Quality sober living homes are organizing local coalitions in collaboration with the Sober Living Network to encourage understanding of their nature to gain recognition of the high standards of their houses. The Sober Living Network serves as an information, training and technical assistance resource for homes similar to apartment owners and low-income housing trade associations. Below are some of the important benefits of local sober living coalitions, who meet regularly to share information and assist each other improve the quality of their housing. The Sober Living Network conducts annual updates with local coalitions on new and pending laws, regulations, and practices that affect their programs. Coalition membership and activities empower sober housing operators to maintain control of their own direction and fate.
Local coalitions operate on the principle of attraction rather than promotion.
Membership is voluntary and coalitions only attract those home operators who are willing and able to provide quality housing for recovering persons. Sober living coalitions adopt quality control standards and they review coalition homes to assure that health, safety, management and ethical requirements are met. Coalition members are the first to become aware of homes having problems, and they have the best ability to respond quickly to community and resident concerns. Local coalitions promote the continued development of quality sober housing in areas that are short of low-income housing for recovering persons. Sober housing is an effective movement that was naturally created to meet long-term residential support needs.