Perimeter Recovery

About Perimeter Recovery

Perimeter Recovery is a sober living operator based in Dunwoody, Georgia, serving men in DeKalb County near the Perimeter area of Metro Atlanta. Bruce Friddle has directed the organization since 2008.

A Long-Tenured Metro Atlanta Sober Living Operator

Perimeter Recovery has operated under the same director for close to two decades, a rare stretch of continuity in recovery housing. That tenure gives the organization a settled way of running its program: consistent expectations, a working relationship with the surrounding neighborhood, and a track record long enough to actually check.

Housing, Not Clinical Treatment

Perimeter Recovery describes itself plainly as sober living, not a treatment center and not affiliated with a hospital. Residents bring their own outpatient care, prescribers and counseling from outside providers, and the organization's role is to keep the household stable and accountable while that care continues elsewhere.

Working the DeKalb County Side of the Perimeter

The organization works out of the Dunwoody area of DeKalb County, near the interchange of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285, a location with dense access to outpatient providers and entry-level employers. DeKalb County's seat is Decatur, and the broader Perimeter corridor is one of Metro Atlanta's busiest job centers.

A Recovery Housing Provider for Men

Perimeter Recovery serves adult men only, keeping its program single-gender so house rules, meetings and shared space apply to one population. That focus lets the organization build a specific set of expectations around the population it knows best.

Reaching Perimeter Recovery

Prospective residents and referring providers apply directly to the organization. The questions that matter at this level are about the operator itself: how long it has run housing in the area, what its fee structure covers, and how it handles a resident who needs a higher level of care than sober living provides.