Our Mission & Your Primary Purpose With Us
Our Mission is to provide a safe living space and support system that will be Your Foundation Forward into the meaningful and healthy life you are hoping for. We believe that your ongoing recovery requires your taking responsibility for your life. We will stand with you as you make the effort to accept and resolve the “Wreckage of the Past”. We will be your guidepost as you make those important decisions that will shape your tomorrow, TODAY.
Our Community
Freedom Arch is a community of people who bond over their common circumstance. We support each other in times of hardship and celebrate in times of victory. We believe that giving residents the tools they need helps pave the way for their long-lasting, healthy recovery. These tools include the Twelve Steps used in many fellowships where recovering people confront a variety of destructive addictions and learn to thrive in sobriety. We offer an unparalleled support network that is tailored to the changing needs of our residents. Our Self-Help Mentoring is at the core of our offering, helping community members get back on track. We are not a treatment facility, but, if needed, we coordinate outside treatment with Atlanta based therapists and addiction professionals. Our collaboration network provides our clients with that extra process they may need.
A Message from our Director
I do not have a magic answer, and I am not interested in pretending that I do.
What I know from my own experience is that recovery becomes possible when a person is finally willing to stop negotiating with the addiction that has been destroying his life. When the idea that he can somehow return to drinking or using safely has been broken, real change can begin.
I founded Freedom Arch from lived experience. I know what it means to need help, to rebuild from the ground up, and to discover that sobriety is not the end of life—it is the beginning of one.
Recovery takes honesty, accountability, willingness, and community. No one does this entirely alone. At Freedom Arch, we provide supportive sober living residences designed to give clients the stability and structure they need while they rebuild the areas addiction often damages most: employment, finances, physical health, relationships, confidence, and hope.
We believe adults in recovery should be treated with dignity. Our role is not to control every part of a client’s life, but to provide a safe, sober environment where personal responsibility is expected and meaningful progress is possible.
Sobriety is the foundation. Compassion guides our work. Transparency is our promise. We are clear about our expectations, our program fees, and the support we provide.
A better life is possible. I know because I have lived it, and I have watched many others live it too.
Call us at 470-265-7676 to learn more about Freedom Arch and whether our program may be the right next step.
Stay Forward,
Tyler Schaker
Founder and Executive Director
Freedom Arch
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A Few Thoughts For Your Journey
On Page 164 of Alcoholics Anonymous, we hear about a One-Day At-A-Time invitation that serves as an ongoing compass point for recovery: “You will Trudge the Road of Happy Destiny". This may seem like a contradiction. It is not! How do we reconcile “trudge” (a difficult & laborious walk) with “Happy Destiny”? All people who remain sober and move towards meaningful lives are in agreement and clear about one thing: You must do the necessary work to be liberated from the wreckage of alcoholism and addiction. Unless you do the work, you will never find level ground or move in a new direction. Doing the required work will give you insight and direction for your journey. You will discover the vitality in the phrase, “You will know a new Freedom and a New Happiness”. Eventually, your “trudging” finds new meaning because your life will expand and move away from the isolation you find yourself in at the beginning of your journey. No matter what challenging circumstances you face, you will have the skills and faith to stay forward. Gradually, you connect with humanity and the world around you as you stay and flourish on “The Road of Happy Destiny”. (CJF)
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
Chinese Proverb
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