A Path Forward When
You’re Ready for Change

Providing stability, community, and substance-free environments to rebuild lives with dignity.
Your support makes this transformation possible.

Committed to Substance-Free Living

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While most services focus on harm reduction, our environments prioritize sobriety and accountability — a rare option in Victoria. Together with supporters who believe in comprehensive recovery, Anawim provides a different path for those ready for change.

Transformation Happens
When Safety Meets Support

Structure That Works

A stable, substance-free home environment where daily routines and accountability create the foundation for positive change.

Community That Cares

More than just housing—genuine relationships that foster belonging, healing, and the connections needed to thrive.

Skills for Independence

Practical support to help rebuild confidence, develop life skills, and create a sustainable path toward wellness and independence.

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For Over 30 Years, Supporting Those Ready for Positive Change

Since 1987, Anawim has provided a unique approach in Victoria—a safe, substance-free environment where men and women can rebuild in recovery, or after crisis.

Led by a highly experienced and engaged Board of Directors alongside our dedicated professional staff, our organization brings together expertise in social services, recovery support, and community development.

Our sober living model goes beyond temporary relief, offering the stability, structure, and community that fosters genuine transformation.

Join us in building a stronger, healthier community.

How We Serve Our Community

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Drop in Center

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Women’s House

Chalk-style male gender symbol, representing the Men’s House.

Men’s House

Ready for Change, But Finding Few Supportive Options?

Making your way toward wellness and independence can feel overwhelming when facing:

  • Limited options for safe, substance-free housing

  • Difficulty establishing stability without proper structure

  • Rebuilding confidence after experiencing setbacks

  • Finding a community that understands your struggles

  • Accessing resources while maintaining your dignity

Ready for change?

Lives Transformed Through Community and Support

Shared by those who’ve walked through our doors

  • "Anawim treated me with authenticity. I'd never received that before and it meant the world to me."

  • "Anawim told me they would take a chance on me if I took a chance on myself. They said I could do it. They were right."

  • "When I walked into Anawim and met the team all the weight on my shoulders disappeared."

  • "This place taught me to be proud of my story."

  • "When I struggled, Anawim staff kept in touch with me via email once a month for an entire year. The amount that they cared gave me hope. I lived there two years and I'm still sober."

  • "Anawim is special. It's an authentic place, it's a caring place. The pushed me forward slowly but surely. I feel that because of Anawim my recovery is sustainable."

  • "The way Anawim staff kept in touch with me even when a room wasn't available and I was in prison really gave me hope. Anawim never stopped routing for me."

  • "Anawim saved my life, it's really that simple."

  • "I've never forgotten Anawim because it is the one place that never forgot about me."

  • "As a woman, Anawim is one of the only places I feel truly comfortable visiting."

  • "I live in my Van and Anawim makes me feel like I have a home."

  • "The staff at Anawim told me I could have a healthy life and contribute to society. No one had ever told me that before. Now I've got a wife, a beautiful daughter, and a career."

  • "This is the first time I've seen my Dad sober and thriving. It's a miracle."

  • "The staff at Anawim actually have real conversations with me and treat me like a human being."

  • "I've been clean for years but I still have coffee at Anawim. It's the only place I remember fondly from my struggles."