Does a “Recovery City” promote sober living and combat NIMBY policy overreach?

Today, we’ll speak on some of the most pressing questions sober living home owners and operators have about what’s on the horizon for behavioral health in 2025. 

As the concept of “recovery capital” has gained momentum within the recovery community over the last decade or so, some who study addiction medicine and the recovery process are calling for cities, towns, and other communities to embrace a new concept: the “Inclusive Recovery City.” 

Running a halfway house is a labor of love – you’re providing a safe, structured environment for people rebuilding their lives, whether they’re coming out of addiction treatment or transitioning from incarceration. But love alone doesn’t pay the bills! Finding money to keep the lights on and the program running is one of the biggest challenges halfway house operators face. The good news is that there are grants for halfway houses out there, from government agencies to private charities, that can help fund your mission. In this post, we’ll break down where to find these grants and how to increase your chances of getting them. We’ll keep it straightforward and practical, so you can get a jump on funding your transitional home.

Today, we’re going to take a look at the inefficiencies plaguing RCOs and RCCs and what emerging solutions are available to transform the management of these organizations.

In this post, we’ll look at Trump’s previous track record for clues, as well as what he’s said about his plans for addiction treatment for his second term. 

South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska sober living homes are all still waiting for NARR representation.

Learn more about NARR affiliation in Montana, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Vermont, as well as the status of sober living home regulation in each of these states.

Sober living home certification is still optional in Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Maine, but sober living homes in each of these states face a unique, shifting regulatory landscape of their own. 

Did you know that Nebraska and Idaho have no National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR) affiliate organization? Or that West Virginia just revolutionized the way it regulates sober living homes in 2024?

Learn the latest news our of Kansas, Mississippi, and New Mexico for sober living home operators and NARR affiliates navigating the modern behavioral health regulation landscape.

In this post we’ll talk about state regulation and sober living home news in three states that do not currently have any NARR affiliated organization representing recovery residence operators.

Learn about sober living home regulation news and issues affecting NARR affiliates in Oklahoma, Connecticut, and Utah.

Louisiana has very little oversight over sober living homes, Kentucky is in the process of expanding regulations, and Oregon is likely to see increased recovery residence regulation in the near future.