Hampton · Newport News · Virginia
Roots that hold.
A harbor to come home to.
Nature-based peer support, social prescribing, and recovery programs for the people of Hampton and Newport News, and the organizations that serve them.
Why Oak & Harbor
Built where the rivers meet the bay.
Hampton Roads is one of the largest natural harbors in the world, where the James, Elizabeth, and Nansemond rivers reach the Chesapeake Bay. Oak & Harbor was founded on its northern shore, in Hampton.
An oak is strength that grows slowly, ring by ring. A harbor is where you rest, repair, and get ready to head back out. Every program we build is meant to give people both.
Nature is the method, not the backdrop. Every Oak & Harbor program takes people outdoors, to a trail, a park, or the shoreline, because that is where the research says the mind recovers best.
Where to start
Find your bearings
Click the service that fits your need. Each one opens its own page.
01Recovery ResidencesA structured peer support program for your residents, indoors and outdoors, run for you.For operators →
02Social PrescribingRefer someone. We connect them to nature-based groups and community support, and report back.For case managers →
03OrganizationsNature-based, ready-to-run programs for veteran services, recovery, hospice, and staff well-being.For program leaders →
04Nature TherapyGuided walks and sessions for adults, starting with a free walk. Walk dates on our Facebook page.For individuals →
Featured · Recovery Residences
A program that steadies the whole house.
Virginia's 2026 recovery residence law raised the bar for certification. Oak & Harbor gives operators structured peer support, progress tracking, and clear monthly records, starting with a 30-day pilot.
- 12-month peer curriculum that works alongside any recovery path
- Shore Leave: one group a month held outdoors at a local park
- Recovery capital tracking with a validated scale
- Social prescribing built in
The Oak Standard
Six checks before any program reaches you.
Quality you can inspect, not just a promise. Every Oak & Harbor program is nature-based and passes all six before anyone pays for it.
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Mapped to national standards
Matched, part by part, to SAMHSA's 12 core competencies for peer workers and the rules for your setting.
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Built from proven methods
Evidence-informed: every skill we teach comes from an approach with published research behind it.
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Every claim cited
Each research claim is traced to its original source and checked by hand.
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Same quality every session
A fidelity checklist keeps every session on standard, every time.
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Results you can see
Progress measured with validated tools and reported in plain language.
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Safety built in
A crisis plan, confidentiality rules, and clear limits on what peer staff do.
Every program is reviewed and updated once a year.
See a free sample session →In the community
Harbor Our Shore
The tide brings it in. We carry it out.
Our annual shoreline cleanup, held every year on the last Saturday in June at Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park in Newport News.
Who's behind it
A sailor's discipline. A guide's patience.
Oak & Harbor was founded by Flint, a Navy veteran who has spent years beside people at their hardest moments. Every program carries that mix: structure that holds, and patience that lets people grow.
FOUNDED BY FLINT
4,000+
one-to-one coaching sessions with adults facing crisis and homelessness
- 11 years, U.S. Navy
- Service-disabled veteran-owned
- MA, Human Services Counseling
- BS, Psychology
- Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner
Where we work
Rooted on the Peninsula.
In-person programs serve Hampton and Newport News, on local trails, parks, and shorelines, and we are growing across Hampton Roads. Digital programs reach organizations anywhere in the United States.
Now serving · In person
Hampton
Newport News
Resident groups, social prescribing, nature walks and sessions, staff sessions and retreats.
Coming next
York County, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, then the Southside.
Nationwide · Digital
Licensed programs your own team runs.
- Recovery residence program license
- Peer Session Library In the works
- Seasonal Bereavement Program In the works
- Veteran Services Bundle In the works