café staff

Director

Teddy Chambers

Recovery Cafe Director

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 Workforce  development

Tim Tjaden

Workforce Development Specialist

 Peer     Support 

Chantal Matthews

Peer Support Services Coordinator

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WILMINGTON RECOVERY CAFÉ

810 N. Union St. Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 384-7841

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Teddy Chambers is the Director of the Wilmington Recovery Cafe at Impact Life, where he plays a crucial role in overseeing the cafe's operations and community engagement initiatives. A graduate of Wildwood Catholic High School, Teddy has spent over 25 years in the restaurant business, ascending through various management roles that have sharpened his leadership and operational expertise.
Teddy's career is distinguished by his adeptness in community relationship development, having been an active participant in committees that organized 12-step workshops and an action-based fellowship for nearly eight years, serving in multiple functions. His skills in interpersonal communication and team management have been pivotal in his successful leadership at the Recovery Cafe, significantly enhancing our community presence and support initiatives.

Fun Fact: Teddy is an avid sports fan and golfer and enjoys the camaraderie and challenges of the sport. He hails from a large family with eight siblings and was born in Bermuda, adding a unique international perspective to his professional and personal life.

Chantal Matthews is a graduate of Alexis I. DuPont High School. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and holds several certifications in office administration. Chantal was employed at the Delaware College of Art & Design for nine years where she excelled in the admissions department rising to the rank of Associate Admissions Director specializing in recruitment management and reporting.

During Chantal's ten years at Creative Vision Factory, she flourished in a supportive environment that leveraged her lived experience of mental health recovery in addition to her administrative skillset. The reports that she generated over the years captured the stories of Creative Vision Factory’s 1,740 members who found safety, connection, and healing over the program’s 13-year history of artmaking and community engagement in downtown Wilmington.

Now at Impact Life, Chantal is looking forward to serving the members of Wilmington’s Recovery Cafe and telling the stories of their healing and growth through data collection and group facilitation.

Fun Facts: I have a visual impaired dog. He has one eye and is almost blind out of his other one. His contagious spirit keeps me motivated every day. I have constant support from my husband whom I have been with for 25 years. He has taught me what real friendship is and is always there encouraging me every day and is a great father to our blended family of 6 adult children.