The Potter's Recovery House Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

The Potter's Recovery House is a men's sober living home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County, on East Lewis Street.

A Men's Transitional Sober House in Fort Wayne

The Potter's Recovery House operates as a nonprofit transitional living program focused on men working through the legal system after incarceration, which puts it closer to a reentry-focused sober house than a general recovery residence. East Lewis Street sits in a residential section of Fort Wayne within reach of the city's courts and social services, a location that matters directly to a population still working through active court obligations.

Indiana's Recovery Residence Framework

Indiana only requires a recovery residence to appear on the state's DMHA Recovery Residence list if it takes Recovery Works funding or markets itself using the words "recovery residence." A house working primarily with the legal system can sit outside that list without it reflecting on the program. Anyone evaluating The Potter's Recovery House should still ask directly about designation under the Indiana Affiliation of Recovery Residences, along with house rules, fees and staffing.

Recovery Housing in Fort Wayne and Allen County

Fort Wayne is the seat of Allen County and the largest city in Northeast Indiana, with a full complement of courts, outpatient treatment providers and social services concentrated downtown. That density is exactly what a reentry-focused transitional program depends on, since residents typically have ongoing obligations to the same courts and probation offices that referred them in the first place.

What to Ask Before Moving Into This Fort Wayne Sober House

Questions worth asking directly include what the program expects day to day, whether a house manager or staff member is on site, how referrals from the legal system are handled, what the relapse and discharge policy looks like, and what the weekly cost covers. A transitional program working with the courts should have clear answers to all of them.

History Minister Victor Franks founded The Potter's Recovery House after many years of volunteering at another transitional living home. His vision is to help men during a difficult time in their life whether it is homelessness, they are on parole or probation and have no where else to turn for a place to call home while they transition from where they are to being productive members of our community. Since we opened in October 2012, The Potter's Recovery House has helped men transition back into society. The Potter's Recovery House provides these men a place to sleep, computers and internet to help with job searches, staff to help them learn to tool they need to be gainfully employed and we hope to be able to do this for many more years.