Recovery support for the space between treatment and independent living.
Hope Works at the Shore provides non-clinical, community-based support for adults in recovery across Sea Bright, Long Branch, and Red Bank—helping people rebuild stability, skills, and connection after treatment.
Walking alongside people in recovery.
Hope Works at the Shore is an independent nonprofit supporting adults in recovery from substance use disorder across Sea Bright, Long Branch, and Red Bank, New Jersey.
We are not a treatment program. We offer the practical support that often comes after treatment: peer connection, employment readiness, financial wellness, resource navigation, and community support.
Our focus is the critical period when someone is no longer in crisis care but not yet fully stable on their own.
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MISSION
To walk alongside individuals in recovery by providing holistic, practical support that empowers healing, builds independence, and restores dignity through employment readiness, financial wellness, peer support, and community connection.
VISION
A Jersey Shore where recovery doesn't fall apart the moment treatment ends—where people in recovery are employed, financially stable, housed, connected, and thriving. Not just sober, but living well.
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Practical, relationship-based support for the road ahead.
Hope Works Holistic Recovery Circles
Small-group recovery support focused on connection, accountability, coping skills, and encouragement. The entry point into all other services.
Employment Readiness
Job-readiness workshops, one-on-one career counseling, resume help, interview preparation, and job-placement support.
Financial Wellness
Budgeting, money management, credit education, and practical financial guidance to rebuild a strong foundation.
Peer Support
One-on-one mentoring and group encouragement from people with lived recovery experience who understand the journey.
Resource Navigation
Connecting people to housing, food, local services, and essential resources—bridging emergency help and independent living.
Treatment may end, but recovery still needs support.
Substance use remains a serious public health challenge in Monmouth County. While overdose deaths have declined in recent years, many residents leave treatment with nowhere local to turn for the practical, day-to-day support that sustains recovery.
1,000+
Overdose deaths in Monmouth County since 2018.
Source: NJ OAG, 2023
70%
Of people relapse within the first year without ongoing support.
Source: NIH
$7.6M
Estimated annual cost of a single overdose death to the community.
Source: CDC
We help bridge that gap with practical, relationship-based support—turning early recovery into lasting stability.
Led by community. Built on relationships.
Our founder and leader, Michael Turner, organizes the annual Fall Freedom Festival in Sea Bright—a regional recovery event that brings together recovery organizations, treatment providers, community groups, local government, and residents.
Recent festival partners have included Hope Sheds Light, JBJ Soul Kitchen, the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Hope One program, and area healthcare organizations.
Learn More About the FestivalHOW IT WORKS
1. Start a Conversation
We begin with a simple intake to understand needs, set goals, and create a personalized plan.
2. Join a Recovery Circle
Small groups provide connection, structure, and encouragement—so no one has to walk alone.
3. Build Practical Stability
Access support for work, finances, resources, and next steps toward independence.
4. Stay Connected
Ongoing follow-up and peer support help sustain progress and prevent setbacks.
Our Partners
We collaborate with recovery organizations, nonprofits, treatment providers, and community organizations to build a network of support that extends beyond any single program.
- AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
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AL-ANON
for families & friends
- Alateen
Hope for young people
- JBJ SOUL
KITCHENCommunity. Food. Dignity.
- HOPE
SHEDS
LIGHTPeer recovery & advocacy
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Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Hope One
Plus many other local nonprofits, faith communities, employers, and community partners.
Your support changes lives.
Because we are volunteer-driven and operate from donated space, your gift goes directly to participant services—not overhead.
Workshop
MaterialsTransportation
AssistanceInterview
ClothingPeer Mentor
TrainingRecovery Circle
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