Volunteers of America of Kentucky has a long history of working with individuals and families facing substance abuse problems. We offer a complete system of care ranging from community outreach, prevention, assessment, outpatient treatment, long term residential treatment and aftercare services. Our programs are designed to provide clinical services by licensed and trained addiction treatment professionals with a focus on recovery. Click on any program name for a fact sheet in PDF format
Freedom House
Volunteers of America’s Freedom House is a long-term residential treatment program for alcoholic or drug-dependent pregnant and parenting women. The holistic and comprehensive program is designed to treat the women’s chemical dependency, break the cycle of addiction in families, reunite families broken apart by chemical dependency, and promote the birth of clean, sober, healthy babies.
Call (502) 634-0082 for more information.
Grace House
Volunteers of America’s Grace House is a licensed family residential treatment facility where recovering women and their children live in a therapeutic environment while participating in individual, group and family therapy, life skills training, parenting classes and substance abuse education. Grace House assists women in their goals of obtaining and maintaining sobriety, ensuring newborns are born substance-free, and reunifying families.
Call (502) 582-0904 for more information.
Halfway Back
Volunteers of America’s Halfway Back Program has provided residential alcohol and drug treatment to men recovering from addiction and exiting a correctional facility since 1987. This 50-bed treatment program uses a Twelve Step recovery approach, and men live in the Milieu Therapy setting for six to 18 months.
Call (502) 636-2549 for more information.
Shelby Men's Center
Designed for men facing the challenges of substance abuse, homelessness and mental illness, the Shelby Men's Center provides life skills training, individual and group counseling, employment readiness, and long-term housing. Clients may live at he Shelby Men’s Center for up to two years.
Call (502) 636-0742 for more information.
Third Step
Volunteers of America’s Third Step Program is an 18-bed licensed residential alcohol and drug treatment program for men ages 18 to 45 that includes individual and group counseling, psycho-educational sessions, relapse prevention, anger and stress management, and GED education. Average length of stay is six months, followed by six months of after care services. Federal funding is available for individuals in Louisville and seven surrounding counties.
Call (502) 634-0656 for more information.