The Center was founded in the name of the late Ed Keating. Ed was a pioneer in the field of sports management and business agent for many local and national sports athletes, as well as television and radio personalities. Professionally, he was a legend but to the recovery community Ed will always be remembered for helping destitute alcoholics and addicts recover regardless of their past. Our found
ers, Jack Muhall, Phyllis Eisele-Curran, and Dennis Eckersley began the center based on the principal that recovery services should be available to any individual, regardless of their ability to pay. What We Do
Admission to the Ed Keating Center is based on two qualifications. First, that one is an adult male or female who suffers from the disease of alcohol and drug addiction. Second, and most important, that an individual must be sincerely committed to getting sober, changing their life, and becoming responsible, productive person again. The Keating Center differs from other alcohol and drug treatment facilities in that we provide recovery services to any man or woman who wants to recover regardless of their financial condition. Virtually all of the men and women we help arrive at our doors destitute, but we don’t turn them away because they don’t have insurance or can’t pay for treatment. In addition, the Keating Center does not take state, local or county funding. Instead we depend on the private support of generous people, organizations, foundations, as well as the men and women who have gone through our facility to keep The Keating Center up and running. Programs…”How It Works.”
The Keating Center offers a variety of services beginning with a three-month in-house rehab program in which residents attend group meetings facilitated by experienced volunteer recovering individuals. All residents must get a sponsor and attend A.A. Once the individual completes the in-house program, they advance to our three-quarter house program. This is a minimum six-month commitment. They work so they can be self-supporting, but are still part of the center’s supervised program and must attend seven mandatory A.A. meetings weekly as a reminder “that staying sober must come first.” Three-quarter house residents also attend mandatory after-care meetings once a week.
