Programs & Services

Pivot Employee Assistance Program offers free short-term, solution-focused counseling services on an array of topics for employees and family members of contracted companies. This program also provides trainings and educational seminars.

For more information, visit the Pivot Employee Assistance Program website or call the Program Coordinator at 315.788.4790.

The Anchor Recovery Center is a safe, supportive environment for people in all stages of recovery as well as those seeking treatment and family members impacted by addiction. At the Center, you will find peers who have changed their lives for the better and want to assist others who find themselves in similar situations.

For more information, visit the Anchor Recovery Center of NNY website, or call 315.836.3460.

The Alliance for Better Communities is a local community coalition comprised of area community members who live and work in Jefferson County. Members come from all sectors in the community with a common goal in mind: to create a safer, healthier, and drug-free community for our youth. Funded by a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant, recognizing the concept that local problems require local solutions, the Alliance works to gather local data in order to address issues important to our community. Alliance members work to create community-level change that will reduce underage drinking and substance abuse through education, awareness, advocacy, and policy change.

For more information, visit the Alliance for Better Communities website, or call the Project Director at 315.788.4660.

The Youth Alliance of Jefferson County works with youth and young adults ages nine to twenty-five in The Youth Alliance is a youth led coalition supported by the Alliance for Better Communities with the goal to reduce and delay the use of substances for youth and young adults. We focus on positive experiences, community engagement, and youth empowerment through awareness and education. We have youth teams for grades 7-8th and 9-12th as well as a community young adult team for 18–25-year-olds.

For more information visit Youth Alliance of Jefferson County or call 315.788.4660.

Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE) Program 

The Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE) Program celebrates healthy aging and educates older adults on a variety of topics including safe medication use, the aging process, communicating effectively with healthcare providers, and strategies for making healthy lifestyle choices. WISE facilitators engage participants in interactive and informative lessons.  

Participants in this program will:

• Learn about the aging process and how to make healthy lifestyle choices.
• Celebrate this exciting stage of life and all the benefits that come with it.
• Discuss risk factors and behaviors older adults should avoid to stay healthy.
• Examine how alcohol, prescription medications, and over-the-counter medications affect seniors differently and how they can avoid misuse.
• Learn how to use simple tools to feel more empowered about their health and healthcare.

Pivot offers the Impaired Driver Program (IDP) as part of New York State’s initiative to reduce the incidence of injury, disability, and death from alcohol or other drug-related motor vehicle crashes and to lessen the risk of multiple impaired driving offenses.

If you have been convicted of an alcohol or drug-related driving violation, you may be eligible for a conditional license or driving privilege if you complete New York State’s Impaired Driver’s Program (IDP).  To verify your eligibility, you will need to visit your local New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.

How to Enroll: Participants will need to visit their local DMV to register for the program.

Cost: $233.00* (check, money order or cash in the exact amount are accepted)

* To make payment arrangements or if you are unable to complete payment by the last class, please contact the program director at 315.788.4660.       

Length of Program: The program is 16 hours of classroom education held over a seven-week period.  Classes range from 2 – 2 ½ hours per class.

Location: Classes for the program are held in Pivot’s Third Floor Conference Room of the Marcy Building located at 167 Polk Street, Watertown, NY, 13601 in the evening, beginning at 6:00 PM.  To find out when the next class cycle begins, please contact Pivot at 315.788.4660. 

Out-of-State License Holders: If you have a license from another state and are seeking to enroll in the New York State program, please contact your state of issuance to ensure the program Prime for Life meets necessary requirements

For additional information about the New York State Impaired Driver program, please visit: https://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/impaired-driver-program-alcohol-drug-rehabilitation-program