Peer-Run Support & Skills Groups
Support That Meets You Where You Are
Curious, Not Divisive
Our peer-run groups are led by people in recovery, for people in recovery. We intentionally set aside political posturing and one-size-fits-all answers — choosing instead to reduce stigma, stay curious, and learn from each other’s lived experience.
No authority, no agenda — just honest conversation and practical skills that help people build stable, hope-filled lives alongside others who get it.
Our Groups
Find a Circle That Fits
Groups meet regularly in the Green Bay community and online. Come as you are.
Connection & Story Circles
Peer-led gatherings where people share real recovery stories in a stigma-free, judgment-free space.
Financial Literacy Skills Group
Practical money skills — budgeting, saving, and rebuilding credit — taught peer-to-peer.
Work & Readiness Skills Group
Job-readiness practice: résumés, interviews, workplace expectations, and rebuilding routine.
Life-Skills & Wellness Group
Decision-making, healthy routines, relationships, and sustaining recovery day to day.
What to Expect
- • Led by trained peers with lived experience
- • Confidential, judgment-free space
- • No requirement to share — come and listen
- • Practical skills, not lectures
- • Free to attend
- • Rooted in humility, not authority
Join a Group
Want to attend a circle, start one in your area, or learn more? Reach out and we’ll connect you.
Why Community Matters
The Science & Stories of Connection in Recovery
Curated videos that help explain why peer support, belonging, and community are not add-ons to recovery — they're the heart of it.
Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong
Johann Hari · TED
The opposite of addiction is connection. Hari reframes addiction around bonding, belonging, and the environments that make recovery possible.
Beating Drug Addiction — The Rat Park Experiment
The Classic Experiment
The classic Rat Park experiment: how environment and connection change the whole story of addiction.
Rethinking Recovery: Community, Connection & Belonging
Community & Belonging
Why purpose, social value, and human connection play a vital role in true recovery.
Why Staying Connected After Treatment Matters
After Treatment
Addiction thrives in isolation; recovery flourishes through connection. Building a supportive network that lasts.
Building Community in Recovery
Healing Minds
The profound impact of giving back and building real community as part of sustained recovery.
What Causes Addiction & Depression — Johann Hari
Rich Roll Podcast
A long-form conversation on the roots of addiction and depression, and why connection is central to healing.
These videos are curated from public YouTube channels to support learning. RHM does not own this content; always use discernment and consult a qualified professional for clinical decisions.
Care That Is Measured — Because People Are What Matter
Restoring Hope Ministries tracks the well-being of every participant in our clinical and faith-based services using empirically validated screeners, clinical interviews, behavioral analysis, and self-report — so we can honestly see whether the people we serve are getting better. This rigor reflects the training of our founder, Dr. Gross, whose clinical psychology education and practical training at the Medical College of Wisconsin prepared him for this type of organization and care.
