Renewal House is Nashville's first, largest, and most comprehensive long-term recovery community for women with substance use addictions and their children. We help women and families make a fresh start in life and break the cycle of addiction for future generations.

To view a short 2-minute video about Renewal House, please visit www.youtube.com/watch

Renewal House Values

Renewal House operates under 5 key Values:

History of Renewal House

In August, 1994, Davidson County Juvenile Court heard 40 abuse and neglect petitions each week. More than 60 percent of the mothers named in these petitions reported addiction as their primary problem. Drug addiction was resulting in 120 children a week---50 percent of whom were age six or younger---suffering because of their mother's substance abuse.

Freda's Story
"I had nothing. I had lost my job, I had been evicted, and I absolutely had no dignity about myself at all; I had lost that too, all because of my drug addiction. My kids had become accustomed to a lifestyle of darkness; no lights, no food, and no water had become the norm for them. My oldest son should not have had to walk to the nearby college campus just to get water for us to use." Go to the What We Do page to hear more of her story.
---Freda, Renewal House graduate