Recovery is for everyone.

The Maine Recovery Access Project (ME-RAP) is a grassroots recovery community organization led by people with lived and living experience of substance use and recovery—including family members and allies.

At the heart of ME-RAP’s work is a “listening-first” approach that ensures individuals with lived and living experience are central to shaping the programs, services, and policies that impact them. ME-RAP believes that sustainable change is only possible when solutions are driven by the voices of those most affected. By actively listening to communities, we foster collaborative, participant-centered solutions that respond to real-world needs.

Rooted in the longstanding principles of both the recovery and harm reduction movements, ME-RAP is committed to supporting all pathways of recovery. This core value shapes everything we do—our organization, our programs, our leadership, and the Access Center.

Everyone is welcome here.

Our Statewide Work.

Recovery Advocacy.

By amplifying the voices of those directly affected by substance use, the Access Center organizes with the Maine Recovery Action Project to advocate for recovery and harm reduction friendly policies.

Project Doorstep.

Utilizing grassroots organizing tactics, such as door-to-door canvassing, Project Doorstep brings Naloxone and education to the doors of our friends, neighbors, and community members.

Youth Organizing.

The Youth Caucuses in Kennebec, Penobscot, and Washington Counties are youth-led initiatives empowering young people affected by substance use to develop community impact projects that enhance their communities.

Community Clean Ups.

To give back to the communities that have given us so much, we organize community cleanup events, enhancing the beauty of local parks, streets, and neighborhoods through dedicated days of service.

Training & Support.

ME-RAP offers a variety of trainings, including topics such as recovery support, harm reduction, community organizing, recovery-friendly language, the Good Samaritan Law, and more.

Opioid Settlement Transparency.

ME-RAP helps to ensures that funds from opioid settlements are tracked and spent responsibly. We empower impacted communities to follow the money, demand accountability, and push for investments in life-saving harm reduction and recovery services.

Access Center.

A Recovery Community Center in Augusta, Maine.

Our Hours

Mon - Thu: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sat - Sun: Appointment Only

From 7AM to 5PM Monday to Thursday, the Access Center operates as a drop-in center. Drop-in support includes showers, storage, harm reduction services, connection to treatment and recovery coaching, and a space to rest, care for yourself, and build community. We also host community resources onsite, including the Health on Wheels bus, trainings, recovery support meetings and other supportive services. Please see our calendar for a full schedule.

After 5 PM, we ask that everyone in the Center be involved in a recovery-supportive activity to help maintain a focused and respectful environment for all. This could include attending a meeting, working with a recovery coach, step work, volunteering, or participating in another recovery support service. Please see our calendar for a full schedule.

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Prosocial Events, Community Service, & More!

We host a robust calendar of recovery support meetings, pro-social and community-building events, as well as volunteer service days—all activities that foster connection, healing, and joy in recovery.

Our recovery meeting schedule includes a wide range of peer-led options to meet people where they are: AA and NA meetings, All Recovery groups, the signature Thursday Night Thunder, and Youth Caucus gatherings designed specifically for young people. These meetings create safe, welcoming spaces for sharing experience, strength, and hope—and help build a strong foundation for long-term recovery. Don't see something you want? You can host a meeting! Reach out!

Additionally, we host pro-social events! From family-style community dinners and movie nights to holiday celebrations, and neighborhood cleanups, our events are designed to reduce isolation, rebuild social skills, and reconnect individuals to purpose. Whether you're diving into a gardening club project, joining our Fourth of July parade crew, or dancing at a Recovery Month celebration, there's a place for you here.

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