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What is Sober Living Housing?  Sober living homes are group homes for individuals recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. They are sometimes confused with halfway houses, but they’re very different. Halfway houses, generally, are where individuals who are released from jail, prison, or a court-mandated offenders’ home, are ordered to go for a required length of time. Sobriety support is offered, but not required. Sobriety is not the focus of the home or its residents. Many halfway houses are government funded.  Sober living houses, on the other hand, are a relatively new idea. They focus on an individual’s ability to remain free from drug and alcohol use. Sobriety is a sober living home’s primary and total focus. Residents are at the homes voluntarily and the atmosphere is usually more positive and more favorable to recovery and healing. Sober living housing is usually privately owned.