The Difference: Community Over Clinic

A Social Model Supportive Housing program is a non-clinical approach to long-term recovery. It is fundamentally different from a treatment center or a hospital.

How the Social Model Works

The Social Model views recovery as a continuous process that is best achieved through peer support and successful integration into the community. It works by providing three essential pillars:

1. Peer-Led Accountability

The most effective support comes from someone who has been there.

• Lived Experience:

  The program is often run by alumni graduates who understand the challenges of daily sobriety.

• Structure:

  It provides a necessary layer of 24/7 accountability through house rules, oversight and regular urinalysis/breathalyzer testing that guests (participants) need to maintain stability.

2. Focus on Real-World Skills

Once released from justice involved facilities or clinical treatment ends, people must learn how to live life without substances. This is the hardest part.

• The program and supportive service referral pipelines teach the essential life skills required to succeed independently: budgeting, job searching, time management, cooking, and emotional regulation.

• It helps guests form a new identity centered around purpose and value, not addiction.

3. Community as the Cure

The core belief is that isolation or the feeling of isolation is the enemy of recovery.

• The program builds a supportive family environment where guests give and receive support, breaking down isolation, learning to care about one another and building healthy relationships.

• It acts as a bridge, connecting guests to positive community resources (referrals for: job search activities, education resources, , mental health, SUD services, spiritual support, volunteer work) to ensure their recovery is sustainable.