Halfway Houses

What Halfway Houses does

Halfway Houses operates as the consumer-facing brand of Sober Network Inc., a privately held Florida-incorporated company founded in 1999 by Dr. Harold Jonas, Ph.D., LMHC, CAP. The company runs a digital ecosystem serving individuals in addiction recovery, those transitioning out of incarceration or psychiatric institutional care, families seeking treatment information, and clinical care managers (therapists, counselors, recovery coaches, case managers, and treatment-center after-care coordinators). Its anchor property, Sober.com, has operated as a leading online directory and community site for alcoholism and substance-abuse treatment information since December 2000 and functions as both a top-of-funnel referral channel and a national helpline (866-762-3747) for treatment inquiries.

The product surface spans the SoberSystems mobile application (iOS and Android) for daily recovery check-in, relapse-risk alerts, goals, schedules, and care-manager monitoring; the SoberVerse / SOBRLIFE community platform for peer support; SOBERCOIN, a blockchain-based digital reward currency built on the Binance Network that incentivizes sobriety and is usable across the ecosystem; RecoveryCoaches.com, an online curriculum for recovery-coach training; and Sober Podcast, launched September 2021 to give voice to recovery stories. The company has also built a portfolio of vertical micro-sites (ChristianRehabs.com, BabyBoomerAddictions.com, DuallyDiagnosed.com, EatingDisorderRehab.com, ExecutiveRehabs.com, ExclusiveRehabs.com) to capture segment-specific search demand.

The business model is a hybrid of consumer subscriptions (Sober.com community membership), B2B SaaS (SoberSystems care-manager licensing on a monthly billing cadence), advertising on Sober.com and related digital properties, professional services (telephonic recovery coaching), training-course revenue, and transaction fees on SOBERCOIN movements on a publicly accessible blockchain. Distribution is multi-channel: self-serve mobile-app downloads via Google Play and the App Store, care-manager-led client invitations, content marketing through the directory and podcast, and direct-to-consumer phone referral. The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding or institutional investors, and operates 101–250 employees across its wholly-owned subsidiary brands.

Name

Halfway Houses

Legal name

Sober Network Inc.

Website

https://halfwayhouses.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sober Network Inc., operating as Halfway Houses, runs a digital addiction recovery ecosystem spanning the Sober.com treatment directory, SoberSystems monitoring app, SoberVerse community, SOBERCOIN blockchain rewards, and RecoveryCoaches.com training, serving individuals in recovery, families seeking treatment, and clinical care managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Information and Recovery Support Services

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Services (EDALAFAE)

Keywords

• Addiction recovery services
• Recovery housing directory
• Behavioral health technology
• Recovery community platform
• Recovery coaching training

Headquarters

HQ city

Arizona City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sober.com Community Membership: Revenue from membership fees for the Sober.com online community. SOBERCOIN can be earned by joining the community and spent on membership fees.
2. SoberSystems Care Manager Licensing: Care managers (therapists, counselors, recovery coaches, case managers) license the SoberSystems app for professional use, creating secure groups for their clients.
3. Recovery Coaching Training: Online recovery coaching training courses available through RecoveryCoaches.com, purchasable with SOBERCOIN or direct payment.
4. Online Recovery Coaching Services: Telephonic coaching services available for purchase through the platform.
5. Advertising on Digital Properties: Advertising opportunities on Sober.com and related digital properties, purchasable with SOBERCOIN.
6. LIVE Monitoring Services: Monitoring of app usage by care managers for client progress tracking.
7. SOBERCOIN Transactions: Blockchain-based transactions conducted on publicly accessible blockchain with anonymized identification numbers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Halfway Houses (HalfwayHouses.com) is a Sober Network Inc. digital property that educates the public about the U.S. halfway house system and serves as a gateway into an integrated ecosystem of addiction recovery digital products, including the Sober.com treatment directory and community, the SoberSystems mobile recovery management app, the SoberVerse sober community platform, the SOBERCOIN blockchain rewards currency, RecoveryCoaches.com training, and the Sober Podcast. The site provides information on halfway house services (social, medical, educational, psychiatric) for individuals transitioning from incarceration or psychiatric care and connects visitors to treatment resources.

