About this Recovery Home
Elite Houses, Chicago, Illinois, is a sober living home in Cook County serving men over 18 on the city's South Side.
Who Elite Houses Welcomes
Elite Houses welcomes ex-offenders, people currently in the criminal justice system and people experiencing homelessness. The house names those three groups directly, so a man leaving custody in Cook County knows where he stands before he applies. That is the most useful single thing to know about the house.
What Admission Requires
To be accepted, a resident must be employed or capable of securing employment. Residency may also be granted to people who receive Social Security or unemployment compensation and private or government funding. The standard is income or a credible route to it, so a man on benefits while he looks for work meets it.
Counseling One-on-One and in Groups
Residents at Elite Houses can expect to attend intensive counseling in both individual and group settings. Group counseling is used to practice life skills including managing anger, solving problems and healthy communication, which are the skills that decide whether a first job after release lasts. The program also incorporates Twelve Step practices, cognitive behavioral therapy and medication-assisted treatment.
School, Trade and Work
Academic and vocational development is an integral component of the program at Elite Houses rather than an optional extra. For a resident whose work history was interrupted by incarceration, the house treats education as part of the recovery plan instead of something to take up later.
Case Management for Reentry
Wraparound services at Elite Houses include case management that links residents to community resources supporting a successful return to the community. The house states its aim as guiding residents toward a life of recovery, personal growth and independence. Elite Houses is listed as providing halfway and sober housing.
West 72nd Place and Cook County
Elite Houses is on West 72nd Place on Chicago's South Side, inside Cook County, on the transit grid that carries residents across the city to work. Anyone comparing sober living options on the South Side, or Cook County recovery housing more generally, will find Elite Houses defined by whom it accepts.
ABOUT US
Males 18 years and older. Candidates must be employed or demonstrate the ability to secure employment. Residency may also be offered to candidates who receive social security or unemployment compensation. Candidates who receive funding from government programs or private funding programs are also welcome.
Sober living homes are group residences for people who are recovering from addiction. In most instances, people who live in sober homes have to follow certain house rules and contribute to the home by doing chores. Most importantly, residents must stay sober throughout their stay in the home.
