About Us
about us
Right2Live Recovery is a nonprofit sober living community formed in Charleston, South Carolina by three recovering alcoholics/addicts. Addiction is a nationwide problem that effects more than 19 million people in this country alone. Some of the environmental factors that may increase a person’s risk of addiction include a chaotic home environment, parent’s drug use and attitude toward drugs, peer influences and community attitudes toward drugs. As a nonprofit sober living community our purpose is to provide safety, structure, spiritual guidance all while learning to live a new life in recovery.
Our residents will be taught how to promote positive impact on the community through volunteering, AA meetings and actively working with others through a spiritual program of recovery. Providing a healthy, safe and spiritually stimulating environment are the basis on which finding a new way of life and growing as productive individuals in recovery will be accomplished.
Our aim is to provide healthy housing communities for those struggling to transition into a life new way of life without mind altering substances. Spiritually empowering, supporting emotional health, safety, cleanliness and peer-based recovery are just a few of the aspects of Right2Live Recovery housing model.
By positioning our organization in a region of the country that is currently facing an alarmingly high demand for recovery homes we feel we can help as many new cases of addiction as we are able to accommodate.
Member Rules and Regulations
Recovery
All individuals serve a probationary/blackout period of forty-five (45) days. Individuals not showing a commitment to their recovery will be reviewed and if deemed necessary for all occupant’s recovery, evicted. Commitment to recovery includes but is not limited to; AA/NA Sponsor, AA/NA Homegroup, and AA/NA Meetings.
Outside Meetings
All individuals serve a probationary/ blackout period of forty-five (45) days. Individuals not showing a commitment to their recovery will be reviewed and if deemed necessary for all occupant’s recovery, evicted. Commitment to recovery includes but is not limited to; AA/NA Sponsor, AA/NA Homegroup, and AA/NA Meetings.
House Meetings
Weekly house meetings are mandatory and will be scheduled by the Senior Member and the house. Two days prior permission for absence is a must and unexcused absence will result in a warning. Multiple warnings will result in eviction.
Drug Screening
Individuals will be subject to random drug testing. If an individual refuses testing or if the test results are positive, individual will be immediately evicted. Individuals will have one (1) hour to give test sample upon request. Other individuals may anonymously request another individual to be drug tested.
If any individual is aware that another individual has relapsed and has not notified R2L or Senior Member, they will be subject to eviction for withholding that information.
Visitors
All individuals are restricted from transporting, being transported or associating alone with any member of the opposite sex for the first 45 days of occupancy unless they are the individual’s legal spouse or immediate family member.
There will be no overnight leaves the first forty-five (45) days of residence. Overnight leaves require a forty-eight (48) hour approval from R2L or Senior Member. Any individual behind on payment will NOT be allowed to take an overnight leave under any condition.
Conduct
An individual may be asked to leave if their behavior is not conducive to recovery and/or fellow individuals wish them to leave. R2L reserves the right to be the judge of the individual’s behavior and to make the final decision.
Theft or committing any crime will be grounds for immediate eviction. Threats of violence will not be tolerated and any physical violence will be grounds for immediate eviction and charges (if applicable) of all individuals involved.
House Rules
There is no smoking inside the house. Smoking is only permitted outside in the rear of the residence. Vaping is allowed inside.
No Vitamins, herbs, minerals, supplements or medication of any type are to be brought into the house without prior approval of R2L and/or senior member.
No sharing personal items of any kind. Sharing of any medication will result in immediate eviction.
Individuals may not bring or keep pets in any R2L location.
Chores
Individuals will be responsible for their weekly assigned chores. Chores must be completed to the satisfaction of R2L and/or Senior Member. If the chore has not been completed, or not completed to the satisfaction of R2L and/or Senior Member within twenty-four (24) hours restrictions will be implemented along with a fine. Eviction will result from continued unsatisfactory completion of chores.
Individuals are responsible to make their beds daily and keep their personal area clean. They will, also be responsible for cleaning up the kitchen, living areas and bathroom after individual use.
House Property
Individuals shall not alter the plumbing, electrical, ventilation, heating or cooling systems. Individuals must not paint, nail or screw holes in walls, panel, wallpaper, alter flooring or make any other structural alterations. Individual is responsible and liable for all repairs, replacements and damages caused by any acts of negligence of the individual, invitees or guests.
Individuals may not alter in any way the telephone, internet, or cable. If any additional charges (including PPV) are found, the individual will be solely responsible for reimbursement. Continuing conduct will result in eviction.
Curfew
Sunday through Thursday probationary/blackout curfew is 10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday probationary/ blackout curfew are 12:00 a.m. No guests are permitted in the house between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. unless they are an approved guest. If any guests are minors, there must be a signed release on file with R2L from the minor’s legal guardian.
Employment
House members must be employed or be in an educational or recovery aftercare program (full time) within fifteen (15) days from the date of residency. Members must have an AA/NA sponsor within ten (10) days of occupancy. If individual is on disability, they must volunteer their time to a R2L approved activity for at least twenty (20) hours per week. These conditions must be maintained throughout occupancy.
Privacy
No interior locks of any kind are permitted on bedroom doors. If there is a lock on the door of individual’s bedroom the Senior Member, R2L and the home owner will be able to access rooms in the event individuals are not present. R2L may at any time, enter any location to make repairs or alterations and/or to inspect that the location is up to standards. This includes an individual’s personal space and belongings.
Our Vision
Our Values
Guiding our guests toward a new way of life includes learning how to have fun in sobriety. Group activities, service work, accountability and fellowship are essential tools used to help better the life of our residents.
Our Mission
Promoting positive impact on the community through volunteering, AA meetings and actively working with others through a spiritual program of recovery.
Our Experience
Having been founded by recovering addicts and alcoholics, Right2Live Recovery is experienced in dealing with the struggles and hurdles our guests will face daily in this new way of life.