Your gift will help us build a new home for the ARC, creating a permanent, stable foundation for recovery that will save lives in our community for many years to come. This is more than a donation; it is a strategic investment in a permanent community asset.
You can be a hero to the people who need the ARC’s help by supporting our Building Fund Campaign!
We’ve all been touched by addiction – some of us have struggled with it ourselves, or we’ve seen it destroy the lives of a family member, friend or co-worker. Recovery needs a home.
For people struggling with addiction, connecting with others and having a place where they can be seen, heard, and accepted is crucial to their recovery.
The ARC is that home — and has been since 1972. The ARC provides the Metrowest area:
- Meeting space for multiple 12-step meetings every day of the week
- Referrals to treatment programs and other services
- Recovery coaching services at no cost.
- Transportation and transition support to those entering treatment and sober housing
Your donation will allow us to help more people by:
- Purchasing and renovating a larger building that will house two meeting rooms (one for large speaker meetings and one for small groups), a kitchen, office space for two Recovery Coaches, an administrative work area, accessible restrooms, and storage.
- Providing plenty of off-street parking and ensure that people with physical challenges can easily access the building.
The ARC is well on its way to a new home.
The total cost of the Building Fund is $1,500,000. Through generous individual pledge donations, fundraising events, a Main Street Bank Foundation multi-year grant, and fiduciary responsibility, the ARC has raised $400,000 towards its Building Fund. The Building Fund Campaign Committee’s goal is to raise the remaining $1,100,000 to provide a permanent home for the ARC.
Please contribute to the Building Fund today! The people who turn to us for help are counting on you. Thank you in advance for stepping up and supporting recovery in your community. We appreciate your contribution!
The ARC supports recovery through a continuum of sevices:
- Peer led fellowship meetings in-person and online
- Specialized Referrals: Licensed staff provide referrals to in-patient and out-patient services, including medical help, mental health care, detox centers, and sober living facilities.
- Transportation: We provide vital transportation to rehab and detox centers.
- Recovery Coaching: We offer individualized, one-on-one appointments for ongoing support.
- After care strategy plans
- Family members and loved ones support meetings
- Transitional Support: Our Emergency Sober Housing Rental Assistance program supports individuals transitioning from inpatient recovery to sober housing.
- Community Outreach: We provide Substance Use Disorder education to schools, courts, municipal agencies, and area businesses.
More reasons to help…
The ARC continues to expand its vital programs, but we have outgrown our current space.
We have to rent space at a local church for our member overflow.
Construction adjacent to the ARC is impacting our parking and access to the building.
Our current, rented facility is not only vulnerable but actively limits our mission. We lack the private, confidential office space needed for one-on-one referral guidance and recovery coaching.
The opioid epidemic in Massachusetts pushes the need for services to the limit. Our current meeting room holds, at most, 40 people. On weekends, more than 75 people routinely attend, creating the need to rent space in a church hall to avoid turning more people away.
Construction adjacent to the building is already impacting the ARC’s limited parking. We anticipate these conflicts will worsen with increased development in the area, creating a serious risk that individuals will be turned away due to a lack of accessibility.
As a tenant, the ARC is susceptible to landlord changes, increases in market rents, and a lack of control in its largest budget line item. Owning a new space would enable us to control costs and sustain us moving forward.
Thank you to our sponsors:
One Call – We Got It All: 508.485.4357
Addiction Referral Center
33 Main Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
9AM – 3PM and 5PM – 7PM
Tuesday evenings we are open until 9PM
