The Founder — New Beginning Recovery

Meet Rick DelValle, the founder of New Beginning Recovery

February 4, 2008, I made a call to a drug dealer; I was hopeless and wanted to die. I bought a large quantity of drugs and the plan was to kill myself. But something changed that night.

Something inside of me did not want to die. The next morning I woke up and I wanted to get sober; I wanted to live; I made a decision!

I moved into a sober house that had a culture of recovery and lived there for 18 months. Afterwards I went back to school to become a drug and alcohol counselor. Shortly after graduation, the first recovery house was opened.

I had found my calling: I am in love with helping men navigate through early recovery. Our recovery residences provide a community with authentic peer-to-peer support.

Many amazing things have happened to me since February 4, 2008; it was a day that changed my life forever. Today I am a father of two amazing boys, Ricky and Carson, whom I want to set a great example for. I decided to dedicate my life to helping men rebuild their lives.

As New Beginning Recovery House we believe in family, and we make the promise to anyone who comes to us that you are family when you come to one of our houses.

I am forever grateful for the opportunity to serve.

—Richard DelValle