Hour House Sober

About Hour House

Hour House is a recovery housing provider in Charleston, Illinois, operating gender-specific recovery homes.

Central East Alcoholism and Drug Council

Hour House is the operating name of Central East Alcoholism and Drug Council, a community-based, not-for-profit corporation offering services to address substance use disorders and other therapeutic needs. It was originally incorporated in 1972 and opened its first facility in 1973. The organization records ten locations in east central Illinois where specialized services for men, women, adolescents or women with children are available.

Hour House Recovery Homes in Charleston

The Charleston campus at 635 Division Street offers intake assessments, drug and alcohol detoxification services, adult men's residential programs, a men's halfway house, adolescent detoxification and speaker's bureau services. A men's recovery home operates at 657 Division Street. The women's halfway and recovery home is at 720 4th Street, and a recovery home for women with children is at 1501 18th Street. Women's residential services are also delivered in Lerna.

The Full Program Ladder

Hour House publishes screening and assessment services, intake services, men's halfway house services, men's residential services, men's three-quarter recovery home services, women's halfway house and residential services, and a recovery home for women with children. Outpatient and intensive outpatient programs for men and women sit alongside the residential services.

Accreditation, Licensing and Funding

Hour House states that Central East Alcoholism and Drug Council is accredited through CARF and licensed and funded in whole or in part through the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Service Area Across East Central Illinois

Hour House operates in Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville and Lerna and describes itself as serving east central Illinois and other state residents. The HRC Forsythe Center at 406 North 2nd Street in Marshall is listed among its sites and referenced for naloxone distribution. The organization's administrative address is on Division Street in Charleston.

What the Licensing Covers

Accreditation through CARF and licensing through the Illinois Department of Human Services apply to Central East Alcoholism and Drug Council as the corporate entity, and its recovery homes are delivered under that structure. A resident of an Hour House recovery home is living in housing attached to a licensed and accredited provider.