Led by people who have been there
Root to Rise is led by people in long-term recovery and licensed counselors. We keep names off this site on purpose: anonymity is part of how recovery stays safe, and the work matters more than who is doing it.
Mashpee & Falmouth, Massachusetts
You don't have to rise alone.
Root to Rise is a recovery community in Mashpee and Falmouth. Coaching. Meals. Work. A clear path to the help already on the Cape — and a chair at the table while you take it.
A program of Inspiration Is Everywhere Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Coaching
Someone who has been there, walking it with you.
Breakfast
Once a month. A table, a plate, a coach.
Meals
Packed and delivered when getting to town is too much.
Work
Resumes, first-shift rides, employers who will take a chance.
The work
From the root up.
Root to Rise walks with people in recovery on Cape Cod — offering coaching, meals, work, and a clear path to the resources that make a life possible.
Recovery on the Upper Cape is not a slogan. It is a Thursday breakfast with people who understand. It is a walk in the Mashpee woods with a coach who will not flinch. It is a packed meal on a night when cooking is too much, and a name on a job application when you thought you had used yours up.
Our storyWhat we offer
Six ways to take the next step.
Recovery coaching
A coach walks beside you — not ahead of you, and never above you.
Coach training
Turn lived experience into a skill you can offer someone else.
Recovery Breakfast
A hot plate, a quiet table, and a coach on site.
Meals
Nobody should have to choose between getting well and getting fed.
Work & opportunity
A job is more than a paycheck. It is a reason to get up.
Community navigation
The Cape has more help than most people know how to find.
Once a month
The Recovery Breakfast.
Our Recovery Breakfast is now monthly. The first one is Thursday, October 29, 2026 — time and location coming soon. Free peer recovery coaching, a hot plate, and a quiet table.
Pull up a chairNo intake at the door.
Come as you are. Eat. Talk, or don't. If you want a coach, just ask. If you want to come back next month, we will save you a seat.
How we hold it
Four promises, kept small enough to keep.
Dignity first
We talk to adults like adults. Recovery is hard enough without being managed.
Show up
A breakfast table that is actually set. A coach who actually calls back. Consistency is the intervention.
Community over isolation
The opposite of addiction is not abstinence. It is connection — in two small towns that still know each other's names.
Practical help
Meals, rides, job leads, a warm introduction. Hope without a plan is just a speech.
Two towns
Mashpee and Falmouth are not the rest of the world.
They are small enough that a missed breakfast is noticed. They are coastal enough that winter is long and summer is loud. Root to Rise lives in both — because recovery does not commute well, and help should not require a ferry schedule of courage.
Upper Cape, Massachusetts
Who holds the door
Leadership
A program of Inspiration Is Everywhere
Root to Rise is a program of Inspiration Is Everywhere Inc., a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 82-5186366). Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and support coaching, practical help, and the people we walk with.
More about us
Practice series
Resilient Recovery
Resilient Recovery is our weekly practice series, built on The 7 Pillars of Resilience, for people who are tired of white-knuckling recovery — vision, composure, reasoning, tenacity, collaboration, stewardship, and a seventh day to put it back together.
One principle a day, free to use, written from inside the recovery community. It is the same work we do at the table, on the page.
See the practiceQuestions
Frequently asked
Straight answers. Still wondering? Write us or tap Ask us in the corner.
What is Root to Rise?
Root to Rise is a recovery community in Mashpee and Falmouth, Massachusetts, and a program of Inspiration Is Everywhere Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We walk with people in recovery on Cape Cod — offering peer recovery coaching, the Resilient Recovery practice series, benefits navigation, and a clear path to the resources that make a life possible.
Who runs Root to Rise?
Root to Rise is led by people in long-term recovery and licensed counselors. It is a program of Inspiration Is Everywhere Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 82-5186366). We keep names off our website on purpose, to protect the anonymity that recovery depends on.
When and where is the Recovery Breakfast?
The Recovery Breakfast is now monthly. The first one is Thursday, October 29, 2026 — time and location coming soon. We will post them here, or send us a message and we will let you know directly.
Is recovery coaching free?
Yes — peer recovery coaching with Root to Rise is free. A coach can meet you in town, over coffee, on a walk, or at the monthly Recovery Breakfast, and can also help you find a meeting, a clinic, a job, or benefits you may qualify for. Send us a message or call 603-721-2088 to ask.
What is Resilient Recovery?
Resilient Recovery is our weekly practice series built on The 7 Pillars of Resilience — vision, composure, reasoning, tenacity, collaboration, stewardship, and a weekly review. It is free, and you can start on any day. See the practice.
Can you help me find benefits I qualify for?
Yes. Our free benefits navigator is a private screener that points you to programs like SNAP, MassHealth, Lifeline phone service, and fuel assistance. A coach can also sit with you and help you apply.
Do I need a referral or paperwork to come?
No. No ID, no referral, no intake paperwork. Come as you are. If you want a coach, just ask — we will take it from there.
How can I volunteer?
We need hands at the monthly Recovery Breakfast, in the kitchen packing meals, with job mentoring (mock interviews, resume help, a ride to a first shift), and helping someone call a clinic, a pantry, or a landlord. Fill out the volunteer form — no account needed — and someone from Root to Rise will write you.
How do I become a recovery coach?
Root to Rise hosts classes and ongoing training for recovery coaches — listening, ethics, resource navigation, and how to show up without taking over. Classes are monthly and the next cohort is forming. Send us a message to ask about it.
How can I donate?
Give one time or monthly on the Give page, and direct your gift to breakfast, meals, coaching, work, or coach training. We also collect in-kind items — shelf-stable breakfast foods and coffee, grocery gift cards, work boots and interview clothes, bus passes and gas cards, toiletries and new socks. Drop-off can be arranged through the contact form.
What if I or someone I love is in crisis?
Where does Root to Rise serve?
We serve Mashpee and Falmouth, Massachusetts, on the Upper Cape. Our mailing address is 439 Nathan Ellis Hwy, Unit 6, Mashpee, MA 02649.
How do I contact Root to Rise?
Use the contact form — a real person writes back. Or email roottorisema@gmail.com or call 603-721-2088.