Collegiate Recovery Program

Support. Sobriety. Personal Accountability. Friendship.

The Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) at Fairfield University offers a nurturing, affirming, and substance-free environment for students in recovery. Together, students learn how to balance their education with their recovery and pursue their academic, personal, and professional goals. The program includes a Collegiate Recovery House where men live and work to achieve these goals. Components of the program include recreational opportunities, spiritual advising, random drug testing, and group therapy.

The program is offered through the Department of Counseling & Psychological Services and overseen by an Advisory Board that promotes healthier choices and substance-free living.

For more information, please contact recovery@fairfield.edu or call (203) 254-5566.

Recovery & Wellness-Based

Attend a variety of self-help groups regularly, including 12-step meetings, smart recovery, and refuge recovery, and engage in wellness-based programming (e.g. yoga, meditation, acupuncture).

Support & Structure

Provide students with a structured and supportive program to promote sustained recovery.

Academic Success

CRP connects students to individualized academic advising and support resources by connecting them with experienced advisors within the Academic Deans offices.

"Cura-personalis" focused

Engage in Ignatian spirituality, based on an understanding of the “whole person”—body, mind, and spirit.

Be of Service

Be of service to others at the campus and local levels.

Role Model

Model for others a full University experience without the use of alcohol or drugs.

Recovery Housing

Group Counseling

Career Counseling

Community Resources

Recreational Activities

Sober Wellness Programming

Academic Support

Community Service Opportunities

Family Orientation

Intramural Sports

Adult Children of Alcoholics Meetings

AA 12-Step Meetings

This house is so much more than a house for me to lay my head at night. It has become my home, not just for me but for others as well. This is a safe and sober environment for college students to maneuver through the tough road of being in recovery while receiving a college education. It has given me an opportunity to achieve the degree I want to pursue, at an unbelievable university. I am truly blessed. Fairfield has given me the opportunity to restore integrity and credibility back into my life. For it to be over two and half years since my last drink, it is nothing short of a miracle - for what Fairfield has done for me, is nothing short of a miracle.

As a newly recovering alcoholic I was worried about returning to life on campus, and how I would adjust to a sober life amongst my typical college-student peers. The CRP has relieved my anxieties by providing a close-knit support network which focuses on a sober lifestyle, and brings forth a great group of students who are more than willing to offer help and get involved in activities. The CRP has made a sober college life manageable!