Product overview

Halfway Houses operates as part of the Sober Network Inc. ecosystem, offering a portfolio of interconnected addiction recovery products and services. The core offerings include Sober.com as the primary online treatment directory and community (launched December 2000), SoberSystems® as a mobile recovery management app with daily check-in and monitoring features, and the SoberVerse community platform. Supporting brands include RecoveryCoaches.com for training, SOBERCOIN™ blockchain-based rewards currency, and Sober Podcast for recovery storytelling. The products are designed to work together, with SoberSystems providing app-based monitoring while users earn SOBERCOIN rewards and access the broader SoberVerse community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sober.com: Leading online directory and community site for alcoholism and substance abuse treatment information since December 2000.
• SoberSystems
• RecoveryCoaches.com
• SOBERCOIN
• SoberPodcast.com
• SoberVerse / SOBRLIFE

Products and services

• Halfway Houses (HalfwayHouses.com) Educational website explaining the U.S. halfway house system for individuals transitioning from incarceration or psychiatric care, with services covering social, medical, educational, and psychiatric support; serves as a gateway into the broader Sober Network recovery ecosystem.
• Sober.com Leading online directory and community site for alcoholism and substance abuse treatment information, providing education, information, and help to the public; supports Sober.com community membership (payable in part with SOBERCOIN).
• SoberSystems® Mobile app for addiction recovery management that guides behavioral change, encourages compliance, and alerts the client and support team of relapse dangers; features daily check-in, reports, Lifelines, Rewards, Goals, Alerts, Reminders and Schedules; available to individual consumers via app store download and licensed to care managers (therapists, counselors, recovery coaches, case managers) for group-based client monitoring.
• SoberVerse (SOBRLIFE) Sober community platform where users can connect, talk, express, unload and help others while getting help themselves in recovery; integrates SOBERCOIN rewards for community participation and sobriety milestones.
• RecoveryCoaches.com Online school curriculum offering recovery coaching training courses for aspiring recovery coaches; courses purchasable with SOBERCOIN or direct payment, with student liaison support.
• SOBERCOIN™ Blockchain-based digital currency on the Binance Network that incentivizes addicts to stay sober; earned through SoberVerse community membership and SoberSystems app usage, spendable on community membership fees, advertising, recovery-related training courses, and coaching.
• Sober Podcast Podcast platform giving voice to recovery stories, serving those who may feel disenfranchised in mainstream recovery spaces; produced within the Sober Network Inc. ecosystem.
• Online Recovery Coaching Services Telephonic and online recovery coaching services available for purchase through the Sober Network platform, payable in part with SOBERCOIN.

Quantifiable outcome

• Higher rates of sobriety for participants using motivational incentives like SOBERCOIN
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Workit Health: Virtual addiction care provider offering online therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and recovery coaching. Closely comparable to the combination of SoberSystems app plus RecoveryCoaches.com curriculum, with a heavier clinical / prescribing emphasis.
• Loosid: Sober social and dating app that combines a sober community with discovery tools for alcohol-free events and meetups. Comparable to SoberVerse as a consumer-facing sober community, with overlap in the D2C acquisition motion.
• Lionrock Recovery / Lionrock Behavioral Health: Online substance use and mental health treatment provider offering virtual IOP, group therapy, and recovery coaching. Competes with Sober Network for both consumer recovery seekers and the care-manager / licensed clinician channel.
• WEconnect Health: Mobile recovery management app with daily check-ins, support network alerts, and clinician-facing dashboards. Closely overlaps with SoberSystems' feature set and target users (people in recovery and their care managers).
• Pelago (formerly Quit Genius): Digital substance use disorder treatment platform offering virtual therapy, coaching, and medication-assisted treatment to employers and health plans. Direct competitor in the digital recovery management category where SoberSystems operates, with stronger payer-channel traction.
• Sober Grid: Social network / community app specifically for people in recovery from addiction. Direct overlap with SoberVerse / SOBRLIFE in building a sober community platform with engagement mechanics.

Emerging players

• Soberlink: Remote alcohol monitoring device and platform used by family members, courts, and treatment programs. Adjacent to SoberSystems' monitoring feature and to the 'LIVE Monitoring Services' revenue stream, but specialized in verified BAC testing rather than daily recovery check-ins.

Broad incumbents

• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: One of the largest nonprofit addiction treatment providers in the US, with both residential programs and a growing digital/online treatment footprint. A broad incumbent with overlapping content, training, and digital services rather than a direct marketplace competitor to SoberSystems.
• American Addiction Centers: Publicly traded operator of residential and outpatient addiction treatment facilities with significant digital marketing and lead-generation investment. Overlaps with Sober.com's directory and referral positioning from the operator side of the market.

Others

• SAMHSA Treatment Locator / FindTreatment.gov: Government-run national directory of substance use and mental health treatment facilities. Closest substitute for Sober.com as a treatment discovery tool, but free/public-sector — competes on information rather than on product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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