Welcome to River Garden

Recovery, Purpose and Community

River Garden Auchincruive is a charitable organisation dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. We offer a unique, holistic, six-month residential programme designed to help residents not only achieve sobriety but also to build a stable, fulfilling life worth living.

We believe that true healing happens through purpose, connection, and professional support.

Our Unique Approach: Purpose-Led Recovery

Our service is built around an innovative model that integrates three core pillars:

  1. Work-Based Programme: Residents engage in meaningful work across our social enterprises—including our highly successful Bothy Café, horticulture, and woodcraft workshops. This practical involvement is key to developing new skills, structure, responsibility, and a renewed sense of purpose.
  2. Professional Therapeutic Care: Our programme delivers essential internal work through dedicated 1:1 sessions, specialised group work, and trauma-informed practice. Over half our staff bring powerful lived experience to their roles, ensuring deeply empathetic and authentic support.
  3. Community and Connection: We prioritise rebuilding vital relationships. We are committed to being a Dog Friendly service (in partnership with The Dogs Trust), recognising the power of loyal companionship. We also offer dedicated support to families and loved ones to foster mutual healing and understanding.
Lush green lawn with flowering trees and a hedge line. Forest in background. Sunny day.
A gravel path leads to a greenhouse framed by trees and red flowers, on a sunny day.

Our Promise

As a charitable organisation, we are fully committed to ensuring that access to this life-changing recovery is not limited by financial means. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive aftercare and resettlement support, ensuring that when you transition back to independent living, you leave equipped, stable, and confident - a lifelong friend of the River Garden family.

River Garden is a place where you can find safety, stability, and the supportive community you need to build a bright, thriving future.

IFDAS (River Garden), is Registered with the Care Inspectorate CS2025000041 and the Office of the Charity Regulator SCO44032