Way Back Inn, Inc.

Our primary goal for each participant is a sustained, long-term recovery from their addiction. This includes a re-engagement with employment, and a healing of the relationship with their family. Addiction to alcohol, chemical substances, and gambling can have terrible effects on the person, their family, and the community. Our experience tells us that a significant percentage of people with these issues can be helped to become valuable members of society again.
Since its founding in 1974, the purpose of Way Back Inn was to help individuals overcome their addiction to alcohol, chemical substances, or gambling. We have four residential treatment homes, and thousands of people have been helped with the support of our dedicated and highly trained staff.
Way Back Inn has always been especially interested in helping those who were most needy in the community. 90% of the participants who come to Way Back Inn have no insurance, or are on Medicaid, and are lower-income individuals, at or below the Poverty level. Many are Veterans. Most have no other place to turn, and many have been homeless before coming to Way Back Inn. Way Back Inn is committed to providing a valuable life-changing experience for these individuals.
Way Back Inn is an important member of the local community, and part of our purpose is to work closely with many local businesses both to educate them about these addictions, and to help their workers who may benefit from our assistance.

Way Back Inn provides several programs that address vital aspects of the recovery process, which provide a continuum of services that helps lead to successful outcomes. Our services include an Intensive Outpatient Program, an Extended Residential Care Program, a Gambling Outpatient Program, DUI Services, a Family Program, Specialty Court Programs, an Anger Management Program, a Stress Management Program, and a Continuing Care Program. This complete package of services has been developed and continually improved since we began in 1974. Thousands of participants have benefited from our programs, and have gone on to lead re-built and successful lives.

The highly qualified staff of Way Back Inn have advanced degrees in mental health and addictions counseling. Way Back Inn programs are licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery. We are accredited by CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). We have four residential treatment homes located in the near west suburbs of Chicago, where we serve approximately 180 people per year.

Since our founding in 1974, Way Back Inn has helped thousands of people overcome their alcohol, chemical substance, or gambling addictions. Our primary goal for each participant is a sustained, long-term recovery from their addiction. Under the guidance of our highly trained staff, approximately 64% of the people who participate in our program have successfully achieved sobriety by the end of the program, and have once again become productive members of the community. This includes a re-engagement with employment, and a healing of the relationship with their family.
The need for our services is great. The Chicago area has one of the largest populations of people with these addictions, and we are one of just a few organizations that help people with no insurance. We are able to treat approximately 180 people per year, but with increased resources, we could serve many more.