Talbot House

Talbot House is an organization that offers a structured path to sobriety for men caught in the grips of alcohol and drug addictions. It is also one of three residential treatment locations run by Talbot House, located in Louisville, Kentucky. Their mission is to give shelter, education, and hope to men suffering from severe addictions, and they accomplish their mission in a special, structured program that starts in Talbot House.

Talbot House is the first residence in the three phase journey that makes up this program. Up to 18 adult men can live in this house at one time and stay in two to four man rooms. In this house, the men can expect to receive the most rigorous structure in the Talbot House recovery program, part of which includes engaging in their 12 step and community programs.

This location also houses the organization’s staff offices, giving residents prime access to counselors and staff. Residents are expected to stay in this first house for between two months and 90 days before graduating to the next phase.

Talbot House’s program is built to develop independence by gradually increasing a resident’s responsibilities while decreasing direct supervision. When a man has engaged in Talbot House’s program and is ready to move on, he’ll move to Wallace House (which is just across the street). Here, he’s encouraged and supported in finding a job and paying each week’s rent on time while required to abide by the program’s meeting times and curfews.

After Wallace House, residents can move to Hoard House, which is close by as well. This residence has none of the same strict rules as the first two residences, allowing the men to experience as much freedom as possible, but is close enough to the staff offices that the men living there can still access any support they need.