Rise Recovery

Rise Recovery's mission is to help teens, young adults and families overcome the effects of drugs and alcohol and partner with the community in education and prevention. Rise Recovery is an agency with a proven history and a long track record of success. Established in San Antonio in 1977 as the Palmer Drug Abuse Program (PDAP), our nonprofit organization was founded as a faith-based resource to San Antonio families, offering solutions to eliminate the devastating impacts and stigma of substance use. By 2014, PDAP only described a portion of our reach and Rise Recovery was founded to support our direct service program along with our growing recovery resources to the community. We offer an environment of unconditional love, acceptance and empathy. Rise Recovery offers community-based support to youth, young adults and families on their journey to recovery from substance use by providing support groups, social activities, peer counseling, prevention education and aiding in the transition to living a life in recovery, all at no cost to program participants.

The programs and services offered at Rise Recovery start at age nine through adulthood and serve Bexar County and surrounding areas. 

Our programs include prevention education, support groups, one-on-one counseling and social outings. These programs are also available to siblings of those in recovery. Education services for siblings focus on prevention as an individual is more likely to engage in substance use when there is substance abuse in the home. According to a study by the National Institute of Health (2012), a sibling's substance use is more influential than a parent's use creating a profound need for sibling education and prevention programs.

Our peer-to-peer counseling model at Rise Recovery has proven successful as our counselors are able to identify with the youth that walk in our doors. Our entire staff of peer counselors are in recovery and have received counseling certification which requires continuing education beyond their life experiences; they are experts in their field.

A key component of our programs is social activity. At least once per week we coordinate social outings for each of our groups so they may begin to identify that sober fun exists. In addition to coordinating the outing, we also provide transportation when needed. These outings also generate a sense of community among our groups in an informal setting.

Beyond our youth programs, Rise Recovery provides support and education programs for parents and families. As a youth walks their recovery path, it is critical that they are surrounded by positive influence and support. Parents in our support groups often share that Rise Recovery saved their family and their marriage, while giving their child new hope and direction. 

Unlike the costly and short-term substance abuse programs, Rise Recovery provides an open door to our community whenever they need us, at no cost to those that participate in our program. We know that family engagement plays a vital role in youth recovery and prevention. ALL of our services are designed to offer support to any loved one in a family who is in need of guidance or ready for a change.

Also, all of our programs are open-ended; stay for a little while, or stay for a lifetime.