Together We Can

About Together We Can

Together We Can is a non-profit addiction treatment society in Vancouver, BC, offering residential drug and alcohol treatment for adults alongside sober living, aftercare, and support for families. They opened in 1993 as a six-bed facility and have since grown to more than 400 beds, serving over 1,300 people each year. Their approach blends evidence-based and holistic care in a therapeutic residential setting, with primary treatment stays typically running 60 or 90 days. Each stay begins with an intake assessment that shapes a personalized plan addressing both the physical and emotional sides of addiction.

Men can choose from several distinct programs, including a 12-Step-based Main Centre Program, the biopsychosocial Solid Ground program, All My Relations, which centers culture, tradition, and ceremony, and Gateway Recovery, a culturally sensitive, community-based program in the Cowichan Valley. Women are served through a separate program, Northstar Recovery. Residents have access to an on-site medical clinic run with Vital Path Addiction Clinic, where addiction medicine physicians and nurse practitioners provide opioid agonist treatment (OAT), medication management, and general health care, along with an in-house pharmacy, acupuncture, and individualized meal plans from a dietitian and nutritionist. Anyone who completes a stay of 60 days or longer receives aftercare that includes 40 hours of planning, continued care with a family doctor, an alumni program, and wellness workshops, and sober living homes and free family and community supports are available as well.