Oversight in the house
At least one compensated person oversees the residence, so there is always someone responsible for the house, not just the residents keeping an eye on each other.
The residence
Life at Redd House
A shared home run on Social Model principles: peers supporting peers, clear house expectations, and a Level II structure that keeps the house safe for everyone in it.
What a Level II residence means
The National Alliance for Recovery Residences defines four levels of recovery residence, from fully peer-run homes to homes with clinical services on site. Redd House is accredited at Level II, Monitored: peer leadership with real oversight.
- Level IPeer-runDemocratically run by the residents, with no paid staff in the house.
- Level IIMonitoredPeer leadership with at least one compensated person providing oversight, house rules, and house meetings.Redd House
- Level IIISupervisedStaffed by a facility manager and certified staff, with life-skills programming.
- Level IVService providerClinical services delivered in-house by credentialed staff.
What the Level II standard includes
Written house expectations
Clear, written rules that every resident agrees to before moving in, covering sobriety, conduct, guests, chores, and how disagreements are handled.
Regular house meetings
Residents meet as a house to plan, raise concerns, and hold one another accountable. Peer leadership is part of how a Level II home runs.
Drug and alcohol screening
Screening is part of the Level II standard. It protects every resident’s recovery by keeping the house what everyone signed up for.
Connection to recovery support
Residents are expected to be engaged in recovery outside the house: mutual-aid meetings, recovery community activities, and clinical treatment for those who choose it.
The Social Model
The Social Model treats recovery as something people learn by living it, together. Instead of a clinical relationship between staff and patients, the residence is a community in which people at different points in recovery share a home, share responsibility for it, and share what has worked for them.
In practice that means the house is run with its residents, not just for them. Newer residents learn from the men who have been there longer, and in time become the ones others learn from. Accountability comes from peers who understand exactly what is at stake, because it is at stake for them too.
What the house asks of you
Every resident agrees to the same written house expectations before moving in. You will have the full set in writing, and the chance to ask about any of it, before you commit. They come down to this:
- Stay free of alcohol and drugs, including marijuana
- Take part in house meetings and in the shared upkeep of the home
- Stay engaged in your own recovery outside the house, in the way that works for you
- Treat the other residents, the neighbors, and the home with respect
- Be honest, including when it is hard, and especially then
- Cover your residency fees on time, so the house stays open for everyone
In Richmond's East End
The residence is in Richmond, Virginia, in the city's East End. Richmond has an active recovery community, with mutual-aid meetings held across the city every day of the week, and the East End is a short trip from downtown by car or bus.
We share the street address with prospective residents during the inquiry process rather than publishing it, out of respect for the privacy of the men who live there.
Ready to talk about moving in?
Tell us a little about where you are in your recovery and when you are hoping to move. We will take it from there.