Our Vision: Restoring Families

Ruth House Ministries is a Christ-centered, long term, residential recovery program for women addicted to or abusing drugs or alcohol. Our program provides a platform for the regeneration of substance abusers and their families who meet the entrance criteria. Organized in 2008 to combat the ravages of drugs and alcohol in North Georgia, the Ruth House is blessed to have seen tremendous changes in the lives of women and their families.

Ruth House Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit, tax exempt, 501 (c)(3) corporation.

Learn more about Ruth House by watching the video below:

Our Program

The Ruth House Program is composed of five phases designed to be completed in a one year residency at the Ruth House campus in Ranger, GA. It is a Christ-centered program with full days of life skills classes, campus chores, recovery assignments, community service, mentoring, and employment in the later phases. We are a nicotine-free program with no smoking, vaping or using any natural or synthetic substances on or off site.

The program is voluntary and THOR approved and GARR Accredited and will accept mandated candidates.

What is Addiction Regeneration? It is being made new again.

"Therefore if any person is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things have passed away; behold all things have become new."       2 Corinthians 5:17. 

This spiritual transformation is different from rehabilitation which means to revert back to the former state in which one was before addiction. The former state is the reason most people turned toward addiction in the first place.

How to Apply

To apply to become a Ruth House resident, please go to the Application page.

To contact us by email, use the below Contact Us form.

Can the Ruth House help you or a loved one?

Persons applying on their own or required to apply by legal obligations, must meet certain criteria to be an eligible candidate for this program. They must be extensively interviewed by our Program Directors, as well as understand, agree with, and sign the Ruth House Ministries Program Intake material. Acceptance into the program is completely at the discretion of the Program Directors. An applicant must agree to financial obligations, sign all agreements, waivers, and successfully pass a drug screen test. Applicants must be alcohol/substance free for at least 72 hours before beginning the Program.

For more information, please contact Ruth House Ministries: 

Office | 706-334-8888    

Fax | 706-203-4528

Penny Haynes | Executive Director     

Sonya Addison | House Administrator

Beth May, CIT | House Manager

Suzanne Martin | Volunteer Coordinator

How We Are Funded

Ruth House Ministries requires monthly tuition in advance from each participant. Ruth House Ministries also seeks funds from grants, religious organizations, and donations from the community. These contributions may reduce the tuition requirement of participants.  Limited scholarships and sliding scale tuition opportunities are available.

 Thank You Ruth House Gala - 2022 Sponsors

Gold - $1,500

Sam & Suzanne Harman

Dave & Vee Thompson

Patrick & Lynda Bodelson

Silver - $500

Hammill Family Foundation

Jim & Janice Yahres

Mara Loftman

Carolyn & Bob Mackey

Rotary Club of Jasper

Piedmont Mountainside

Renasant Bank

Bronze - $250

Mark & Lola Hanley

Charles & Lynne Knapp  

Linda B. Moss

Jasper Drugs/Jack Dunn

Tom’s Awesome Seafood

Gypsy Roots

IGA/Jeff Downing

Salon 84

Zinney Facial Aesthetics

Godheir/Jennifer & John Harvey

Force Field Roofing

Community Bank

Become Involved

Thank you for considering supporting this Ministry, we welcome sponsors from all aspects of the community; from business and civic sponsors to church sponsors and spiritual partners. We encourage the women in our program to be active, positive contributors in our community, and this is involvement is crucial to their ongoing success and spiritual growth. We are always seeking resources in our community where we can partner with and  collaborate. If you feel called to help this ministry in any way, please contact us at info@ruthhouseministries.org or call 706-334-8888.