Four Truths Recovery

About Four Truths Recovery

Four Truths Recovery is a sober living operator in Roanoke, Virginia, running recovery housing in the independent city at the center of the Roanoke Valley. It was established as a nonprofit on January 11, 2024 by two Roanoke Valley natives in recovery who had spent a combined twelve years working in mental health and substance use services, and it pairs its residences with a recovery center staffed by Peer Recovery Specialists.

A Roanoke Recovery Housing Provider Staffed by Peers

The founding premise is a staffing decision. Support at this organization is delivered by credentialed Peer Recovery Specialists, and the founders describe the model as the first of its kind in the Roanoke Valley. The consequence for a resident is that the person managing accountability has been through the same thing, and the person helping with a resume or a bus schedule is the same person. Recovery coaches handle employment work directly: resumes, interview preparation, workplace problems. They handle transportation the same way, coordinating rides, bus schedules and applications for assistance, because a lost ride is the most common reason an early tenancy ends.

Sober Homes in Roanoke

Three residences carry the Four Truths Recovery name on the state register:

• Rorer, on Rorer Avenue in southwest Roanoke.
• Staunton, on Staunton Avenue in northwest Roanoke.
• Rugby Boulevard House, on Rugby Boulevard in northwest Roanoke, for men.

All three sit inside the city, which keeps residents inside one jurisdiction for courts, services and transit. The organization's flagship residence in northwest Roanoke provides comprehensive support for eight residents at a time and asks a six-month minimum commitment, and that length is a deliberate statement about what the program is for. Six months is long enough to hold a job, finish a probation term or complete an outpatient course, and short enough to be a stage instead of an address.

What the Residential Program Asks of Residents

The operator publishes its expectations, and they are specific. A resident manager oversees the house with round-the-clock coverage. Residents attend a number of recovery supports set by the phase of the program they are in, choosing the fellowship or format themselves. Random drug screening applies. Community service projects and shared household responsibilities are part of the arrangement. That combination puts the accountability on the household while leaving the recovery path to the individual, which is the practical shape of the peer-based model.

Certification Across These Roanoke Sober Houses

Virginia requires certification of recovery residences and makes operating without it a Class 1 misdemeanor under Va. Code 37.2-431.1. Only two bodies can grant a credential the state accepts, the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences and Oxford House, Inc. All three of this operator's houses are certified and appear on the state's published list of recovery residences. The credential is granted residence by residence and never to the organization as a whole, so anyone comparing addresses should check the specific house against the current state publication.

Recovery Housing for the Roanoke Valley

Roanoke is the largest city in southwest Virginia and it belongs to no county, which concentrates a whole region's institutions inside one set of city limits. Carilion Clinic anchors the health system. Virginia Western Community College sits in the city. The courts, the social services and Valley Metro transit are all local. Most of the entry-level employment in the valley is held here more than in Salem, Vinton or the outlying counties. For someone leaving treatment in the smaller towns of the region, a Roanoke address is usually the nearest one within reach of work, appointments and meetings at the same time.

Who These Sober Houses Are For

The program suits an adult coming out of detox, residential treatment or incarceration who can commit to six months, will hold a job or look for one, and can live inside a structured household. Clinical supervision is not part of the model at any of the addresses, so anyone needing medical care on site is a poor match. Referrals, applications and placement questions go to the organization.