Peer Services: Peer Recovery Centers

Positive recovery outcomes are more likely when people with mental health and substance use challenges talk with someone who has firsthand recovery experience.

Supporting mental health and substance use recovery through connection

At peer recovery centers, adults from the community, who are living in recovery from mental health and substance use challenges, serve as a resource for adults with similar life experiences who are struggling to find or sustain recovery. There are opportunities in a safe, comforting, and judgment free space for one-on-one connections and group activities focused on education, information sharing, skill-building, and socialization. There are no required activities for guests. Guests can choose when to visit during open hours and what to do during their visit. No appointment is necessary. There is no cost to visit.

Eleven locations

Each peer recovery center is managed by a group of individuals with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use recovery. Hours of operation vary.

Locations focused on mental health recovery

Cornucopia
2 S. Ingersoll St., Ste. B
Madison, WI 53703
608-249-7477
cornucopia@copiarts.org 
Cornucopia website (opens external link)
Cornucopia Facebook page (opens external link)

The Friendship Connection
117 S. Main St.
Adams, WI 53910
608-339-6810
friendship_connection@yahoo.com 
(No website)
The Friendship Connection Facebook page (opens external link)

The Gathering Place
1001 Cherry St.    
Green Bay, WI 54301
920-430-9187
administrator@thegatheringplaceinc.com 
The Gathering Place website (opens external link)
The Gathering Place Facebook page (opens external link)

Kaleidoscope Center
800 Wilson Ave., Room 41
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-231-3055
info@milkweedalliance.org  
Kaleidoscope website (opens external link)
Kaleidoscope Facebook page (opens external link)

NAMI Welcome Center
279 S. 17th Ave., Ste. 7
West Bend, WI 53095 
262-339-1235
lisakrenke.namiwashington@gmail.com 
NAMI Welcome Center website (opens external link)
NAMI Welcome Center Facebook page (opens external link)

Our Space
1527 W. National Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-383-8921
ourspace@ourspaceinc.org 
Our Space website (opens external link)
Our Space Facebook page (opens external link)

Rave Recovery Avenue
1806 State St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-785-9615
advocacy@ilresources.org 
Rave Recovery Avenue website (opens external link)
Rave Recovery Avenue Facebook page (opens external link)

The Wellness Shack
505 S. Dewey St.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-855-7705
wellnessshack@gmail.com 
(No website)
The Wellness Shack Facebook page (opens external link)

Last revised March 26, 2025