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The Beach

Our Area

Our area has great things going for it. 
Work and various colleges are abundant in our area plus there's nature's wonders in our two nearby state parks. But the best part is our 12-step recovery community.    

A sober woman running on the beach near our sober living house in Madison, Connecticut

OUR STORY

MacKenzie Morley died January 4, 2016. I was her aunt, her advocate, and her friend. She was a mother, wife, and daughter. Despite going to rehab three times in a row, she died at 27 of liver failure arising from her addiction. She left behind her 8 year-old son and loving family.

Enough is enough, I wanted to do what I could to change things. Being decades sober myself, I had seen the benefits of sober living. The cost was too high for a good sober living house and the sober living houses that offered little more than a bed weren't always very helpful, so I opened a blend of both in a gently structured sober living house that was reasonably priced.  We individually coach our residents to practice the proven research about building community, creating a wellness plan, seeking safety and finding a sense of purpose. It is our norm. Because we miss our MacKenzie every day, we want to extend our hand to you and your family as you seek help.  Your family can find and nurture the peace and long-lasting health that you may long for.

On the beautiful Connecticut shore, we own and operate two gender-specific homes: a men's and a women's house in the towns of Clinton and Madison. In safe and comfortable sober houses, each offers a community where we get well and find purpose.

​1. Assess each potential resident’s needs and determine whether the level of support available within the residence is appropriate. Provide assistance to the resident for referral in or outside of the residence.

2. Value diversity and non-discrimination.

3. Provide a safe, homelike environment that meets NARR Standards.

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4. Maintain an alcohol- and illicit-drug-free environment.

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5. Honor your right to choose your recovery paths within the parameters defined by the residence organization.

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6. Protect your privacy and personal rights.

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7. Provide consistent and uniformly applied rules.

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8. Provide for the health, safety and welfare of each resident.

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9. Address each resident fairly in all situations.

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10. Encourage you to sustain relationships with professionals, recovery support service providers and allies.

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11. Take appropriate action to stop intimidation, bullying, sexual harassment and/or otherwise threatening behavior of residents, staff and visitors within the residence.

12. Take appropriate action to stop retribution, intimidation, or any negative consequences that could occur as the result of a grievance or complaint.

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13. Provide consistent, fair practices for drug testing that promote your recovery and the health and safety of the recovery environment and protect the privacy of resident information to the extent allowed by law.

14. Provide an environment in which each resident’s recovery needs are the primary factors in all decision making.

 

15. Promote the residence with marketing or advertising that is supported by accurate, open and honest claims.

 

16. Decline taking an active role in the recovery plans of relatives, close friends, and/or business acquaintances who may apply to live in the recovery residence.

 

17. Sustain transparency in operational and financial decisions.

 

18. Maintain clear personal and professional boundaries.

 

19. Operate within the residence’s scope of service and within professional training and credentials.

 

20. Maintain an environment that promotes the peace and safety of the surrounding neighborhood and the community at large.

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