About this Recovery House
The Jericho House is a men's sober house in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, in White County. It runs a twelve-month, Christ-centered residential recovery program in the North Georgia mountains, and it puts work at the center of that year: residents build a work history through Jericho Industries, the house's own remodeling and landscaping crew.
A Men's Sober House Built Around a Year of Work
Twelve months is long by sober living standards, and the length is the point. Men move through Jericho Industries jobs, first on-site chores and eventually paid remodeling and landscaping contracts, so a resident leaves with a work history and not just a discharge date. The house treats that year as recovery in itself: steady employment, a daily schedule, and a crew of other men doing the same thing.
Family Counseling Built Into the Program
Every other month, the house brings in family members for transformational counseling sessions. Addiction rarely damages one relationship at a time, and folding family sessions into the twelve months gives residents a chance to start repairing the relationships they will return to well before discharge.
What Certification Through a Certified Operator Establishes
The Jericho House is operated by a certified operator, meaning it has committed to a published code of ethics, discloses its rules in writing, and accepts outside complaint review, the same standard the GARR network holds every certified Georgia recovery residence to. Georgia does not license recovery housing, so that voluntary standard is the clearest signal a family has to check before a man moves in.
Recovery Housing in White County and the North Georgia Mountains
Sautee Nacoochee sits in White County, whose seat is Cleveland, in the northeast corner of the state near Helen and the start of the Appalachian foothills. The area draws on outpatient and faith-based recovery resources across White County, and a mountain setting away from a resident's old routine is often exactly what a longer program like this one is built for.
Applying to The Jericho House
Admission runs through the house directly. Because the program commits to a full year and centers on work through Jericho Industries, the questions worth asking before applying are about that structure: what a typical week of work looks like, how family counseling sessions are scheduled, and what happens if a man cannot keep pace with the work requirement.
Addiction is not a logical problem; it is a living problem. It is not a self-control problem; it is an inability to apply the Gospel to our hearts and an inability to accept God's grace. It is reaping what we have sown. It is the fruits of what we believe about others and ourselves.
At The Jericho House, we understand that the contamination is not only physical, but also mental. Understanding this aids in the regeneration of spirit, mind and body. The Jericho House ministers to the whole person, and also to their loved ones. From detox to diploma, the whole family has the opportunity to heal and to learn to be whole and complete in Christ.
