Restoring Hope Since 1999

A leading faith-based, nonprofit addiction recovery organization helping men and women break free from addiction and resurrect their lives.

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Our Women’s free residential addiction recovery program.

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Restoring Lives

A Christian Ministry Helping Men & Women Break Free from Drug Addiction

Restoring Families

A Christian Ministry Helping Men & Women Break Free from Drug Addiction

Help For Men

The Refuge Men’s Residential Addiction Recovery Program provides the safe place and process to help men address and overcome the underlying issues fueling their addictive behavior. Our programs seek to take men from active addiction to becoming responsible and productive citizens. The programs are offered free for all accepted.

Men completing The Refuge’s four-phase, 13-month residential program possess more than one year clean and sober, a relationship with Christ, full-time employment, affordable housing, reliable transportation, and a network of friends bonded by common circumstance.

There is absolutely no cost or insurance needed to go through The Refuge.

Help For Women

The Refuge Women’s Residential Addiction Recovery Program provides the safe place and process to help women address and overcome the underlying issues fueling their addictive behavior. Our programs seek to take women from active addiction to becoming responsible and productive citizens. The programs are offered free for all accepted.

Women completing The Refuge’s four-phase, 13-month residential program possess more than one year clean and sober, a relationship with Christ, full-time employment, affordable housing, reliable transportation, and a network of friends bonded by common circumstance.

There is absolutely no cost or insurance needed to go through The Refuge.

Success Stories

"Trust the process."

- Coty

"There is so much unconditional love."

- Areil

"Relying on God more."

- Dustin

"There is hope."

- Nate

Our Mission

To change the lives of men and women affected by addiction through Christ.

Our Purpose

To lead men and women from active addiction to becoming fully recovered, responsible citizens who move forward and make a new beginning towards lives defined by new beliefs, values, and purpose.

Our Vision

To inspire fully recovered and responsible men and women of God who go on to live Christ-centered lives of Christian responsibility and purpose and bring still others to Christ.

The Refuge Story

Founded in 1999 as a simple residential ministry in rural Vinton County, Ohio, The Refuge continues to grow and expand to serve not only the 75+ men and women in our 4 locations across central Ohio, but their families, churches and communities as well. There is absolutely no cost and no insurance needed to be a part of our ministry.

The residential ministry has had the honor of helping more than 5,000 men and women enter a brand new life – free from addiction and on their way to becoming better citizens, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers, and mothers.

The Refuge has seen tremendous growth as a hub of discipleship and transformation, and we trust God to continue to use us to “…bring Good News to the poor…to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free…”