History Grandpa’s House Inc. is a realization of a dream by the founder, Rori Mason, in the year 2001. Rori, being a member of a Spiritual 12-step organization, wished to carry the message of recovery to suffering addicts and alcoholics.Knowing they needed a safe place to start their recovery, a location was chosen away from customary halfway house areas. Rori knew the place she opened needed to offer more than just a place to live; it needed structure and discipline for alcoholics and addicts to succeed. She surveyed people in recovery to learn specifically what helped them to stay clean and sober, to make them want to change their way of life and continue living a life free of the bondage of disease. The dream took root. She realized that in order for Grandpa’s House Inc. to work, it needed to be more than just a place for shelter, food, clothing, emotional and spiritual support. Counseling was necessary. Rori hired certified counselors for drug abuse, domestic violence, nutrition, employment skills and family matters. In conjunction, Rori brought in volunteers to aid with relapse prevention, sponsorship, and A.A. studies. As her investigation continued, it became apparent many people suffered from a second disease, mental illness. This is referred to as dual, two diseases, the addiction of drugs and/or alcohol and a mental illness—bipolar, schizophrenic, depression, etc. Rori became involved in organizations that worked with the mental side of this dual disease. She learned about Dual Recovery Anonymous (D.R.A.). She attended many recovery seminars. Rori surrounded herself with people that she trusted and who shared the same vision and passions. These people became the start up Board of Directors. She found the dwelling of her dream three blocks from the lake in a respectable neighborhood. With her own funds she opened her home in Antioch, Tennessee. Now she had a safe place for men to start their recovery, away from the drugs and alcohol. If she could help just one or two men, then her dream was worth the work and toil. The first year was many trials and a learning process. Out of the twelve men she started with, three still stay in touch with her and the house on a weekly basis. These men became friends for life. Of the next group of men, half of them still stay in touch. Now Rori receives numerous phone calls from people that have been through Grandpa’s House Inc., who just want to stay involved.

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