Recovery begins with safety and support

Since March 2023

The Catcher's Mitt

The Recovery Epicenter Foundation Peer Respite program, and its flagship Peer Respite center nicknamed the Catchers Mitt, is designed to provide short term stabilization for participants who do not meet the threshold for emergency medical care and do not have the means to check themselves into a private facility. We're incredibly grateful to Baycare for providing initial funding for this project since 2023.

Not a replacement for acute care

Medical and Clinical services, such as traditional detoxes and treatment are often essential for people with substance use disorders who have never attempted recovery. It is important to share that the intent of Peer Respite is not to replace the acute care infrastructure throughout Tampa Bay. Instead, our hope and the data collected illustrates that Peer Respite services provide some alleviation to the overburdened local emergency medical and first responder services and act as a needed life preserver to our participants who now have an accessible pathway to recovery previously unavailable to them.