About this Recovery Home
Steelbridge Recovery Center is a recovery residence in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County, on 2nd Street NW just north of downtown. Steelbridge Ministries runs twelve-month residential recovery programs for men and for women there, free of charge.
A Twelve-Month Recovery Home for Men and Women
Men and women live in separate programs under the same organization. Both run twelve months, long enough that a resident stops counting days and short enough to be a commitment somebody will actually make. The programs are built to strip out distractions so residents can work on the underlying problems, and the stated scope is broader than addiction alone. Poverty, depression, domestic abuse and trauma are treated as part of the same knot. Meals, housing, education, counseling, job skills and job placement are included at no cost.
Faith as the Spine of This Albuquerque Sober Living Program
Steelbridge is explicit that its approach is Christian and Bible-centered. Spiritual growth is the organizing principle, and biblical teaching runs through the counseling, the classes and the daily schedule. A resident who wants faith at the center of recovery will find a program built for that. A resident who does not should choose elsewhere, and knowing this before applying saves everyone a difficult month.
Who This Recovery Housing Serves
Three populations run through the building. Adults recovering from addiction and homelessness are the largest. A separate twelve-month program houses young adults ages 18 to 24 who have aged out of foster care, a group whose risk of homelessness in the first two years out of the system is high enough to justify its own track. The third is survivors of human trafficking, placed through a national network of organizations Steelbridge works with. All of it is free, funded by donations to a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
What Free Recovery Housing Changes for a Resident
Most sober living in New Mexico runs on a weekly fee, and the fee is what puts someone back on the street after a layoff. Removing it changes the calculation for a person coming out of jail with no money, no identification and no job. It also means the program answers to donors and to its own board instead of to a rent roll, which shapes who gets admitted and who gets to stay. Intake runs on weekday mornings, and the organization keeps its offices on Coal Avenue SW.
Recovery Homes in Downtown Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
2nd Street NW runs along the edge of downtown, within walking distance of the courthouse complex and the Alvarado Transportation Center, where the city bus lines and the Rail Runner reach Belen, Los Lunas, Bernalillo and Santa Fe. Bernalillo County holds the county seat, the largest hospital system in the state, and most of its outpatient capacity. For a resident with no car and a full calendar of appointments, a downtown address removes the most common reason people miss them. Steelbridge also works alongside a long list of Albuquerque shelters, food pantries and recovery programs, so a resident who needs something the house does not provide is usually one referral away from it.
More on The Recovery Center
Our recovery home residents include a wide age range and myriad backgrounds, yet the goal for all of them is the same. A smooth transition while transforming their lives through the power of God's love. This life-changing work of our recovery home residential programs is made possible through caring, generous partners, volunteers, and donations.
