days, some last as many as 45 days.
PHP: Partial Hospitalization Program is a structured mental health treatment program that runs for several hours each day, three to five days per week.
DBT: Dialectical behavior therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that integrates mindfulness techniques.