10/02/2026
💜 Recovery happens when a community shows up.
Recovery Epicenter Foundation is proud to announce a new recovery resource and celebrate 1st Step Behavioral Health as the first treatment center to contribute to this community opportunity.
Years ago, advocates and friends envisioned The Florida Recovery Bed Bank as a way for treatment centers to partner with recovery community organizations by contributing the scholarship days they already provide to people whose insurance coverage ends as in-kind donations of care.
Today, 1st Step Behavioral Health made the commitment to donate 90 days, at cost, to the Florida Recovery Bed Bank.
The Florida Recovery Bed Bank connects the generosity of treatment providers with people who need access to care. With this new resource, we get closer to realizing our goal of bridging the gaps that financial barriers or exhausted insurance benefits stand between someone and their next step in recovery.
This in-kind donation represents time to stabilize, build connections, and move forward with support for multiple lives. It represents opportunity, and hope for the hopeless.
To the team at 1st Step Behavioral Health, and specifically Sandy Sunderland, thank you for leading by example and investing in the recovery community. Your commitment gives this initiative its first treatment partner—and a meaningful foundation to build upon. If anyone needs residential treatment and would like to ask questions about the 1st Step Behavioral Health facility or admission process reach out to Sandy. Her business card is attached to the post alongside pictures of their facility. She’s expressed, and demonstrated her willingness to work with multiple organizations, so if anyone would like to reach out to her we would highly encourage it.
We invite other treatment providers to join us. Together, we can turn donated days of care into opportunities for recovery. And the best part is no money changes hands. You provide an in-kind donation for a service you are already providing
