VISION

Our vision is to provide opportunities for formal education and encourage continual autonomous learning through a sober living environment to a community of men and women whose lives have been holistically transformed out of the bondage of addiction through faith in God, who can then further enrich their personal and  professional lives through investing and leading others in their jobs, communities and homes.

A Sober Living Environment helps somebody recovering from addiction learn new skills and learn how to function again in society. Any addict who has undergone drug or alcohol addiction treatment will attest to how difficult the transition from full-time treatment to independent living can be. A house that provides a Sober Living Environment acts as the bridge between treatment and the real world. Those in recovery will receive, and give, peer support in an environment free of alcohol or drugs. Thus, the Sober Living Environment helps a former addict become a productive citizen again.

STATS on Aftercare

Below statistics taken from a study in a short term detoxification unit with 102 participants and approved by the John Hoskins Bayview Medical Center Institutional Review Board – The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2007

“The importance of aftercare for improving drug treatment outcomes has been demonstrated for alcohol and illicit drug use disorders” –  The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2007

“Access to drug-free housing, and help finding such, could be a critical factor in recovery for some drug dependent individuals” –  The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2007

“The majority of drug abusers have a high school education or less. Helping this population to improve their educational levels could be advantageous in the long-run” – The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2007

“Those who did not participate [in aftercare] were ten times more likely to return to seriously harmful behavior within one year.”  – Addiction Today

“A high proportion of relapse occurs within three months of a return back into the community. The key message here is that aftercare needs to be encouraged, even insisted upon, among professionals in a position to do so.” Addiction Today

“Best et al (2012) released findings showing the importance of engagement with community activities leading to high levels of social and personal wellbeing.”-  Addiction Today

“Matheson et al (2011) also demonstrated a large proportion of success in women who attended an aftercare program in comparison to those who did not. Notably, this study recognized that people who did not participate were 10 times more likely to return to seriously harmful behavior in a year.” – Addiction Today

Transitional Housing

Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people who have completed a drug treatment program but still need time to completely re-acclimate to normal life and the real world. For an individual who has abused drugs or alcohol to self-medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing provides a safe haven where individuals who are in this phase of the drug rehab process can little by little grow to be at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to receive individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain stable employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to have a successful and happy life.

Sober houses looking to change negative image

July 13, 2012|By Maria Herrera, Sun Sentinel

“With no regulation from government agencies, setting up a sober house is as easy as renting a house to a few residents who pledge to live in sobriety and attend support groups. The result has sometimes been poorly run houses that provide little or no supervision for recovering addicts.”

“Some of the people who come into this business (opening up a home) have a good heart but don’t have the expertise, and that’s what you have been seeing over the years.”

The Sober Living Environment

Many who are recovering from substance abuse issues find that to remain sober immediately following treatment they must immerse themselves in a sober living environment. These environments serve as interim environments between the treatment center and their former lives. Sober living environments were originally introduced as a safe and supportive place for recovering addicts to live during their recovery. The environment offers a place for the recovering addict to live that is both structured and supportive. It is not necessary for the person to have just completed a rehab program, although this is the case for many sober living residents.

A sober living house (transitional housing) is an affordable, drug- and alcohol-free environment that offers a positive place for recovering addicts to find recovery support in their peer group. Sober living homes provide individualized recovery plans and offer an environment that allows residents to work on their unique recovery program with the goal being to become self-supportive.