Volunteers for Recovery

About Volunteers for Recovery

Volunteers for Recovery is a sober living operator in Knoxville, Tennessee, providing certified recovery housing in Knox County.

A Knoxville Recovery Housing Provider for Men and Women

Volunteers for Recovery runs separate housing for men and women, each under its own program director and each a single-gender household. That structure lets house rules, peer groups, and daily programming stay tailored to one population at a time even though both operate under the same organization.

A Program Built on Work, Support, and Renewal

The organization frames its work around three pillars: structured work opportunities, group support, and personal renewal, layered over twelve-step methodology and an abstinence requirement. Prompt, consistent intake is a stated priority, which matters for anyone arriving directly from detox or residential treatment with nowhere else lined up.

Certified Through the Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences

Volunteers for Recovery is certified through the Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences, which requires a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and house rules, and a complaint process outside day-to-day house management. No certification level applies anywhere in Tennessee.

Serving Knox County

Based in Knoxville, the organization sits at the center of East Tennessee's recovery infrastructure, including the University of Tennessee Medical Center and a dense outpatient treatment network, giving residents in either program access to the same set of local resources.

Reaching Volunteers for Recovery

Men and women seeking housing, or providers considering a referral, can contact the men's or women's program director directly depending on which house applies. Worth asking: how the work opportunities are structured, what a typical length of stay looks like, and how fees are documented.