Who are we?
Webster Place Recovery Center is a private non-profit organization committed to providing a quality, cost effective residential environment to adults seeking recovery from alcohol and other drug abuse and dependence. The non-medical, non-clinical 40 bed facility provides guidance and mentoring through the twelve step approach and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, although the facility is not associated with AA. Webster Place Recovery Center is approved by State of The New Hampshire as a Charitable Trust.

Are we just a Twelve Step program?
No. Webster Place Recovery Center is a multifaceted program that respects individual needs. The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are a foundation and guideline for living and we integrate them into the daily recovery process. We work with every resident on their individual issues from a holistic view, treating mind, body and spirit. Our program enhancements and journaling provide residents with a framework to examine mental health, physical health, emotional well-being, relationships, spirituality and other person centered issues.

What are our credentials?
The most important credential, we believe, is that our staff and volunteers live and work a daily commitment to helping others. All program staff has experienced the pain of addiction and is in recovery themselves with a lifelong commitment to help others in their recovery journey. Our Board of Directors is made up of established experts and leaders from the fields of business, addictions, law and information technology. We are experiential learners who have learned how to maintain sobriety by living it. Our Executive Director and Program Director have treated thousands of alcoholics, addicts and dually diagnosed individuals and their family/friends over the last 22 years in residential settings and have a combined 46 years of experience working personal programs of recovery. The remainder of our staff average 15 years of personal experience practicing the principles of recovery in their daily lives and our facility has been utilized for spiritual renewal purposes for close to 150 years. During your stay at Webster Place, the staff are your mentors, supporters, coaches, guides, and partners in discovering a way to make a change in your life. We don’t just talk about recovery we live it.

What type of facilities do we have?
Webster Place Recovery Center is proud of its facilities and surrounding grounds. The buildings that house the center are of historical significance, located on the Daniel Webster Homestead from the mid 1800s. The Creighton-Mack buildings that house the Center served as a Civil War era orphanage and as a retirement community for the Sisters of the Holy Cross through 2000. Fully renovated in 2007, the atmosphere within our residence is dignified, comfortable, homey and historical – encouraging pride of place in all who come to visit here.

The surrounding grounds are maintained by an on-site caretaker and organic farmer, and activity time throughout one’s stay is often dedicated to helping work and care for the land and its farming operations and natural resources. The pastoral setting is both inspirational and an opportunity for growth and healing through our collective commitment to maintaining its integrity and beauty.

What do we provide?
The Webster Place Recovery Center is a working community. Residents participate in chores, helping to maintain the facilities and reconnecting with the land through a small-scale farming operation. Staff is available to mentor and coach residents through the recovery process and our volunteers give freely of their own experience, strength and hope on how they have found and maintain recovery. Program enhancements geared to individual strengths and weaknesses are provided. Meals are prepared and served family-style and group meetings are held regularly, allowing residents to provide the peer-to-peer support essential for maintaining sobriety. Comfortable, double occupancy rooms with private bath are provided to people seeking a sober community from which they can continue their rehabilitation.

How is our program different?
Webster Place is not a medical facility and does not engage in psychotherapy. What we are is a compassionate recovery community devoted to helping people help themselves, and each other, through meaningful participation in a dignified healing process. We approach the recovery process as one that encompasses body, mind and soul and our person centered approach is a simple, basic offering that relies on a concrete, simple and repetitive message - to provide a dignified place and setting for one alcoholic/addict in recovery to help another alcoholic/addict find a path to recovery. We believe this process occurs when a person completes a fearless and searching moral inventory and then applies the principles of recovery to their daily living. Once this is accomplished we believe that person has an obligation to pass their knowledge on to another still suffering alcoholic/addict. Our mission is to provide the serene, pastoral, spiritual setting and support to allow this transformation to occur.

What are our program enhancements?
A diverse menu of opportunities to enhance twelve step work is available daily, and residents are required to participate in activities of their choosing. Program enhancements are always evolving and some are seasonal, but the menu can include organic gardening, maple sugaring, meditation, wellness (yoga, tai chi, Pilates, nutrition), crafts, art and music, woodworking, mechanics, perennial gardening, and other activities. These enhancements are an opportunity to find talents and strengths and to participate in a community with a responsibility to itself and to its surroundings.

What is the length of stay?
The length of stay is open-ended and averages 60-90 days. A 30 day minimum is recommended. Individuals will work with staff to determine an appropriate length of stay and will work to develop a solid recovery plan in their home area prior to discharge that will include connections with members of the recovery community. Individuals who feel they need an extended stay or wish to relocate to the local area will receive assistance in securing local housing. Limited extended stay (6-24 months) accommodations will be available on campus.

