We are proud to announce that Joshua Recovery Ministries is Ohio Recovery Housing certified. This certification reflects our commitment to providing safe, structured, and supportive housing for individuals walking the journey of recovery.

At Joshua Recovery Ministries, we believe recovery is about more than sobriety—it’s about rebuilding lives, restoring hope, and creating a foundation for lasting change. Being Ohio Recovery Housing certified means our program meets established standards of accountability, safety, and quality care, ensuring our residents have an environment that supports healing and growth.

About Us

Joshua Recovery Ministries is a non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to providing men, women, and children with a safe place to find healing and recovery. The ministry was founded in 2007, by a group of Christians that believe Christ is the center of all healing. All the founders came from Ginghamsburg United Methodist in Tipp City, Ohio. The ministry is independent of the church and is a 501C3 organization. Our statement of Faith is the Nicene Creed.

At the start of the ministry in 2008 was the founding of a house in Dayton, Ohio for those needing help recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Our recovery program is centered around a person choosing to make a commitment of faith and our faith-based coaching. Since the founding of the first house, we felt God leading us to help more of the community with other counseling needs such as grief, depression, and those who are functioning in society with addiction that need the services of a professional counselor. Today, we have three men’s houses, one women’s house, and two maternity apartment buildings – all located in the Dayton, Ohio area. Our housing program and counseling center continues to grow in its service to the community.

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

To courageously conquer drug and alcohol addiction throughout Montgomery County and beyond through our faith-based recovery program.

We provide safe housing and a faith-based, holistic recovery program to help those we serve to achieve a life of sobriety

Our Board

  • Tony Miltenberger

    Board President

  • Lilanthi Ward

    Secretary

  • Pam Stanley

    Board Member

  • Kyle Smith

    Treasurer

  • Carolyn Barnett

    Board Member

  • Michael Barnett

    Board Member

  • Joe Krella

    Board Member

Our Staff

  • Jessica Zwayer

    Executive Director / Client Rights Officer

  • Brooke Wicks

    Administrative Assistant

  • Kristina Cook

    Assistant Director of Maternity Housing

  • Kier Smiley

    Case Manager/Maintenance

  • Julia Melton

    Case Manager

  • Katarina Smiley

    Life Coach

  • Kimberly Harris

    Peer Support

  • Tiesha Jackson

    Peer Support

  • Deanna Elam

    Peer Support

  • Brandi Goins

    Peer Support

Help us make a difference in changing lives by making a financial contribution to Joshua Recovery Ministries.

Your generous contributions equip us to bring men and women out of drug and alcohol addiction into our housing programs. Help us save lives by bringing people off the streets of the Miami Valley to have a new life and hope that only faith can give. This can only happen with donors like you, who choose to make a difference in this world. Invest in changing lives today and help bring about community change, one person at a time.

All donations are tax deductible.

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