A safe place for a fresh start.

Sharpen Recovery offers housing, support, and Christ-centered community for men and women in the Greater Houston and Austin areas recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, empowering participants to build a foundation for lasting sobriety and freedom.

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Recovery Is Hard. Doing It Alone Is Much Harder.

Most people leave treatment and return to the same environment — the same people, places, and routines that made recovery feel impossible in the first place.

Recovery housing is different. It’s a substance-free home and supportive peer community where you can build the skills and resources you’ll need to maintain sobriety.

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What Makes Sharpen Different

Structured, Supportive Recovery Housing

Our recovery houses are sober living environments with relational accountability, routine, and community designed to support sobriety and celebrate milestones.

Based in Houston, Expanding Across Texas

We have 19 sober living houses strategically located across the Greater Houston Area and Austin to give men and women in recovery the right place to reset and rebuild.

Led by Staff and Leaders Who Understand the Journey

All of our programming staff and in-house coordinators have lived through addiction and recovery themselves and know what it takes to stay sober.

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A Proven Recovery Pathway

Our unique five-stage recovery process provides clear goals to help participants move through the Twelve Steps of AA and develop new habits, life skills, financial stability, and independence.

Centered on Christ, Open to Everyone

We welcome participants of all backgrounds and beliefs, inviting them to consider Christ in a judgement-free environment where it’s safe to ask questions and admit doubts.

Affordable and Accessible

Program fees are intentionally designed to make recovery housing more accessible while helping participants build responsibility and savings.

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Our Process

1. Apply

Tell us your story and chat with us about whether you’re a good fit for our program.

2. Move in

Join one of our homes and a community that’s been where you are.

3. Sharpen

Build the recovery capital you’ll need for lasting sobriety and freedom.

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Recovery Is More Than Sobriety

Lasting recovery is built on recovery capital — the internal strengths and external resources that help a person sustain sobriety and flourish independently.

Our Approach