Why do some people stay longer than others?
Addiction is a fatal disease that impacts a persons physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. There are many individual factors such as a residents ability to function physically and mentally, attitude toward recovery, and emotional maturity level that influence the need for extended stay. Each resident presents with unique circumstances and ultimately the length of time they spend in the program is determined by physical, emotional and spiritual progress and the willingness to change and apply the principles of recovery into all areas of their lives. Some residents may have requirements for legal and licensing purposes that dictate a certain length of stay. Residents are free to check out of the program at any time.

What if someone does not want to stay?
We are not a locked facility, when we lock our doors it is to keep people out - not in, all of our doors open from the inside and residents can leave if they wish. We believe our residents become open to the program once they realize our approach is based on dignity and respect and that they are contributing members of the recovering community rather than patients in a facility. The realization that recovery is a process and our shared decision making approach, often times convinces people that being at the farm is a blessing - not a curse.

How and why does the program separate men and women?
Becoming a recovering person of dignity is a focal point of our recovery experience. Our program acknowledges the time tested AA philosophy of no relationships for the first year. In most activities we separate men and women into their own recovery groups. Our experience also shows that men and women recover from their addictions differently. By separating by gender, men learn about recovery from other men, and women learn about recovery from other women. As such residents are expected to interact primarily with other residents on their gender-based area.

Can residents participate if they are on medications?
Yes, while our program believes in abstinence from mood and mind altering substances as being essential to recovery, individuals in need of medications to treat medical and mental health issues are encouraged to register. Residents monitor their own medications. Due to the type of service and population we treat, individuals on Schedule I or Schedule II medications are not eligible for the program. We encourage all program participants to bring a minimum 30 day supply of medications with refills available for the entire length of stay (60-90 days). Over the counter medications are allowed, however, we encourage all residents to seek holistic and spiritual solutions first.

Do I need to detox?
The Webster Place Recovery Center is not a medical facility. We suggest detoxification in a medical facility, if necessary, prior to arriving. A list of available facilities in your home area can be obtained by calling the center. All residents must be free of all drugs and alcohol and overt withdrawal symptoms at time of registration.

How do you address legal/work issues?
We provide residents with registration and check out letters for court, employers, lawyers, and probation when requested.

Can residents work out while on the farm?
Physical health and fitness is an important component of your recovery program and our holistic approach encourages each resident to become physically fit.. Indoor fitness facilities are available and our location provides ample opportunity for four season outdoor activities such as walking, skiing and snowshoeing the property, swimming, yoga, and other seasonal activities on-site. Our proximity to the White Mountains and Lake Region of Central New Hampshire also allows for numerous off site group opportunities for wellness and recreation.

How do I visit or contact a resident?
Residents are asked not to have outside contact for the first seven days of their stay in order to orient to the program and become integrated into the peer community. Once integration and orientation is completed there are house phones available for outgoing calls and we allow limited computer access to send and receive e-mails. Staff is not able to receive calls for residents are not able to pass information to or from residents. Since journaling is such an important part of our program we recommend to family and friends that letters to residents are the most productive means of communication. Visiting is limited to immediate family and there is no number or age limit on visitors. All visitors must be approved by staff. Resident mail should be addressed:
Resident Name
PO Box 9
27 Holy Cross Road
Franklin, NH 03235

How do I get into Webster Place Recovery Center
Call (603)934-2020 to complete a telephone prescreen. After review of the registration there may be further information requested or an immediate stay may be scheduled. Our registration questionnaire is also available online.

What is the Cost?
A non-refundable payment of $6,400, which includes the first four weeks of your stay and the incidental fee, will be due prior to check in. The fee covers a day filled with 12 Step meetings run by and for peers; staff mentoring and coaching; opportunity for personal reflection and journaling; peer group discussions; chores to keep the farm up and running; three family style meals a day and semi-private lodging. The non refundable 30 day payment plus an $800 incidental fee is due at the time of registration. The incidental fee will be used to cover off site visits and personal needs as well as program enhancement fees and supplies. Unused portions of the incidental fee are returned within 30 days of check out. Residents are required to replenish the incidental fee to the $800 balance at the start of each month. The payment for the following months stay is due 7 days prior to the next 30 day stay and is non-refundable. Cost for extensions is billed at the same four week rate of $5,600.

We accept cash, cashiers or certified checks, MasterCard and Visa. Personal checks are discouraged. Please note that most insurance companies do not cover recovery centers and we do not accept third party payment (health insurance). If you have questions about your insurance covering your stay, please contact your carrier directly. There are loans and scholarships available to qualified residents, however, we attempt to avoid the added costs involved with insurance, financing & scholarship services and encourage our potential residents to seek financial help from family, friends, churches, and other charitable organizations whenever possible.

Where are we located?
The farm is centrally located to the major New England population centers and is located 20 miles north of Concord, NH directly off of US Route 3, just south of historic downtown Franklin, NH. Manchester, NH is located 38 miles to the south and is serviced by a major metropolitan airport that covers the greater Boston area. The property sits on an elbow of the Merrimack River with 7 buildings making up the complex. DIRECTIONS & MAP