“Take our hands, work through them. Take our lips, speak through them. Take our minds, think through them. Take our hearts, set them on fire.”
Recovery Living Center
ABCCM’s Recovery Living Ministry at the Costello House is a peer-led 18-24 month, 24-bed transitional housing facility for men who suffer from substance use disorder and mental health challenges. Where the primary focus is on healing, education, and employment. Evidence-based practices such as Critical Time Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma Informed modalities allows Peer Support Specialists to meet others where they are, without judgement, thus creating strong foundations for healthy boundaries and recovery skills. Through the use of an intentional community process, clients are able to eliminate shame, address trauma, and restore a sense of purpose and belonging in a healthy and safe environment.
In 2023, 263 men were served at Costello House, with 31 of those being employed in jobs earning $16 per hour or more. 425 volunteers gave 4,750 volunteer hours.
In ABCCM’s Transparency Report to DHHS, from July 31, 2023 to February 29, 2024, 90 men at Costello House obtained gainful employment, and 180 men received both mental health and substance use services.
ABCCM needs churches to come together again, as they have so many times, to solve an urgent need in our community. Please consider the following needs:
Volunteer Needs
3:30 pm to 7:30 pm – Our volunteers would be helping at the front desk greeting people as they enter, helping check clients in; helping serve dinner, and other general needs.
Thank you everyone for working together to care for unhoused persons. Together we can keep everyone safe and from freezing on our streets. Please keep those prayers going
Recovery Living Ministry
141 Hillside St.
Asheville, NC 28801
volunteer@abccm.org
828-259-5314