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High Watch was founded in 1940 with the assistance of Bill W., the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
About High Watch Recovery Center
A culture of compassionate care, dignity and respect.
High Watch Recovery Center has a rich history of being the first substance abuse community in the world founded on the 12 Step principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are the only center founded by AA co-founder Bill W.. We are honored to be the keepers of his legacy.
Our Mission
High Watch Recovery Center is dedicated to seeing the disease of addiction go into remission for each individual who passes through our door. We are committed to providing compassionate care as we integrate the latest breakthroughs in addiction medicine alongside the spiritual teachings of AA's 12 Steps to give all patients the tools and foundation to live sober after leaving High Watch.
Our Core Set of Values
- Respect. We shall treat all with whom we work with dignity and respect maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
- Integrity. Each staff person will live by and demonstrate the values of honesty, open mindedness and fairness with respect for diversity.
- Compassion. We seek to help others through empathy, empowerment and understanding.
- Quality. We strive for measurable excellence in our quality of care.
- Teamwork. We shall rely upon and work with one another as a team to maximize performance.
- Fiscal Stewardship. We shall manage responsibly the resources of the Farm and commit ourselves to be good and faithful stewards of all donations.
- Education. We are committed to sharing our knowledge to help others understand addiction and the best practices for treatment of addiction.

