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A Brief History...
The Fellowship Home of Raleigh was established in 1961. Since its inception, the Men’s Home has been located at 506 Cutler Street, in the Boylan Heights neighborhood near downtown Raleigh. The Women’s Home opened in 2022 in response to the growing need in Wake County for support to women in crisis.
The Fellowship Home was established by men and women in recovery who had a thorough understanding of the difficulties encountered during the early stages of life without alcohol or drugs. Our program of recovery was founded on experience of what actually works, and throughout our history the program has been expanded and enhanced to meet the specific needs of our special population.
Most of our residents are unemployed and homeless when they arrive. We are the only halfway house in Wake County that will accept residents who cannot pay. We provide a grace period and assistance in finding a job. Our approach is one of love and support, but we also require strict adherence to rules of conduct. We enforce a curfew and have a zero tolerance for alcohol and other drug use. The abstinence policy is enforced by random drug testing or tests performed at the Director’s discretion.
FHR is governed by a Board of Directors, some of whom have recovered from substance use disorder. Board members provide close oversight of the program through monthly board meetings at the men’s home and active participation on working committees.
We also support a strong alumni association, former residents who return to the home regularly to help current residents in their road to recovery.
Given the high-risk population we serve, our program has been remarkably successful. For example, during the past fiscal year at the Men’s Home, only 29% of our residents had jobs when they arrived at the Home. Upon leaving, 94% were employed. Only 22% of our residents were discharged for return to use, meaning 78% either completed our program of recovery or moved for reasons other than a return to use. Our women’s home witnessed 92% of the women completing or leaving the program sober.
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that provides a structured home environment for men and women in the early months of recovery from substance use disorders.