Shift Recovery

About Shift Recovery

Shift Recovery is a sober living operator running a certified women's recovery residence in Athens, Georgia, in Clarke County. The organization holds Level II Type M (Monitored) certification through the GARR Network and accepts residents using medication-assisted recovery.

A Clarke County Recovery Housing Provider

Shift Recovery operates a housing program for women, with residents keeping their own outside prescribers and outpatient providers. The organization handles the structure and rules of daily living.

An Operator That Accommodates Medication-Assisted Recovery

Accepting residents on suboxone or methadone is a deliberate policy choice, not a given in sober living. It reflects an operator willing to keep a resident's medical treatment and her housing aligned.

GARR Certification and Its Requirements

Certification commits the organization to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules, a written relapse and discharge policy, and an outside complaint process. Georgia's certification is voluntary, and Shift Recovery has opted into that published standard.

Serving Athens and Clarke County

Athens' consolidated city-county government and university economy concentrate treatment providers, courts and transit in one compact area, which the organization draws on for referrals and services.

Reaching Shift Recovery

Applications go directly to the organization. Worth asking: what the monthly fee covers, how medication management is coordinated with outside prescribers, and how a complaint is escalated.