Ken D

I moved into a SHO home after completing inpatient treatment and being homeless in October of 2007. It is now January of 2011, I am still living in a SHO house and loving every minute of it. I have acquired several good friends who are SHO residents who are also long term sober buddies and some who are still short term sober buddies, witch is probably been the main key to my sobriety. Having clean and sober friends and learning together with them how to do sober activities together and have fun doing them is the biggest hurdle I have had to overcome in staying sober. SHO requires us as residents to do meetings with in the inter organization house members and also requires us to do Volunteer work together every month as well as attend outside meetings together. So weather I liked the individuals I lived with at first witch I did not, I was forced to spend time with them and learned to enjoy and care for certain personalities and people I would have never associated with. My alcoholism is very much a social disease so it has been a perfect fix for me.

SHO organization officers have been an extreme help to my life style and well being I actually got into some trouble with the law after getting sober witch had nothing to do with alcohol. But even still the SHO organization and officers worked with me and my attorney to present a case on how much better person and productive part of society I am now after being in a SHO home resident for I believe 1 year by the time we went to court. They even went to court with me to speak on my behalf. Witch helped my case tremendously to say the least!!!

SHO organization also has helped place a few my friends who are residents in the houses, into new jobs and careers. Myself I am a Building Contractor and the SHO officers and organization helped to find me work for my company when times were tough and I was out of work with nothing to build.

All and All my experience at and with Serenity Homes of Oregon or as I call it SHO has been GREAT and a LIFE SAVER as well. I should be thinking about moving on to my own place, But this house I live in is so comfortable and safe, I'm not sure I want to leave. I recommend this sober living environment and organization to anyone with any kind of ADDICTION.

SHO Resident Testimonials

To begin, I was not asked to write this. I am writing to share my experience, strength, and hope with another alcoholic and addict about what living in Serenity Homes has done for me. I have been to treatment countless times, and every time I got out I wasn’t willing to do what was suggested. I had burned every bridge imaginable, and damaged relationships of all my friends and family members.

I was standing on the bus stop waiting to go to work and I called my father. I told him that I couldn’t live the way I was living, I was a failure. He said, “I appreciate you calling, but I am not sure why you are telling me this. I have done everything I can to help you, it never works. You know what you need to do.” He hung up the phone and I felt fearful for my life, and luckily found a moment of clarity to have the willingness to call Serenity Homes. William and Gregg told me I had to go back to treatment, if they even would consider me for Serenity Homes. I went back willingly and moved in after thirty days to the Nevada House. I was greeted by Ken M., a long time resident of Serenity Homes. He showed me what to do, as well as other members of the house. It was suggested that I follow all the rules at SHO. In addition, it was suggested by Ken and AA that I take action. Go to meetings, get a sponsor, a home group, a service commitment, and work the steps with your sponsor. I was told that my life wouldn’t get better, it would get different. I was told that I needed to find a higher power. I was told that having a relationship with my higher power would be a sufficient substitute against taking that first drink or drug. Through taking action the obsession to drink and use has been lifted, and I have began to learn how to live a life without drugs and alcohol.

Serenity Homes of Oregon saved my life and I hope that other men can find what I have found through living in the houses and doing what is suggested. If William and Gregg had not picked up the phone and told me what I needed to do, I would be homeless, in jail, or dead. Thank you Serenity Homes of Oregon.

Drew B.

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