Volunteers for Recovery Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Volunteers for Recovery is a recovery home in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County.

Separate Houses for Men and Women in Knoxville

Volunteers for Recovery runs its program at 406 Broadview Drive in Knoxville, with men and women housed in separate residences under one organization, each a single-gender household. A women's program director and a men's program director each run their side of the operation, which keeps house rules and peer groups tailored to one population at a time.

A Peer-Supported Sober Living Model

The organization structures its program around what it calls work opportunities, group support, and renewal, blending twelve-step methodology with structured programming and an abstinence requirement. The emphasis on work reflects a common thread in Tennessee recovery housing: a resident needs somewhere to be during the day as much as somewhere to sleep at night.

What TN-ARR Certification Establishes Here

Volunteers for Recovery is operated by a certified operator, and certification through the Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences requires a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and house rules, and outside complaint review. Tennessee sets no certification levels, so this designation stands on its own.

Recovery Housing in Knox County

Broadview Drive sits inside Knoxville, the seat of Knox County and the hub of East Tennessee's treatment and recovery infrastructure. The University of Tennessee Medical Center, a dense outpatient network, and a job market large enough to support steady employment all sit within the same city, which matters for a program built around structured daily work.