Volunteers For Recovery

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas Eve! Tomorrow we will celebrate, and give every VFR client a Christmas some have never had, and others will not forget! As far as tonight is concerned, I don’t care if I ever see another roll of wrapping paper or red gift bags for a long time! Well…at least until next year!

12/22/2025

Does God exist? If so who is he?

12/22/2025

I started wrapping the gifts for the girls in our supportive permanent home at 8:00 this morning, Fleetwood. Made plans to take them over at 7:00 this evening. Sometime around 5 I got so sick out of nowhere. No forewarning 🤦‍♀️I was so bummed that this was going to interfere with our plans. Then the girls suggested they could come here! Seeing the smiles on their faces was amazing. One of them asked for one thing and one thing bc only, a piano. So, that’s exactly what she got! Along with some of mons sunglasses that she sent up for them.

I guess it is officially Christmas! I am so grateful for each of you. Thank you so much for helping me make this evening happen. If was so good to see each of you and I love you all dearly. Thank you for trusting in VFR during your first year of recovery, and then Fleetwood for you long term permanent supportive housing! Some of yall could have chosen anywhere to continue your recovery, but you chose us!

12/21/2025

When standards are disconnected from lived experience, risk increases.
Effective standards are grounded in real environments and real people.

12/21/2025

What a beautiful night! We took the women’s program to Aspire park for the Christmas lights walk. Nothing sweeter than some hot chocolate while walking through the beautiful lights!

12/17/2025

Now THIS is a great read! Y’all better get certified, if not you’re gonna get left in the dust! If you can’t get certified for whatever reason, then you better change the housing conditions you provide so you can.

As Tennessee prepares for a major statutory shift on January 1, 2026, the recovery housing field is entering a new era of legal recognition and scrutiny. State law will redefine what constitutes a “recovery residence,” setting the stage for how recovery residences are regulated, protected, and u...

12/15/2025

There’s a reason we feel like we do early on.

12/14/2025

Number 1, policies and procedures. Not just fly by night!

Standards aren’t the enemy.
They’re the upgrade.

12/14/2025

Anything less…is unacceptable and should be illegal! If you are running a flop house, and refusing to have some oversight to ensure Best Practices and safety, you should be shut down! It is a criminal offense in some states to operate without being certified. Our state is just running a little behind times.

STAY GROUNDED
STAY PROTECTED
USE TN-ARR CERTIFIED HOUSING

12/13/2025

Graduates 33,34,35,36,37,38, and 39 for 2025! It’s always a pleasure to celebrate the individuals that have completed this year long program! To hear the gratitude they all share about ho this program has helped them change their life is always a blessing! Congrats again to each and every one of you! As always, thank you for everyone that came out to celebrate with us. Thank you MDC for allowing us to once again celebrate at the Gateway and for Wendy at Lenny’s for always making for certain that the food we order is spot on!

12/06/2025

Fake it til ya make it…
We can’t think or wish for a new way to live. We learn by action. Fake it til ya make means before you can live sober you have to be sober. Before you can make the right decisions you just make the right decisions evem when you don’t want to. You train yourself. Wake up everyday even when you don’t want to. You say no to dope even when you don’t want to. There is no better feeling than passing up that hit you so desperately want. That hit you would regret 5 mins after. Such a good feeling to call your sponsor and tell them you did it! That’s how it works. Keep going to meetings and doing the next right thing even though it’s hard. Keep praying and helping others. It won’t be long and you won’t really notice you’re no longer faking it, you’re making it.!

12/05/2025

The good life is being able to get an oil change and fill the car up on the same day…😀