THRIVE Wellness and Recovery

About THRIVE Wellness and Recovery

THRIVE Wellness and Recovery is a sober living operator in Watertown, New York, running certified recovery homes across the North Country. The organization was formed on July 1, 2024 by the merger of Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions and Transitional Living Services of Northern New York, and it works across Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

A North Country Recovery Housing Provider

The merger that created THRIVE Wellness and Recovery joined an addiction treatment organization with a mental health housing organization, and the result covers ground that used to require two referrals. Residential addiction programs, community residences, a treatment apartment program and youth services now sit under one roof. For a resident with both a substance use disorder and a mental health diagnosis, which describes a large share of the people entering recovery housing in this region, that consolidation removes the handoff where cases usually get lost.

Recovery Homes in Watertown and Evans Mills

Four certified residential addresses in this batch carry the organization's name:

• A residential program on Washington Street in Watertown, certified for 16 beds.
• A residential program on Winthrop Street in Watertown, certified for 15 beds.
• The Patricia Pond Hinckley Women's Residence on State Street in Watertown, with 15 beds.
• A youth residential rehabilitation program on County Route 16 in Evans Mills, with 14 beds.

Three sit inside Watertown, minutes apart, and the fourth is a short drive north in the town of LeRay. A resident changing programs stays in the same county and usually keeps the same providers.

Reintegration Sober Living for Men and Women

The organization runs OASAS certified reintegration residential programs in Jefferson County for both men and women in early stage recovery from alcohol and chemical dependence, with stays averaging six to twelve months. A stated range like that is useful before anyone signs anything. It tells a prospective resident this is a long placement built to carry someone through the first year, and it tells them the program plans for a discharge.

Youth Recovery Housing and Equine Assisted Therapy

The organization operates a residential rehabilitation program for young men aged 16 to 20 at Evans Mills, known as The Farm, where equine assisted therapy is part of the program. Stays average six to eight months and can run to twelve. Residential addiction treatment aimed specifically at adolescents and young men is rare anywhere in New York, and in the North Country it is close to unique.

Certification Behind This Sober Living Operator

The residential addiction programs are certified by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports, and the community residence and apartment programs are certified by the state's mental health authority. New York does not require recovery residences to be certified, so certification is voluntary and verifiable. The separate NARR affiliate track available in this state is described in a guide to NYSARR certification.

Serving Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence County Recovery Housing

The North Country covers an enormous area with a small population, long winters and thin transit. Watertown, the seat of Jefferson County, is the region's largest city and its service center, and Fort Drum sits immediately north. Residential addiction beds anywhere else in this corner of the state are scarce, so this organization carries a large share of the region's capacity. Statewide treatment resources are published by OASAS.