Peer Services: Peer Recovery Centers

Positive recovery outcomes are more likely when people with mental health and substance use challenges talk with someone who has firsthand recovery experience.

Supporting mental health and substance use recovery through connection

At peer recovery centers, adults from the community, who are living in recovery from mental health and substance use challenges, serve as a resource for adults with similar life experiences who are struggling to find or sustain recovery. There are opportunities in a safe, comforting, and judgment free space for one-on-one connections and group activities focused on education, information sharing, skill-building, and socialization. There are no required activities for guests. Guests can choose when to visit during open hours and what to do during their visit. No appointment is necessary. There is no cost to visit.

Eleven locations

Each peer recovery center is managed by a group of individuals with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use recovery. Hours of operation vary.

Locations focused on mental health recovery

Cornucopia
2 S. Ingersoll St., Ste. B
Madison, WI 53703
608-249-7477
cornucopia@copiarts.org 
Cornucopia website
Cornucopia Facebook page

The Friendship Connection
117 S. Main St.
Adams, WI 53910
608-339-6810
friendship_connection@yahoo.com 
(No website)
The Friendship Connection Facebook page

The Gathering Place
1001 Cherry St.    
Green Bay, WI 54301
920-430-9187
administrator@thegatheringplaceinc.com 
The Gathering Place website
The Gathering Place Facebook page

Kaleidoscope Center
800 Wilson Ave., Room 41
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-231-3055
info@milkweedconnections.com 
Kaleidoscope website
Kaleidoscope Facebook page

NAMI Welcome Center
279 S. 17th Ave., Ste. 7
West Bend, WI 53095 
262-339-1235
lisakrenke.namiwashington@gmail.com 
NAMI Welcome Center website
NAMI Welcome Center Facebook page

Our Space
1527 W. National Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-383-8921
ourspace@ourspaceinc.org 
Our Space website
Our Space Facebook page

Rave Recovery Avenue
1806 State St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-785-9615
advocacy@ilresources.org 
Rave Recovery Avenue website
Rave Recovery Avenue Facebook page

The Wellness Shack
505 S. Dewey St.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-855-7705
wellnessshack@gmail.com 
The Wellness Shack website
The Wellness Shack Facebook page

Locations focused on substance use recovery

Coulee Recovery Center
933 Ferry St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-784-4177
cca@couleerecovery.org 
Coulee Recovery Center website
Coulee Recovery Center Facebook page

Lighthouse Recovery Community Center
818 State St.
Manitowoc, WI 54220
920-374-4433
lrccdirector@gmail.com 
Lighthouse Recovery Community Center website
Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Facebook page

Waushara SHINES
205 E. Main St., Ste. 22C
Wautoma, WI 54982
920-787-9095
wausharashines@gmail.com 
Waushara SHINES website
Waushara SHINES Facebook page

 

Glossary

 
Last revised July 30, 2024