From the Founder:

"As the founder of Sober 4 Life Inc., a nonprofit IRC Section 501(c)(3) organization, I am committed to helping men and women suffering from addiction. Alcohol and drug addiction are diseases that affect individuals across all social classes. I became involved in my older brother's struggle with addiction when I became the primary support system for his battle with heroin. I first began to act as support for my older brother in his the journey of recovery when I was in 7th grade. This is when he moved home to Massachusetts. Even though I was young, I was the only support he would accept at the time. My brother and I had a very rough 3 years of struggling with his addiction until October 10th 2014 when he decided to get clean. That was his birthday gift to me. The life he lived in recovery was remarkably different than the life that he had been living. He attributed his continued success to living in a sober living home with a clean and sober lifestyle for over a year. As a result, I felt compelled to dedicate my efforts to helping others with addiction. After being in recovery for 2 years, my brother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. My brother's battle with addiction and stage 4 cancer inspired me to start a nonprofit organization to assist recovering alcoholics and drugs addicts. I open this sober home in his honor and name because he was too ill too do so himself. Despite my brother's determination to live, after a hard-fought two year battle with cancer, my brother passed on September 17, 2018. Throughout this journey, I learned a lot about addiction and felt as if I couldn’t have this knowledge and not help other people. My sober living home bears my brother's name to encourage others like him to fight through their addiction and regain control over their lives. I intend to continue to offer my assistance to those individuals who are struggling with addiction. "

"My goal is to develop a sober residential living environment where residents can focus on their Nutrition & Fitness. Research shows that those recovering from addiction have greater success when fitness and nutrition are part of their recovery plan. CJO House is a Certified Sober Home that does just that. We are proud to be entering its sixth year of offering support to recovering drug addicts and alcoholics."

"If you wish to assist in my mission, become one of our sponsors TODAY, so that we can continue to provide our residents with a recovery plan that focuses on their fitness and nutrition and provide them with the best possible opportunities for recovery. We need and appreciate your help! Please go to our Donations & Sponsors tab or feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]."

~Shawna Charla~

CJO House is a men's sober living community that offers a healthy living environment for people like my brother who are committed to getting back on track to a healthy, productive and happy life. The home offers a structured, therapy-oriented living environment for recovering male addicts who are serious about learning to develop a drug and alcohol-free lifestyle.

The philosophy at the S4L can be summed up this way: individual accomplishment through cooperative living. Everyone at the house knows what it feels like to be you, because they recently were you. Sober for two weeks or ten years, living is still one day at a time.

The mission of S4L is to inspire individual accomplishments in a co-operative living arrangement. Everyone at S4L homes knows what it feels like to be entering the initial stage to real living because they have all been where you are. Although some more recent than others whether you are sober for two weeks or ten years, living is still one day at a time. Upon completion and discharge from the S4L residential program, a resident will be capable of integrating socially, psychologically, and financially into a drug and alcohol-free life.