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Changed Lives Louis Armstrong House





Changed Lives Recovery Community is a 18 bed Sober-living community with housing available in downtown Lexington, and Hamburg area owned by people in recovery, and ran by people in recovery. We help you get jobs in the first week that allow you to work while you continue your treatment. We have psychiatric services and handle medication management, we provide individual counseling for mental health, substance abuse, and trauma. We provide DUI classes, Domestic Violence Classes, Anger Management, MRT. We provide Intensive Out-patient Services (IOP), and Outpatient services (OP), Peer Support Services. We are unique in that we invest in our clients by sponsoring sober events. We don't just sit in groups talking we take you out and show you how to apply what you're learning. We sponsor events like Skydiving, Painting Classes, White Water Rafting, Horseback Riding, Asian Lights Louisville Zoo, Waverly Hills, Roller Skating, Laser Tag, Golfing, Dinners, Carnivals, Disc Golf, Christmas Programs, Camping, Canoeing, Cookouts, Countdown Games, Baseball etc....Changed Lives vision is to do 52 events a year. If your serious about recovery, and serious about having sober fun call us. If you're in another sober-living and want to continue your treatment, call us and join the community. If you're a sober living that wants to offer services to your clients call us and become part of the community, we will help you provide better care and accountability. Change Lives offers transportation to IOP appointments. We are building a vision for the sober-living community in Lexington that connects people in recovery while learning to live sober.
Definition of Abstinence: Clients are to maintain abstinence from all illegal drugs. Clients are to maintain abstinence from mood altering substances sold in convenient stores (Delta-8, Kratom etc...). Clients are to maintain abstinence from alcohol. Yes. Cannabis is a Drug.
Populations Served
Priority Population
- Age
- Adult
- Gender
- Male
- Veterans/Military
- Preferred Language
- English
- Current Mental Health Diagnosis
- Currently Receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)
- Correctional/Legal
- Allows individuals with correctional history
- Arson
- Assault
- Battery
- Felony Status
- Violent Offender
- Home Incarceration
- Parole
- Probation
- Co-occurring Mental Health Disorder
- Re-entry population
Accreditation and Licensure
NARR
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AODE
Service Types
Recovery Housing
Recovery Types
Accepting Patients
Not Accepting Patients
- Recovery Housing
- Anger Management Services
- Individual Therapy
- Clinical Group Therapy
- Recreational Therapies
- Support Groups
- Therapeutic Community
- Group Therapy
- Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Policies
Tobacco Policy
Medication Policies
- Self Administered
- Prescribed
- Managed
- Buprenorphine
- Subutex
- Suboxone
- Naltrexone
- Vivitrol
- Methadone
Rules & Policies
- 6 month(s)
Payment and Amenities
- Private Insurance
- Self-Pay
- Cash
- Credit
- Money Order
- Treatment Voucher
- General Treatment Vouchers
House
House Type
Other
Beds and Baths
18 Beds | 5 Baths
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible building entrance and common area
Residential Requirements
Required Chores
Required House Meetings
Has Curfew
Minimum abstinence requirement
1 week
Correctional History
We do not accept individuals convicted of the following or associated with the following legal circumstances:
- Allows individuals with correctional history
- Arson
- Assault
- Battery
- Felony Status
- Violent Offender
- Home Incarceration
- Parole
- Probation
Contact the house for more information about legal exceptions
Transportation
Near public transportation
Taxi or Rideshare (Uber, Lyft, etc.)
Free parking for own vehicle
In house transportation
Personal vehicles allowed
Additional Services & Programs
- Employment Assistance
- Peer Support / Peer Recovery Program
- Life Skills Development
- DUI Assessment
- DUI Education
- Domestic Violence Services
- Parenting Classes
- Education Support
- 12 Step Program
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Recovery Support Programs (SMART, MOUD, etc.)
- Medication-Assisted Treatment/Opioid Treatment (MAT)
- Clothing Program
- SMART Recovery
Application Process
Application Required
Screening Required
Residents must complete a urine analysis and/or breathalyzer test