Jeffrey's House

Jeffrey's House is NOT a drug and alcohol clinic, hospital, or detoxification center; although statistics have proven that the services that sober houses such as ours, provide, are one of the most important elements of a successful recovery. We are not saying that all aspects of recovery aren't important, however, after you are discharged from the hospitals, clinics, and detox centers, is when the toughest part of your recovery begins, and that's where we come in. We currently have two houses that are located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, one each for men and women. Our houses are conveniently located near buses, trains, shopping, and restaurants.

When we speak to recovering addicts, as we do on a regular basis, they tell us that the hardest part of recovery is when they're home alone, bored, or have idle time on their hands. Therefore our goal at Jeffrey's House is to ensure that you're NEVER alone in the house, NEVER bored in the house, and ALWAYS have something to do in the house. Having "something to do in the house", consist of mandatory household chores, cooking as a group, eating as a group, group discussions, board games, watching television, listening to music, cooking out in the back yard, etc. A large part of successful recovery is staying positively occupied.

In most instances, by the time you've made the decision to come to Jeffrey's House, or any other Sober Environment, you most likely are coming because of one of the following reasons: 1. You have exhausted all other housing options with family and friends, 2. You were recently incarcerated, are on probation, or parole, or 3. Your addiction has left you jobless and on the verge of homelessness. Whatever your circumstances were, as to the reason you came to Jeffrey's House, are irrelevant once you arrive. From that day forth, we are helping you to build your confidence, self esteem, character, and work ethic. We do this by remaining upbeat, positive, and working as a team to resolve any personal issues you have, as well as group issues that arise in the house. You are also building your confidence, self esteem, character, and work ethic, everyday that you don't use drugs or alcohol. This is assured by NA/AA meetings, group encouragement, and 3 mandatory drug test per week.

Before you began your recovery, you were frivolously wasting your money on drugs and alcohol, and some of you were committing illegal activities to support your habit. And at some point you stopped paying your required bills such as your mortgage, rent, car, credit cards, clothes, etc. Therefore, as part of your recovery you must be re-taught how to consistently pay your bills in a timely manner. Although Jeffrey's House, and all sober houses operate through a collective financial effort from residents, the other aspect of collecting money from you on a weekly basis, is to get you back into the "financial swing of things", so that you can once again be a productive and contributing member of society. You are recovering mentally, physically, and financially $$$$$$$$$.

At Jeffrey's House, we do not view our housing and its rules and regulations as either permanent or temporary, because each and every resident handles recovery differently. We've had some residents who haven't lasted one week, while others have been with us for two and three years. As long as a resident is doing all the things that we require them to do, and is continuing their sobriety, we want them to stay as long as they want. Contrary to that, if a resident is found to have used drugs or alcohol, isn't contributing to the house regarding chores or finances, or is negatively disturbing the house, we have to immediately ask them to leave. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch!