MATTHEWS, N.C. — Josh Bone is a recovering alcoholic. He started drinking when he dropped out of college to be a bartender.

Three years ago he found soberness thanks to the help of a friend, who’s now his wife.

However, this past summer, he decided to pass on what he learned during his recovery. He started Anchor of Hope Sober Living.

“It was a calling of God,” Bone says. “It was something I felt compelled and called to do.”

Fifteen people stay in two sober homes where they rely on each other as they go through recovery. They follow a curfew, do house chores and share struggles as they aim to stay clean.

“I have made pretty much a complete 180 in my life,” says Ryan Ledoux.

A few years ago, Ledoux was working in the banking industry in uptown Charlotte. But, hidden behind that was a life-gripping addiction that started with pain pills and moved to heroin.

After going through a treatment program, Ledoux moved into the sober home.

“Having that commonality with recovery with others, you can open up on a deeper level,” Ledoux says.

He is now the home’s first graduate and is working at a recovery center.

His journey is one many men at the homes are following as they hope to not only find sobriety but re-claim their lives.

It’s a journey Bone is not only paving but following.

Anchor of Hope Sober Living has a waitlist, so it’s trying to purchase a third home. If you would like to learn more information or help head to the group’s Facebook page.