About this Recovery House
Andes House is a women's sober living home in Aurora, Colorado, in Arapahoe County, on the East Exposition Avenue block that Hazelbrook Sober Living Homes certifies as three separate residences.
A Women's Sober House on East Exposition Avenue
This sober house in Aurora serves women in recovery, and that single restriction settles more than it looks like it does. Bedrooms, bathrooms, common space and the house meeting are all one gender, and one set of expectations covers the household. For a resident arriving from treatment or from a correctional facility, it removes a whole category of friction in the first month.
The address sits in central Aurora inside the bus grid and within reach of the R Line light rail on the I-225 corridor, which is what most residents use to hold a job before a car is realistic.
Certification Behind This Recovery Housing
Certification is the most checkable fact on this listing. Ohio Recovery Housing - Colorado is the certifying body approved by Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration, and the certificate it issues is a set of obligations a resident can hold the house to: fees and rules handed over in writing before move in, a code of ethics the operator has signed, a written relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint route that does not end with the house manager. Certification says nothing about whether a particular household suits a particular person. It does create a record, and a record is what a family comparing options from out of state can actually check.
Sister Sober Living Homes on the Same Block
The state directory lists Waco, Andes and Elkhart as three separately certified residences at the same East Exposition Avenue address in Aurora. They are distinct households holding distinct certificates, which is why they appear here as three listings. A resident who needs a different household, or a different gender split, can raise it with the operator without leaving the block.
Fairplay House and ParadigmONE, both on East Iliff Avenue, are this operator's other certified Aurora addresses in the directory.
A Statewide Network of Sober Living Homes
Hazelbrook Sober Living Homes operates more than thirty five houses for men and women across Colorado, four of them designated Transitional Safety Zone homes, with offices in Aurora and Colorado Springs. Geno Shvedov is a co-founder and the director. The scale has a practical effect on a resident: a house that turns out to be a poor fit does not mean starting over with a new operator, a new application and a new deposit.
It also means the same standards, the same certification and the same intake process apply whichever address a resident lands at.
What to Ask Before Moving Into This Sober House
Certification obliges an operator to answer these in writing before anyone signs, so ask for them at the first call:
- The move in cost, including any deposit, and when it is refundable.
- Whether employment or school is required, and how soon.
- How drug and alcohol testing is run and how often.
- The curfew and the guest policy.
- What the discharge policy says in writing.
Meetings
Attending recovery meetings and connecting with like-minded individuals that will be there to support you is crucial to recovery, however, we understand that this can be a bit intimidating at first especially if you have never gone before. So we host a variety of meetings at our houses that are in a warm and close-knit environment that are there for your convenience such as AA, NA, Bible Studies, Life Skills, etc.
Activities:
We do all kinds of fun sober activities all the time!
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Sober Softball
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Boating and chilling on the beach
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Mountain Climbing
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Boxing
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Yoga
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Art Groups
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Gardening
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Bonfires
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Bowling
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Movie night
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Rallies
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BBQs
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Plus much much more!
​Leadership Program
Our goal is to empower you not only to help yourself but to help others. We encourage residents to mentor and guide others in the program after they have established a good foundation for themselves. Our program is run by people in recovery and many of which have been through the program themselves. If you are interested in leadership or employment opportunities let us know!
​We currently operate five Men's Houses and two Women's Houses. All of our homes are located in nice, quiet, and serene suburban neighborhoods and are kept very clean at all times and are super nice both inside and out! All homes are located within walking distance of bus stops, grocery stores, AA/NA meetings, and more!
