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Once-Homeless Former Addict Starts Nonprofit Overseeing 9 ‘Sober Homes’ to Help Others After battling a decades-long drug addiction, four years in prison, and homelessness, a man from Canada entered a treatment program where he turned his life around. Today, he runs nine “soberhomes” providing safe, supportive spaces for other addicts trying to get back on their feet. Speaking to The Epoch Times via social media, Russell Lee Abraham, 38, shared his advice for anyone seeking sobriety. “Don’t dwell on society’s expectations,” he implored. “Your so-called faults are learning le...

Posted: Mar 01, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 1 Russell Abraham, right, poses with people associated with Accountable on Atlantic, his new non-profit organization that sets up sober homes for people recovering from addictions. They are outside the first home he set up, at 236 Atlantic Ave. (Peggy Lam/CBC) Russell Lee Abraham lights a bundle of sage in a black bowl in the middle of the small dining room table, and smudges with two other Indigenous men in the house at 236 Atlantic Ave. in Winnipeg's North End. "It really helps you think. Before I go to bed, I put myself on a mission, g...