At The Center for Recovery Resources, we believe that the key to long-term recovery is a strong foundation of support and community. The Center is a communal space for individuals and families seeking support for substance misuse and addiction-related issues. We host an array of peer-based, non-clinical programs, and services including recovery coaching, support groups, educational workshops, and drug-free/sober community events. 

Conveniently located in downtown Claremont, The Center aims to serve communities throughout The Greater Sullivan County region. We collaborate with local businesses, emergency response personnel, police departments, physical and mental health providers, social service agencies, and educators to help address the needs of their respective clients, patients, and students through mutual referrals. For more information or to make an appointment for recovery coaching, please call 603-287-7127.

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What is Peer Recovery?

Some of the most well-known methods of support for individuals with substance abuse and addiction issues involve medical treatments. While these clinical interventions can be effective at alleviating some of the intensity and side effects associated with withdrawal and detox, recovery is not about abstaining from drugs.

While recovery is a journey that is unique to each individual who makes the decision to embark on it, there are some commonly accepted ideas of what that process consists of. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has identified 4 major dimensions that should be addressed in the process of recovery - Health, Home, Purpose, and Community.

The mutual aid (peer support) model can be traced back to the 18th and 19th centuries when Native Americans held “recovery circles” that incorporated the entire community in the healing process. The first fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous was formed in the 1930s and has since led to hundreds of variant programs that follow the 12 step model. Despite being referred to as “self-help” programs recovery fellowships thrive and survive on the power of communities coming together to share the compassion and knowledge found only in shared-lived experience.

Peer Recovery Coaches are people who have life experiences similar to those they serve (recoverees) and offer support through the utilization of skills-building techniques, solution-based planning and ethical boundaries. Trained coaches help navigate the complexities of early recovery by bridging connections between their recoverees and supportive resources across communities. The primary goal of any coaching relationship should be the recoveree’s development of self-efficacy through role modeling and mirroring. This is essentially the difference between empathy and sympathy.
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Meetings Calendar

Every 1st and 3rd Monday
6:30PM: F.A.S.T.E.R. Family Support Group
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Tuesdays
11AM: Medically-Assisted Recovery Group (CLOSED GROUP) 

Thursdays
​12PM: SMART Recovery

Fridays
4PM: ALL Recovery Peer Support

Saturdays
6PM: Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner's Meeting
The meetings are subject to change based on the operational hours of The Center and weather. Please check the Facebook page to make sure the meeting has not been cancelled or call us at 603-287-7127.

Peer Recovery Services

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Recovery navigators, resource brokers, peer helpers, recovery mentor, peer recovery coach… there are several different names given to the men and women who do this work, but the core services provided in a peer-based setting include:
  • Peer mentoring or coaching—developing a one-on-one relationship in which a peer leader with recovery experience encourages, motivates, and supports a peer in recovery.
  • Peer recovery resource connecting—connecting the peer with professional and nonprofessional services and resources available in the community.
  • Recovery group facilitation—facilitating or leading recovery-oriented group activities, including support groups and educational activities.
  • Building community—helping peers make new friends and build healthy social networks through emotional, instrumental, informational, and affiliation types of peer support.
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Adapted from SAMHSA’s Recovery Community Services Program Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and The History and Future of Peer-based Addiction Recovery Support Services by William L. White, MA

What to Do if Someone is in Crisis?

If a person approaches you who is in crisis with their addiction, we recommend the following steps:

​Emergency
  • If it appears to be an emergency, direct them to call 911 or call 911 yourself. Stay with them until help arrives if you feel safe with them. If you do not feel safe, direct them to a place where they can be safe and not a threat to others or themselves.
  • Or, you can direct them to the emergency room at Valley Regional Hospital. Hospital staff will call The Center for assistance if needed.
Non-Emergency
  • If they are in crisis but it is not an emergency situation, please have them call The Center at 603-287-7127 and leave a message if no one is available. If it is during The Center’s open hours, a staff member will respond to their message as soon as they are able to.

Resources

Make a Referral - Link 
The Center for Recovery Resources information sheet - Link
NH Recovery Hub - Link
Resource Guide for Addiction and Mental Health - Link

Why I Serve

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I was raised with manners, morals, and principles, made good grades in school, and was overall a good kid. When I was 15 my dad went to prison and my life turned upside down. I went into foster care and a boys' ranch.

​At 19, I discovered methamphetamine. It made all my pain go away and increased my rage and anger. I continued to use for 20 years, the last 10, every day. It got to a point where it stopped working no matter how much I did. I climbed the ranks of a violent motorcycle club until I was president of a support club. 20 years of blood, sweat, and tears, but when I needed my brothers the most, they left me behind. So that, coupled with a terrible relationship, equaled my rock bottom.

I was contemplating suicide. I gave my shotgun to my daughter and called my little brother who had just come back into my life. He was on deployment so I talked to his wife. She had a sister who was connected with recovery work in New Hampshire, so she bought me a bus ticket to her house in Virginia where I detoxed for a month, then came to New Hampshire. Through a recovery center, I discovered SMART Recovery which has helped me remain sober for 14 months now.

A friend of mine told me AmeriCorps was looking for recovery coaches. I applied and through numerous interviews and a three week training, I became a volunteer for them. I have been placed at TLC and The Center for Recovery Resources to use my experience in addiction to be a light for those still lost in the darkness of addiction.

Jeremy Hartsell
AmeriCorps

Contact Us

​603-287-7127​
recoveryinfo@tlcfamilyrc.org
*If you are experiencing a crisis or emergency, please call 9-1-1 for medical emergencies or 2-1-1 (Crisis Line)* 

Wayne Miller, BS, CRSW, Program Manager
wayne@tlcfamilyrc.org​
 
Jeremy Hartsell, AmeriCorps and Recovery Coach
jeremy@tlcfamilyrc.org
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Gabrielle Kendall​, BS, Administrative Assistant and Recovery Coach
gabrielle@tlcfamilyrc.org 

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​Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pg/recoveryresourcecenter

Regular Hours

Monday-Friday: 9AM to 5PM
We are closed on Federal Holidays unless otherwise noted. 
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Location
​1 Pleasant St., Suites 104 and 105
Claremont, NH 03743

(We are located on the Sullivan Street side of the Union Block building. Click here for a map. Two hour parking and handicap accessible parking is available at the entrance. For additional parking information, please call ​The Center during normal business hours.)

The Center for Recovery Resources is located on Pleasant St. (also known as Sullivan St.).

Directions
From the West: Take 91 to Exit 8. Left off exit. Stay straight on 103E into the center of Claremont (Opera House Sq.). Go ¼ of way around the square and take right onto Pleasant St./Sullivan St. The Center is located in suites 104-105, just before the Bank of New Hampshire.

From the East: Take 89N to Exit 9. Right off exit onto Rte 103. Stay on 103/11 West through Sunapee and Newport and into Claremont. Stay straight on 103/Washington St. Continue straight onto Broad Street, but get in right lane. Take second right after Ramunto's onto Tremont St. Go 1/2 way around Opera House Square and take right onto Pleasant St./Sullivan St. The Center is located in suites 104-105, just before the Bank of New Hampshire.