Residents & Families
Welcome home. You are not doing this alone.
Doing life with people is the pathway to purpose. Everything a new resident and their family needs is here — what to expect, the house rules, and the forms to complete before move-in.
Welcome to True Reflections Community Development. We are honored that you chose to take this step. This is a place to rest, rebuild, and move forward at a steady pace. Over the coming months you will work alongside your case manager and our care team on a personal plan built around your own goals — stable housing, health and recovery, work and income, and the everyday life skills that make independence last.
Forms to complete
Complete these online, or download a printable copy and bring it to your intake appointment.
Your full intake: housing, income, health, recovery, legal, goals, releases, and agreements. Required before move-in and class registration.
Start Participant IntakeRead the House Rules & Procedures Manual and initial each rule — including pre-admission and random drug testing.
Sign House RulesDownload manual (PDF)Parents and guardians complete one intake for each child. It attaches to your own intake so we can support your whole household.
Start Child IntakePrintable form (PDF)Liability waiver, emergency medical consent, supervision rules, transportation, and media choices — required for every child who visits or joins a program.
Sign Release for MinorsPrintable waiver (PDF)This is a sober living environment.
Every resident must pass a drug and alcohol test (UA and breath) before move-in. Every resident is subject to random testing at any time, for the length of their stay.
Alcohol, illegal drugs, non-prescribed medications, marijuana and THC/CBD products (even with a medical card), synthetic drugs such as K2 and kratom, and any paraphernalia are not allowed on the property — for residents or guests. Coming home under the influence is treated the same as using on the property.
- Before move-in: a negative UA and breath test before you receive a key. A positive test postpones move-in, with a referral to detox or treatment and a date to re-test.
- Random testing: any day or time, without notice, and after overnight passes or late returns.
- Refusing, not providing a sample within 2 hours, or tampering is treated as a positive result. Two dilute samples in 30 days count as a positive.
- Relapse: our first priority is your safety, our second is getting you support. A positive test always has consequences and is reviewed with your case manager and psych nurse.
How our homes run
Highlights below. The full House Rules & Procedures Manual (PDF) covers everything, including fees, medications, conduct, grievances, and discharge.
Program phases & curfew
| Phase | Length | Curfew | Privileges & expectations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 — Orientation | First 30 days | 9:00 PM daily | No overnight passes. Visitors in common areas on weekends. Job search or workforce enrollment. 5 recovery meetings per week. |
| Phase 2 — Stabilization | Days 31–90 | 10 PM Sun–Thu · 11 PM Fri–Sat | 1 overnight pass per month with approval. 4 meetings per week. Working or in school/training. |
| Phase 3 — Growth | Day 91+ | 11 PM Sun–Thu · Midnight Fri–Sat | Up to 2 overnight passes per month. 3 meetings per week. Savings plan in place. May mentor newer residents. |
| Phase 4 — Transition | Final 30–60 days | Set with case manager | Permanent housing plan active; move-out date set. |
- Sign out every time you leave (time, destination, expected return) and sign in when you return.
- Work past curfew? Give your case manager a written schedule from your employer in advance.
- Running late for an emergency? Call or text staff before curfew. Quiet hours are 10 PM – 7 AM.
Chores
- Daily: make your bed, keep your space clean, wash and put away your dishes right after use, wipe counters after cooking, take out full trash.
- Weekly rotation: kitchen, bathrooms, living room, floors, trash and recycling, laundry area, porch and yard — posted on the chore chart.
- Saturday deep clean: all residents, finished by 12:00 PM.
- Room and house inspections happen weekly and may be unannounced. A missed chore earns an extra chore.
Visitation
- Visiting hours: Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Phase 2 and up may request weekday visits, 5:00 – 8:00 PM.
- Visitors are approved in advance, sign in, show ID, and must be sober.
- Common areas only — never bedrooms or private areas. No overnight guests.
- Children may visit with approval, must be supervised by their parent at all times, and must leave by 6:00 PM. A Parent / Guardian Release and a Child Intake are required for every child.
Meetings & daily structure
- Weekly house meeting is mandatory. Recovery meetings per your phase, with a signed attendance sheet.
- Case management at least every two weeks; your care plan is reviewed at 30, 60, and 90 days.
- Unless medically excused, residents are working, in school or training, volunteering, or actively job-searching.
What to expect
- House orientation and a review of the community agreement and house rules.
- An intake meeting with your case manager and a wellness check-in with our psych nurse.
- Your individualized 90-day care plan, written with you — not for you.
- Connection to recovery support, health care, workforce training, and life-skills classes.
- Regular check-ins so we can celebrate progress and adjust support when life gets hard.
Please bring
Photo ID (or anything you have toward one), Social Security card, insurance or Medicaid card, current medications in their original bottles, court or probation paperwork if it applies, and personal items for daily living. Missing documents? Helping you replace them is part of what we do.
Questions before move-in? Call (913) 213-3698 or email intakes@truereflectionscom.org.