Long-Term Residential Recovery Programs
Atlanta Union Mission's residential recovery program helps men and women overcome life-controlling issues such as addiction and abuse. The program focuses on spiritual enrichment along with individual and group counseling to address life-controlling issues. The program also offers educational classes, 12-step meetings, support groups, chapel and work therapy.
Residential Recovery is provided at:
Downtown Atlanta (The Shepherd's Inn)
Northeast Georgia Campus (The Potter's House)
Howell Mill Road Campus (My Sister's House)
If you need information on entering the program, contact:
Atlanta Men's Services: (404) 350-1300
Women and Children's Services: (404) 532-1929
Northeast Georgia Men's Services: (706) 354-5561
The following applications are for entry into our programs at the listed locations. These forms have been revised so please make sure you have the most recent form. Please download the application, fill out the form completely and fax the document to the fax number listed on the form. |
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| The Potter's House Program Intake Application | (click here - Adobe Acrobat Reader required) |
| The Shepherd's Inn Program Intake Application | (click here - Adobe Acrobat Reader required) |
| My Sister's House Program Intake Application | (click here - Adobe Acrobat Reader required) |
Learning to Live Sober and Happy
William King spent 28 years addicted to drugs and alcohol, but in only two years, he has become a new man.
"I never knew I could be sober and happy," William says of his years in addiction. "Now, my mind is clear and I know things will be all right."
William's drug and alcohol abuse began while he was still a teenager growing up in metro Atlanta.
"I was a child of the Sixties and Seventies," William explained. "I was popular with many groups, and I began drinking at parties."
Following high school, William attended college, but he dropped out before finishing his degree.
Over the next twenty years, William moved from job to job, and from house to house. While he was able to quit drugs in the Eighties, alcohol remained his constant companion.
"I drank before work, at lunch, after work and at night," William remembers.
In 2001, William's family forced him to make a decision. After years of moving from home to home, William found himself moving back in with his mother.
William says that it was the beginning of his new life.
"I moved back in with my mom, thinking she would bail me out like she always had," he said. "but after only three days, she had had enough!"
William's mother worked in a floral shop, and the Mission was one of its long-time customers. Knowing her son needed help, William's mother gave him the information on the Mission's recovery program, and told him he had to go.
"I was so mad," William said about that day. "but I was also very scared. Deep down, I knew this was my one chance to turn my life around."
Once he was in the Mission's recovery program, William slowly learned how to control his life and take responsibility for his actions. He says that he also learned to trust God with his life.
William also discovered a passion for computers. He says that when he entered the Mission, he did not know how to log onto the internet, but he learned he has a talent and love for computers. He wants to open his own business selling refurbished computers.
For now, though, William spends his time giving back to the organization that gave him a second chance at life.
William currently serves as the Alumni Coordinator for the Mission's Atlanta Men’s Alumni Association, where he helps alumni with job searches, organizes fellowship outings, and acts as a liaison between alumni and Mission staff.
"I love giving back to the Mission," he says. "The Mission saved my life, and it's the least I can do to help someone else find what I have: peace."
“Funding provided in part by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Human Services Grant Program.”