Volunteers For Recovery

06/13/2026

July 1st is getting close. Please reach out and let us help you get the medical/clinical help you need to get off this 70H, Kratom, etc.

Thank you Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences for providing the information along with suggested Best Practices!

06/13/2026

We have a couple of beds available in our permanent supportive housing home. The only requirement is you have a solid foundation in your recovery. 5100 Fleetwood is a joint initiative with the TN. Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

We are blessed that we can help a few young ladies with their first MONTH’S RENT FREE!

Call Tina at (865) 809-7562

06/11/2026

Recovery housing has its own body of knowledge, standards, and national guidance.

It should not be treated as a vague housing category or a loose extension of treatment.

TN-ARR’s certification process is grounded in the broader national recovery housing framework, which helps Tennessee build a system that is consistent, credible, and accountable.

06/11/2026

If you are a Judge, Magistrate, or treatment center this is for you!

👀TN SB 0207 in the SAFE ACT PROHIBITS you from referring individuals to recovery residences that are not CERTIFIED. There are actually penalties that are included in this law for when people are sent to NON-CERTIFIED recovery residences unless there are no open beds in a CERTIFIED home. 👀

So, here is my question🙋🏼‍♀️… why do yall continue to do this? Why do yall continue to send people to places that are “flop houses”⁉️If a recovery residence chooses to not get certified or better yet, can’t get certified, I assure you there is a reason. It’s been my experience they can’t get certified because they refuse to remove beds when they are over the necessary square footage per bed. 🚫

Certification is not a difficult thing to achieve. For the state of TN to actually have a LAW that must be followed, says a lot. It says the state has recognized these recovery residences are “warehousing” human beings.

So, if you are going to hold the individuals that stand before you to the law, then shouldn’t you also be following the law? 🤷‍♀️We won’t even get into the fact that ALL 💵 paid for deposits, rent, etc that ultimately comes from HUD on the federal level, is only supposed to be paid to CERTIFIED housing. We will leave that for another day.

To locate certified homes in your area, see below for that link.

06/08/2026

You don’t want to miss this!

Why Attend the NARR Best Practices Summit?

The nation's premier recovery housing conference brings together operators, peer professionals, affiliate leaders, researchers, policymakers, behavioral health providers, and community partners from across the country.

Join us in Fort Lauderdale for three days of learning, networking, collaboration, and innovation focused on advancing quality recovery housing.

📅 September 28–30, 2026
📍 Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

⏰ Early Bird Rates End July 31, 2026

🔗 Register Today: 2026summit.narronline.org

06/04/2026

We truly have some of the BEST participants in this program. We pull up to our house after being gone for 38 days and nights and what is there? This little “welcome home” sign that is signed by all of the ladies in our women’s program. It truly put a smile of his face! We are so grateful for each and every one of you. It’s not easy to not be here doing what we do each day.

Thank you all for thinking about us!

06/04/2026

Let’s welcome this guy home! Finally after 38 long nights, our men’s program director gets to come home tomorrow from receiving what we hope will literally be a life saving cancer treatment. He is the backbone to this program, the heart and soul of it. Thank you Jesus for keeping him safe during this difficult time!

05/31/2026

Finally…they are suing and they are winning!

The U.S. Attorney's Office sued Beekman, NY, for blocking a sober home. Learn what this federal FHA enforcement means for your sober living zoning rights.

05/27/2026

If not a 12 step program.? Then what? After all these years I’m still waiting for something that works as well as AA or NA. If anyone has a different solution please share.

05/27/2026

New op-ed from President Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative Co-Chairs Secretary Kennedy and Kathryn Burgum: “We struggled with addiction for years before finding recovery, and we stand as a proof that recovery is real.”