Avalon Recovery Society - Supports for women recovering from addiction
Addictions / Substance Use, Family / Parenting, and Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Provided by Avalon Recovery Society
Program dedicated to helping women and families recovering from addiction.
Avalon Centres are warm, welcoming drop-in centres, where women in recovery can share their experience, strength, and hope in a supportive environment.
There is no cost for Avalon’s services, including childminding for the noon support group. In addition, the centres offer Twelve-Step support groups, a resource library, a computer with internet access, a clothes closet, and volunteer opportunities.
Avalon hosts twelve-step support groups including:
- Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families
- Al-Anon
- Alcoholics Anonymous (daily meeting with free childcare for weekday meetings)
- Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous
- Codependents Anonymous
- COSA (for women affected by another person’s compulsive sexual behaviour)
- Guided Meditation / Step 11
- Overeaters Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous -Yoga of 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR)*
Workshops include:
- Parenting Workshop with childminding: Provides a variety of support for parents and also provides a separate, kid-friendly, interactive environment with staff members available to attend to the child’s needs while the mother attends in-house support groups.
- SHE RECOVERS Sharing Circles: Offer warm, welcoming spaces for women to share our stories, so others who may be struggling can find inspiration to make positive changes in their lives. Monthly topics focus on strengths, building resilience and increasing mindfulness.
604-263-7177 (Vancouver Centre)
Public email: avalonrecoveryvancouver@gmail.com
Website: https://www.avalonrecoverysociety.org/
5957 West Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6M 3X1
604-913-0477 (North Shore Centre)
Public email: avalonrecoverynorthshore@gmail.com
#300, 132 East 14th Street, West Vancouver, British Columbia, V7L 2N3
604-542-7772 (White Rock Centre)
Public email: avalonrecoverywhiterock@gmail.com
#101, 1548 Johnston Road, White Rock, British Columbia, V4B 3Z8
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Availability
Service area: North Vancouver, Vancouver, White Rock + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Family / Parenting
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
- Provided by phone
- Provided in a group in-person
- Provided online: email / video / on-line
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.