Recovery, work, and second chances in Cleveland.

Finding Work

Recovery-Friendly Jobs in Cleveland: How to Find Employers Who Get It

What a recovery-friendly workplace actually looks like, where to find them in Cleveland, and how to talk about your recovery in a job search.

Second Chances

Second-Chance Employment in Cleveland: Jobs After a Record or Incarceration

Fair-chance hiring, your rights in Ohio, the Certificate of Qualification for Employment, and reentry programs that connect people to real jobs.

Recovery to Work

From Sober Living to a Paycheck: The Recovery-to-Work Path in Cleveland

Why working in early recovery helps you stay sober, when you're ready, and how a recovery-to-workforce pipeline carries you from support to placement.

For Employers

Recovery-Ready Workplace: Why Cleveland Employers Hire People in Recovery

The business case for hiring people in recovery — WOTC tax credits, the Federal Bonding Program, retention, and how to build a recovery-ready workplace.

Getting Help

Addiction Recovery Resources in Cleveland: Where to Start

Crisis lines, the SAMHSA helpline, treatment and detox access in Ohio, peer support, and the path from getting help to getting back to work.

Getting Work-Ready

Job Readiness in Recovery: How to Get Work-Ready After Addiction

Explaining work gaps, building a resume, interviewing, and the practical steps that get you work-ready after addiction in Cleveland.

The Model

Paid Transitional Jobs: How Recovery-to-Work Programs Build Real Work History

What paid transitional jobs and community crews are, why they work for recovery, and how the recovery-to-work model carries people to permanent placement.