About AzRHA

Setting & Maintaining the Standard for Quality & Safety in Recovery Housing in Arizona.

The Arizona Recovery Housing Association (AzRHA) is a statewide association of recovering housing providers dedicated to providing quality residential recovery services. AzRHA Certified housing providers in your area can be located using the search on the top of this page—choosing an AzRHA recovery housing provider means choosing a quality provider.

AzRHA has members representing multiple Arizona cities and stakeholders representing the City of Mesa, Parole, Probation, Police Departments, and the Arizona Department of Corrections. Organizing, oversight, administration, relationship building, and meeting facilitation is provided by Our Common Welfare (OCW), A Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded recovery project of Women in New Recovery (WINR).

AzRHA operates for the betterment of the community, addicts, alcoholics, and their families. It is AzRHA's aim to mainstream the concept of recovery in the community, demystify recovery, and improve the reputation and operation of the recovery housing industry. To accomplish these goals, AzRHA is committed to working hand in hand with recovery service providers, state, county, and city organizations, and the community through awareness education and accountability for organizations that provide recovery services.

AzRHA provides education and training, exchanges knowledge and experience, defines and promotes ethics and standards, defines and promotes safety and quality of care service standards, conducts inspection and certification of member programs, and increases community awareness of the value, need, and success of recovery housing programs in our communities.

The association began in October of 2008 with a core group of founding members that worked for more than a year to create the association. AzRHA founding members, working closely with local stakeholders and organizations in other states that have extensive experience in creating statewide associations, created foundational policies, procedures, and documents before opening AzRHA to new membership in November 2009 at OCW's 2nd Annual Opening Doors: Strengthening Recovery Facilitative Housing Symposium.

AzRHA members and stakeholders remain committed to the mission and are excited about the beneficial work being completed to help ensure quality services for recovering individuals in Arizona. If you are interested in joining AzRHA or would like to know more, please contact the OCW office at (480) 733-2688.

Mission

Setting and maintaining the standard for quality and safety in recovery housing in Arizona.

Vision

The Arizona Recovery Housing Association will be widely recognized as the bridge between communities, government, and recovery housing providers building unity and trust for the benefit of recovering individuals.

AzRHA Ethics and Standards

Code of Ethics

Arizona Recovery Housing Association (AzRHA) Members:

1. Are dedicated to the belief in the dignity and worth of all human beings.
2. Pledge to provide services for the welfare and betterment of individuals in recovery and their families.
3. Maintain ethical relationships with individuals served.
4. Respect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals served.
5. Respect the diversity of member organizations.
6. Emphasize the professional development and accountability of its members.

Standards

Arizona Recovery Housing Association (AzRHA) Members:

1. Will not threaten or commit any act of physical or emotional violence.
2. Will not become personally financially involved with individuals served.
3. Will adhere strictly to established rules of confidentiality of records, materials, and knowledge regarding individuals served in accordance with government and program regulations.
4. Will consistently respect management, colleagues, organizational policies and procedures, and other agencies with which we come into contact with in daily work.
5. Will regularly evaluate his or her personal skills and strengths, striving always for self-improvement, personal growth, and increased knowledge through further education and training.
6. Will strive to meet AzRHA requirements and attendance commitments.
7. Will not become romantically or sexually involved with individuals they currently serve or have served within the last two years.
8. Will remain clean and sober in recovery.

Founding Members

In gratitude for 14 months of diligent work, strategic planning, and policy creation for the formation of the association, AzRHA would like to recognize its Founding Members (in alphabetical order):