About this Recovery House
Second Chance Recovery Residences is a coed recovery residence in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It houses residents in separate men's and women's quarters, built on a twelve-step foundation, and is certified through Georgia's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences.
Gender-Specific Housing Under One Roof
Coed does not mean mixed housing at Second Chance Recovery Residences. Men and women live in separate quarters with their own house rules and meeting schedules, and the organization is explicit that men and women face different needs in early recovery. The arrangement lets one address serve both populations without either sharing bathrooms, bedrooms or house meetings with the other.
What GARR Certification Establishes for This Sober House
Certification through the Georgia Association of Recovery Residences commits the house to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and a written relapse and discharge policy. Georgia does not license recovery residences the way it licenses clinical facilities, so GARR certification is the closest thing to an outside check a prospective resident can point to.
A Twelve-Step Program Built Into Daily Life
Daily structure at Second Chance Recovery Residences runs on the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, with attendance expected every day. That daily rhythm gives residents a fixed anchor point regardless of what else is happening that week, and it is the same expectation applied across both the men's and women's sides of the house.
Recovery Housing in Fulton County
Atlanta is both the state capital and the seat of Fulton County, and a recovery residence inside the city sits close to the courts, outpatient providers and public transit that touch most residents' obligations during early sobriety. Fulton County's size and density mean a resident here is rarely far from a meeting, a job interview or a treatment appointment.
Applying to This Atlanta Sober House
Applications go directly through Second Chance Recovery Residences. Given the certification requirements, a prospective resident can expect written answers on fees, house rules, and what happens after a relapse before signing anything, and can ask directly whether a specific opening is on the men's or women's side of the house.
We believe we are better than any Atlanta halfway house. We are a sober living program based on the model of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The 12 Steps, in our opinion, the most successful means of establishing long term recovery. The Steps emphasize honesty, open-mindedness, willingness, integrity, spirituality, and responsibility for one's own actions; with support from others who have or are going through the same process.
Second Chance Recovery Residences are fully furnished apartments with WIFI, extended cable TV, and washers and dryers in each apartment. Bedrooms and bathrooms will be shared with one other person.
