About — Redemption House

Our Mission

When the system runs out of answers, we don't.

Redemption House exists for the moments when everything else has run out. We provide short-term housing for people living with Substance Use Disorder who have nowhere safe to go while they recommit to recovery.

When someone relapses in a sober house, they have to leave the same day. Without a safe place to land, they end up on the street or in a shelter — the worst possible environment for someone trying to get back on their feet. Redemption House is where they go.

We work with hospitals, treatment providers, and recovery homes across the community — and we're open to anyone who needs a safe place while the right next step gets figured out.

10 Crescent St., New Haven, CT

500+

Since 2020

16

Beds

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To those in need

How We Operate

How Redemption House works

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Peer-Run Staffing

Staffed by sober volunteers, many of whom come from New Beginning Recovery houses — people who have walked the same road and understand the journey firsthand.

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Live-In House Manager

A dedicated live-in house manager is available at all times, providing structure, accountability, and support through every step of the process.

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Bridge to Long-Term Recovery

Redemption House serves as the entry point. When guests are ready, we connect them with New Beginning Recovery houses and other services for longer-term sober living.

Our Differentiator

Why peer-run works when other models don't

Most recovery programs are staffed by clinicians, administrators, and counselors. That help has value. But there's a gap they can't fill — the moment when someone in crisis needs to hear from a person who has actually been where they are.

At Redemption House, every person you encounter is in recovery themselves. They've sat where you're sitting. They know what withdrawal feels like, what shame feels like, what it's like to need help and be afraid to ask for it. That shared experience is the foundation — and the reason our approach reaches people that clinical models often can't.

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Credibility through lived experience

When someone in crisis hears advice from a person who has walked the same road, it lands differently. Trust forms faster. Resistance drops.

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Available when it matters most

Recovery doesn't run on business hours. Our live-in house manager and peer volunteers are there at 2am — when calls get made and decisions get made.

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Giving back is part of recovery

Volunteering at Redemption House isn't separate from the recovery process — it's woven into it. People heal faster when they're helping someone else do the same.

In their words

"It was peer-to-peer. Talking with other alcoholics, them sharing their experiences with me — that person has walked a mile in my shoes. And he was talking about it."
— Travis, Redemption House guest

"For me, the gift is helping other people. Helping somebody — ultimately I'm helping myself, but the feeling's much greater."
— Napoleon, Redemption House guest

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The Space

A real home, not a shelter

Guests stay in shared rooms, share meals in the kitchen, and gather in common spaces. It's structured, supportive, and safe.

New Initiative

Lola's Workshop

Lola's Workshop is a new Redemption House initiative giving our guests the opportunity to learn hands-on contracting skills — building real pathways to employment while fostering personal responsibility and ownership.

Our 20' x 20' space is being fully rehabbed from the ground up, and every step of the process is being done by the people who will benefit most from it.

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After Day 1

The Founder

Rick DelValle

Rick DelValle is a man in long-term recovery, sober since February 4, 2008. On that date, he was hopeless and wanted to die. Something changed that night — and the next morning, he made the decision to get sober.

He moved into a sober house with a culture of recovery and lived there for 18 months. He went back to school to become a drug and alcohol counselor. Shortly after graduation, he opened New Beginning Recovery's first house.

In 2018, he expanded his mission by launching Redemption House — a nonprofit committed to saving lives and providing a safe place for men in early recovery, especially those coming directly from the streets, hospitals, or treatment centers.

"We're giving people who are too often overlooked a real second chance, with the support and space to rebuild their lives for themselves."
— Rick DelValle, Founder

It's never too late for a chance at a better life.

We hope to hear from you.

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