Support for Women in Recovery
Adeara is a long-term addiction recovery organization serving women and their children. Based in Alberta, we have been providing sustained support grounded in the Christian faith since 1998. Starting as a little pink house in Edmonton’s downtown core, we have seen the value of extended live-in programming firsthand.
Our approach prioritizes spiritual and social development as much as physical well-being and mental health because we understand the complexity of addiction and how much it takes to overcome. Severe addiction impacts all aspects of a person’s life. It is not one thing and neither are we.
Adeara offers safe housing and parenting support alongside spiritual programming, life skills development, and relapse prevention. The work we do is designed to cover the full range of services needed through every stage of recovery.
Mission, Vision & Values
Our vision is to see women in addiction experience freedom through a life of recovery.
Our mission is to empower and equip women to live in sustainable recovery through hope, healing, and restoration by providing long-term, faith-based programming, counselling, and life skills support.
Our values are serving women and their children with love, compassion, dignity, respect, integrity and accountability.
What Sets Adeara Apart?
Length of Support
Room for Children
Christ-centered
Length of Support
Our program is built for the course of one-year and beyond. We build long-term change with you and support you as you gain independence in your recovery.
Room for Children
Our live-in Recovery Centre offers furnished suites that can accommodate mothers with young children. We offer mothers family supports and parenting skill development.
Christ-centered
We offer hope, but that hope is not generic—it’s grounded in Christian faith. While we are always here to offer clinical support, we believe God offers a strength beyond what our team can provide to those who seek it.
How is Adeara funded?
Adeara can operate because individuals like you have donated financially to make sure our doors stay open. The largest contributions of our funding come from 1) donations of individuals, private foundations and churches, 2) government and foundation grants we apply to regularly, and 3) income from our Edmonton thrift store, More Than a Fad.
A key group within those donors is our monthly givers. These generous individuals commit to donating to Adeara on a regular basis to ensure the women in our centre get access to the best care for as long as they need to rebuild their lives free from addiction.
Our History
Our organization began in 1998 as an extension of Edmonton’s Inner City Mission. We grew out of an escalating need for a long-term recovery program for women in the downtown core. Formerly known as the Edmonton Dream Centre or “The Pink House,” we first operated out of a house on 96 Street.
In 2005, we moved out of the inner city to an apartment complex. This new facility had a dramatic impact on the effectiveness of Adeara’s programming. At-risk women now had a new safe space to heal—away from the challenges of the inner city. In 2017, we rebranded as Adeara Recovery Centre. Adeara comes from the word “strength” in Hebrew, which we felt perfectly encapsulated the women of Adeara. Today, we look forward to a future of growing our impact throughout Edmonton and beyond.
We rely on the generosity of our community to keep our program affordable for women in need. By joining our prayer community, you can support the monthly needs of our centre.
Mental Health Services Protection Act
Adeara’s Recovery Centre is a licensed service provider under the provisions of the Part 1 Mental Health Services Protect Act to provide Residential Addiction Treatment Services in Alberta. Adeara is a proud recipient of the CIP Operating Grant. View our license here.
CAC Accreditation
Adeara’s Recovery Centre is accredited through the Canadian Accreditation Council (CAC), the nationally recognized leader in standards excellence.