SafeSide Recovery

04/09/2026

This is what it's all about!

From the shelter to his own front door. Proud moment, and he earned every step. Way to go, Shawn!

03/21/2026

Our partnership with the Mission Arvada Day Shelter and Housing Navigation Center is a great example of what’s possible when organizations work together towards a common goal to serve the community. We're grateful for the awesome staff at the Mission!

We’re incredibly grateful to partner with SafeSide Recovery, an organization bringing heart, humanity, and real support to people navigating recovery. 🤝

SafeSide's peer support model is powerful because it’s rooted in something simple. Showing up, listening, and walking alongside someone without judgment.

As they describe it, they’re not there to tell someone which path to take. They’re there to hold the flashlight.

And sometimes, that light leads to life-changing moments.

As individuals moved into their own apartments after experiencing homelessness and walk through the door for the first time, you could see it all hit at once. Relief. Safety. Gratitude. The realization that this is my home.

Those are the moments this work is ALL about.

Through partnerships with organizations like Mission Arvada, SafeSide helps bridge gaps in care and makes sure people have someone in their corner every step of the way.

They don’t replace the system. They strengthen it, and they humanize it.

Most importantly, they remind people that they’re not alone.

We’re proud to stand alongside SafeSide and the impact they’re making in our community. 🧡

03/19/2026

We’re excited to announce our new on-site partnership with Open Door Ministries in Denver.

SafeSide Recovery peer coaches are now at ODM every weekday providing hands-on support for individuals experiencing homelessness and substancec misuse. Because the most powerful support often comes from someone who has walked that road themselves.

Services include peer coaching, case management, employment guidance, judicial advocacy, and more, all delivered in a trusted community setting.

📍Open Door Ministries
1567 N Marion St, Denver, CO
🕒 Mon–Fri: 8–11:30 AM and 1–4 PM

Come see us!

01/16/2026

Thanks to Mission Arvada and SafeSide Recovery Peer Coach Franco, Ms. Charmaine was able to get into her own apartment after far too long on the streets.

This is why partnerships and peer support matter!

01/05/2026

We’re excited to share that SafeSide’s Athena House, our women’s sober living home in Denver, is now open.

Athena House is peer-led and built on accountability, structure, and wraparound support for women in recovery.

✔️ Rent included
✔️ Intensive Peer Program
✔️ IOP & clinical services by Paragon Behavioral Health Connections
✔️ Employment and life-skills support
✔️ Fully furnished living space

Active Medicaid required.

Please share with anyone who may benefit or is supporting women seeking sober living!

Apply here:
👉 www.safesiderecovery.com/sober-living

12/31/2025

We joined The Mayor’s Mixtape to talk peer support and how we turned The Pueblo Shelter into a one stop hub of wraparound services supporting Pueblo’s unhoused community.
Episode 42 is live! 🎙️

On episode 42 of the Mayor's Mixtape, Mayor Graham hosts Rob Miller, President of SafeSide Recovery and Matt Marchand, Executive Director of Southern Colorad...

12/18/2025

Strong partnerships make strong outcomes.

Paragon provides the clinical backbone that allows our peer-led work to go further, including IOP and outpatient services, 24/7 crisis response, in-home clinical support, and specialized care for children and families.

Together, we are able to support multiple pathways to recovery and meet people where they are with both lived-experience support and licensed clinical care.

We're proud to partner with SafeSide Recovery! 💚

SafeSide offers peer-led recovery services, one-on-one guidance, life skills support, trauma-informed care, sober living programs, and pathways to housing and independence.

Combined with Paragon’s statewide clinical behavioral health services, we’re able to honor multiple pathways to recovery and support people wherever they are on their journey.

SafeSide Recovery

12/13/2025

All the fun and feels at last night's Safey's and Christmas party - Denver edition!

Congrats to our Streetlight winners, Wulf and Ciara, and to Evan Manley for earning this year's Heart of SafeSide award.

SafeSide Denver team rocks!

12/07/2025

We ended the year with a bang at our annual Safey’s Employee Awards Ceremony and holiday party with our Pueblo Shelter and SoCo team! 🎄🏆

Congratulations to all of the winners who poured themselves into their clients this year.

A special shout out to Tess Carleo, this year's Heart of SafeSide Award winner, who truly embodied SafeSide values through compassion and strong ethics in everything she does.

12/02/2025

We’ve got bed openings in our Denver sober living homes!

Men’s beds available now, and early registration is open for our women’s home launching in January.

Apply today at: https://www.safesiderecovery.com/sober-living

11/28/2025

This is the unique level of commitment Peer Support Specialists bring to the recovery community:

Yesterday, these Denver peer coaches could've spent their Thanksgiving holiday any number of ways. But they chose to join our residents at Athens House, many of whom haven't yet reconnected with their own families.

Thank you to all the dedicated peer coaches out there! 🙏

11/26/2025

💛 Behind the Scenes at Feast of Hope 💛
Our amazing volunteers, Leilani Ricardo, and Chef Harvey have been in the kitchen every single day, prepping, cooking, and making sure everything is ready for this year’s Feast of Hope.

This isn’t just about food. It’s about love, care, and community coming together to make sure no one spends Thanksgiving alone or hungry.

📍 Bessemer Wellness Center
📅 Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 27, 2025
🕛 12 PM – 3 PM
✅ Free event | Everyone is welcomed | Dine-in or to-go

We’re proud to partner with Soco Harm Reduction Association, The Ethos, and SafeSide Recovery to make this happen.

Help us spread the word—share this post and invite anyone who could use a warm meal and a welcoming space. Pueblo takes care of Pueblo. 💛