Help should be easy to find — and easy to run.
Sober Friend bridges the gap between people seeking recovery and the homes that provide it: a directory families can search, and the operating system the people who run those homes rely on every day.
Finding recovery housing is harder than it should be. Families search through outdated listings and disconnected phone numbers at the worst moment of their lives. Meanwhile the operators running good homes — the people holding the keys — are buried in spreadsheets, group texts, and payment apps that were never built for recovery.
We started Sober Friend to fix both ends at once. For families and case managers, a directory where every listing shows where it came from, when it was last updated, and how to reach the home directly. For operators, one system that handles rent, compliance, beds, and the inquiries that directory sends their way.
When the home is easy to run, it has room to do its real work — accountability, connection, and the slow, daily business of helping people stay in recovery. That’s the whole point.
An operating system for recovery homes.
Automate rent, track outcomes, and stay compliant — without stitching together five fragmented tools.
Automated rent & billing
Collect resident payments, track balances, and invoice automatically through Stripe — with zero platform fees on rent.
Compliance & UA tracking
Log urinalysis results, curfew checks, and meeting attendance in a secure, audit-ready dashboard built around NARR standards, with resident records encrypted at rest.
Occupancy & bed management
See real-time availability and manage waitlists, so a referral never lands on a bed that isn't there.
A directory you can actually trust.
Residential treatment, IOP, PHP, and sober living — nationwide, and reachable directly.
Location-based search
Find recovery housing and treatment near you, or in the city you're planning a move to.
Every level of care
Detox, residential, PHP, IOP, and transitional living — with the differences explained in plain language.
Operator-managed listings
Operators who claim a listing can edit it directly.
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Four things we won’t compromise on.
Empower operators
The people who run recovery homes deserve software as serious as the work. We build for them first.
Honest about what we check
Managed on Sober Friend by its operator through an active account. We don't certify licensing or outcomes — our methodology page explains exactly what a listing means.
How listings workCommunity over churn
We measure success in accountability, connection, and time in recovery — not vanity metrics.
Compliant & secure
NARR-aligned workflows and encryption at rest are the floor, not a premium add-on.
Built to be dependable.
Treatment centers, sober livings, and recovery programs nationwide.
Operators keep what residents pay. We charge for software, not their rent.
The dashboard and resident app are always on, on every device.
Resident records are encrypted at rest, with optional two-factor sign-in.
Run a home, or looking for one?
Whether you operate a recovery residence or you’re searching for care, Sober Friend is built to help. Join the operators and families building a stronger recovery community.