Milestone Recovery

Milestone Recovery, formerly known as the Milestone Foundation, is a treatment center that helps patients with substance abuse problems and homelessness. Milestone operates a specialized substance use disorder emergency shelter. The 41-bed overnight shelter for men provides individuals with a safe place to sleep, nutritious meals, clean clothes, showers and counseling while being treated with dignity. They help patients transition into stable, permanent housing.
Milestone Recovery provides medical detox and gender-specific residential housing. Residential treatment houses men and women separately in different areas of Portland, Maine. The men are on the main campus and women are housed near the North Deering neighborhood. Residential treatment provides a warm environment for residents to pursue educational or vocational opportunities. Milestones women's home is very affordable at a monthly rent of only $595. Transitional housing is also available to the graduates of the residential treatment program. MileStone utilizes evidence-based treatment modalities that include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and group therapy.
“Milestone Recovery is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide the best quality services to empower individuals with substance use and behavioral health disorders to attain stability, dignity, recovery, and an enhanced quality of life.”

Listing sourced from the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Data last synced April 2026. Verify current programs directly with the facility.