At the beginning of 2023, Joel Hughes opened a recovery home for men at the entrance of Stonehenge Farm Road in rural Powhatan County. He found the home’s generous accommodations and peaceful surroundings a perfect fit. The Stonehenge house was one of just two sober homes Hughes was operating through his small nonprofit, Tri-Hope Life […]
In the wake of mounting concerns about unregulated sober homes, Henrico County leaders say it’s time to push for meaningful oversight.
For sober home residents, a relapse can mean eviction or jail. But what happens when operators return to using?
VARR leaders funneled large sums of taxpayer money to their own for-profit companies, while smaller organizations struggled to stay afloat.
River City Comprehensive Counseling, True Recovery, and the WAR Foundation are accused of exploiting sober home residents for Medicaid revenue.
Amid growing national attention to the sober home industry’s predatory underbelly, Virginia delegated oversight to a small group of Richmonders with financial stakes in the industry.