What is Recovery housing?
What is Recovery?
One in seven people has a substance use disorder (SUD). Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease that affects behavior. When it comes to recovery, housing can play a big role in how successful someone is in achieving sobriety. Recovery housing gives those suffering from addiction the best chance of recovering from their disease.
What leads to drug abuse?
The exact cause of substance use disorder is unknown. There are many things that factor into whether a person will become addicted to substances. However, a lack of emotional, mental, physical and spiritual support in a person’s family of origin is often the root cause of drug abuse.
What triggers relapse?
Relapse is when someone returns to drugs or alcohol after a period of sobriety. Home, work and social environments can trigger relapse. In some cases, former friends or family members may also be struggling with addiction or mental health issues. These relationships can cause stress or temptations that can lead to a potential relapse for a recovering addict.
Why choose Recovery Housing?
Transitional housing is very important for people working to recover from addiction. For many who enter rehabilitation programs, it is crucial to leave their original environment to get help.
Many people choose to transition into sober living homes to develop healthy habits and daily routines without drug use. Residents are usually allowed to stay in the home as long as they need to. However, the length of a typical stay is about one year.
Recovering from addiction is a long-term process. Recovery homes provide a safe, sober and supportive environment when a person’s original home cannot. These homes can serve as a critical transitional step for those leaving a rehabilitation facility. Ultimately, these homes can help people find a stronger foothold in recovery before entering independent living or returning home.
Recovery housing at
Joppa House
The women who come into Joppa House should have the desire to learn how to better their situation. They must be willing to take the steps necessary to attain independent and healthy living for themselves and their families.
Each woman in residency will be asked to complete The Joppa House 6: Outlooks to Independence & Healing. This also includes our Stepping Stones Life Skills Modules. Upon completion of the curriculum, they will receive a certificate of completion. Residents will be offered access to obtain training management, GED, recovery and counseling.
The markers of success are recovery, employment, independent housing, and application of the life skills each woman has acquired during her tenure. These skills are intended to sustain independent living as well as long-term sobriety.
Living At Joppa House
Joppa House is a transitional recovery housing model that is intended to provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for women seeking to continue their personal recovery from substance use disorders. We introduce sober living skills, peer-to-peer fellowship, and support, to help individuals gain strength and coping skills that will aid in the transitioning of the women and their families, along with the ability to sustain enriched lives free from addictions. Joppa House is a Christ-centered home that incorporates recovery principles, programming, counseling and a curriculum based transformation/life-skills program for women who are in active recovery.
Eligibility for residency is determined by an application process and interview with our house director on a case-by-case basis.
– Women with a pending court sentencing will not be considered prior to their sentencing date.
– We are looking for women who are (i) Motivated to change; (ii) Good fit for the program; (iii) Good fit for the current residents.
Daycare is not provided by Joppa House Ministries staff, but is outsourced to assist women living in the house. Daycare is intended for women to gain and keep full-time employment, or to go to classes to obtain skill for a better job. We also have an indoor play area located in the basement of the 801 Campus with an additional on-site, fully enclosed, outdoor playground area.
Residency Requirements
The women considered for residency must be 18 years or older, no longer in high school, in active recovery for a Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
To come into residence at JHM, women must be coming from a rehabilitation facility, MAT accepted (excluding Methadone), clear of pending court sentencing, show a negative drug test upon intake, and pass a background check. Women with a violent past will not be accepted into our program.
Each adult tenant of Joppa House will be required to participate in the programming offered to acquire the life skills they need to sustain independent, substance-free living.
Resident will be expected to participate in the programming offered such as:
• financial/budget counseling
• nutrition, food preparation, and cooking
• motivational groups
• Bible study
• attending a church of their choice
• pursuing and obtaining gainful, full-time employment
• attend recovery meetings
Joppa House Ministries maintains a zero-tolerance policy for drugs, alcohol, and weapons.
Use of alcohol or drugs is not permitted. Regular drug testing will be required of each resident. A positive drug or alcohol result may result in expulsion from residency. Possession of weapons will also result in immediate expulsion.
Residency Agreements
Does Joppa House sound like it is the right place for you?
If so, click the button below to fill out our application. After we receive your application we will call you for a phone interview.