Shorewood Today • Winter 2024

Roots Recovery

4485 N. Oakland Ave. rootsrecovery.org

Roots Recovery may be a new name for Shorewood, but it has been a respected name in the Milwaukee recovery community for over a decade. The organization has provided structured sober living and support since 2012 and its new offices on Oakland Ave. in the Village offer abstinence-based counseling and therapeutic services for those struggling with substance abuse.

Trevor Nettles says he first turned to the organization in 2013 to get sober “when I realized that what I thought was seemingly harmless college partying had turned into a problem.” Today Nettles is Roots’ chief operating officer, overseeing the new Shorewood clinic and several sober-living homes located on the East Side for men and women.

The Shorewood offices provide options for outpatient care for anyone in recovery. “We’re really a onestop shop,” Nettles explains. “We offer therapy in individual, family and group settings, coordinate with the case management side, provide drug testing, and help clients find and keep employment.”

Roots Recovery’s mission is “Guiding people through addiction to a life of purpose and peace,” offering “evidence-based addiction treatment and holistic therapies” to ensure clients an individualized and “truly comprehensive recovery experience.”

“For anyone struggling to get sober, we provide a support network that’s based on 12-step recovery programs,” says Nettles. “We offer fellowship and counseling designed to give people the confidence they need to achieve a better future for themselves.”