About
About Recovery Network of Programs Inc
Recovery Network of Programs (RNP) is a Bridgeport-based nonprofit that has spent more than three decades building a comprehensive substance use, mental health, and housing continuum for residents of Fairfield County, Connecticut. CARF-accredited and certified as an Opioid Treatment Program, RNP combines inpatient withdrawal management at its First Step and Horizons programs with a network of outpatient clinics, recovery counseling services, and transitional housing — all under a single agency umbrella.
The inpatient withdrawal management track stabilizes patients medically through detox, while outpatient programs such as Kinsella Treatment Center, the Center for Human Services, Recovery Counseling Services, Jay Brothers Unified Resource Center, the Community Center for Integrated Health, and the Treatment Pathway Program provide ongoing therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and intensive outpatient care. Cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed approaches are central, and the agency explicitly serves people living with co-occurring disorders, trauma/PTSD, and HIV/AIDS.
RNP’s housing portfolio is unusually deep for a treatment provider. Men’s Transitional Housing, the Men’s Recovery House, Prospect House, the Urban Model Supervised Apartments, Iranistan House, and Tina Klem Serenity House give clients a continuum of supported environments after acute care. The agency also serves pregnant women, young adults, seniors, court-ordered referrals, and Deaf or hard-of-hearing patients, with language services covering English, Spanish, Tagalog, Mandarin, French, German, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, and Farsi.
Leadership includes CEO Jennifer E. Kolakowski (LCSW, CCDP-D, MATS), who has been with RNP since 1994, and Medical Director Dr. Guillermo Katigbak, MD, a trilingual physician (English, Spanish, Tagalog) with more than 30 years in medicine. As a nonprofit, RNP accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state insurance, and offers sliding-scale and self-pay arrangements. The administrative office is at 1862 Commerce Drive, Bridgeport, CT 06605; intake runs through 1-833-906-HOPE.
- Certified Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) providing specialized opioid detox and medication-assisted treatment
- CARF accreditation ensuring quality standards for medical detox and withdrawal management protocols
- Multilingual services in 16+ languages including Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Farsi for diverse populations
- Specialized detox programming for pregnant women with medical supervision throughout withdrawal
- Comprehensive payment options including Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale fees for immediate detox access