VOA Recovery

About VOA Recovery

VOA Recovery is the substance use recovery program of Volunteers of America Mid-States, a Louisville, Kentucky nonprofit whose roots in the state go back to 1896 and who operate as an interdenominational Christian ministry of service open to people of all faiths. They work with a wide range of adults, from pregnant and parenting women to men returning home from incarceration. Licensed treatment professionals deliver evidence-based clinical care, and their facilities hold accreditation from the Council on Accreditation. Their services range from residential treatment for women to sober transitional housing, court-connected family programs, and peer recovery support.

Their best-known program is Freedom House, which opened in Louisville in 1993. It provides residential treatment for pregnant women and mothers who can bring their children, with goals of keeping families intact, reuniting those separated by substance use, and supporting healthy births. Freedom House added a Clay County location in 2020 and is expanding into Daviess, Lincoln, and Kenton Counties. Beyond residential care, mothers with young children can move into a transitional living program for up to two years, paying an income-based fee while they work, save, or go back to school; it holds up to seven families at a time. Parents in a number of Kentucky counties can also access a Family Recovery Court program, a peer-led Recovery Community Center, and early intervention services offered in partnership with the state’s Department for Community Based Services.