Just Living Recovery

About Just Living Recovery

Just Living Recovery is a Colorado nonprofit sober living operator based in Lakewood, founded in 2018 to serve Jefferson County and the wider Denver metro area.

A Nonprofit Sober Living Operator

Just Living Recovery organizes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, a structure that lets it prioritize affordability over margin in one of the country's more expensive housing markets. Executive Director Linda Barringer has described the mission in terms of community and family, not just shelter.

Serving LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC Residents

The organization's stated focus is LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals in recovery, populations that often have a harder time finding recovery housing where they feel safe and understood. Building the program around that population from the start shapes house culture, staffing and referral relationships.

Certification Through Ohio Recovery Housing - Colorado

Just Living Recovery's housing is certified through Ohio Recovery Housing - Colorado, the state's approved certifying body, which requires published fees and rules, a code of ethics, and an outside complaint process. That record matters for a nonprofit competing for grant funding and referrals alongside larger operators.

A Denver-Area Sober Living Provider

Based in Lakewood, in Jefferson County, the organization works inside the broader Denver metro recovery housing market, where cost is often the deciding factor in whether someone leaving treatment has anywhere stable to go.

Reaching Just Living Recovery in Lakewood, Colorado

Prospective residents and referral partners can contact Just Living Recovery directly to ask about openings, intake requirements and how the nonprofit's fee structure compares to market-rate sober living in the area.