to Independence
When Help is Needed, Access Matters
The Gap in the System
Every day, individuals complete detoxification, residential treatment, and crisis stabilization services with a sincere desire to change their lives. Yet many leave care without coordinated access to housing, transportation, employment, recovery support, or community connections.
Hospitals, discharge planners, counselors, social workers, courts, and families constantly search for immediate resources for individuals ready to transition into recovery and stability. Without a bridge, too many return to homelessness, relapse, unemployment, or repeated crisis-system involvement.
The LifeWorks Response
LifeWorks serves as the bridge between treatment and independence.
Through the LifeWorks Access Model and our Community Access Center, we connect individuals to housing (through Sober Living America), workforce opportunities, transportation, recovery support, education, financial capability services, and community resources.
When help is requested, we deliver a coordinated response that removes barriers and creates a sustainable pathway to long-term stability and independence regardless of an individual's ability to pay.
How We Deliver: The LifeWorks Access Model
7 Connected Pathways to Independence
When individuals seek help, fragmented services are often not enough. Through the LifeWorks Access Model, seven integrated pathways work together to remove barriers, coordinate support, and help individuals move from instability to long-term independence.
A Legacy of Saying Yes
Real people. Real progress. Real hope.
For more than 32 years, we've found a way to say YES when others couldn't.
Every day, people come to LifeWorks with little or nothing. No money, no job, and often nowhere else to turn.
We welcome them, provide a safe place to live, help them find employment and surround them with people who understand their struggles and support their recovery.
We cover the cost of their first month, giving them time to find employment and begin rebuilding their lives.
Because we believe every life is worth saving, and everyone deserves a chance to begin again.
Safe, structured shelter is the foundation of lasting recovery and independence. As part of our mission to provide comprehensive, whole-person care, Sober Living America has transitioned into LifeWorks Systems, expanding beyond residential support to deliver seven integrated pathways to independence.
While our organization has grown, Sober Living America remains the dedicated housing division of LifeWorks Systems. SLA continues its long-standing commitment to providing barrier-free, peer-supported sober housing with same-day intake, ensuring individuals have a safe, stable roof over their heads as they access the full spectrum of LifeWorks resources.
A Housing Program Trusted by Our Community
Finding safe, stable housing can be a turning point. We’re grateful to the residents and families who have shared their experiences with Sober Living America.
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Real People. Real Progress. Real Numbers.
For more than 30 years, LifeWorks Systems has been creating opportunity and changing lives.
Organization Scale
A Growing Nationwide Impact
For over 32 years, we have expanded our reach to meet the growing need, providing safe housing and a path forward in communities across the country.
Serving Individuals Seeking Recovery
Operating Across 11 States
Sober Living America Recovery Homes
Available
Each Day
Access & Coordination
A Trusted Community Partner
We work hand-in-hand with treatment providers, hospitals, courts, and community organizations to ensure individuals receive immediate access to housing, support, and opportunity.
Served
Each Year
via the Community Access Center
Hospitals, Courts, Treatment Providers & Organizations
Coordinating Intake, Referral and Placement
WORKFORCE & TRANSPORTATION
Removing Barriers Creating Opportunity
Through transportation and workforce development, we help individuals get to work, stay employed, and build independent lives.
Connected to Employment Daily
Removing Barriers to Employment and Services
Connecting Individuals to Work, Care, Recovery Support & Opportunity
Housing is only one component of the LifeWorks Access Model. Long-term independence is achieved through coordinated access to housing, recovery support, education, workforce participation, transportation, financial capability services, and community connections.
Partner With LifeWorks
For Institutional & Strategic Partnerships
Brandy Eighner
Development Director
For
Grant Opportunities
Foundation Partnerships
Corporate Giving
Strategic Collaborations
For Referrals & Admissions
Community Access
Center
For
Hospital Referrals
Court Referrals
Treatment Provider Referrals
Individual Placements
Family Inquiries
The LifeWorks Difference
Too many individuals seeking a way out of crisis are turned away due to red tape and a lack of immediate resources. LifeWorks changes the equation