Elizabeth Kalum launches Neelex Community Living in Worcester, Massachusetts
We’re proud to introduce Elizabeth Kalum, Founder and Operator of Neelex Community Living, a recovery housing organization built to provide safe, structured, and supportive homes for people rebuilding their lives in early recovery. Neelex Community Living is rooted in dignity, consistency, and community connection, helping residents build the habits, skills, and confidence needed for long-term stability and independence.
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Meet Elizabeth Kalum: Values-Driven Operator, Resident-Focused Leader
Elizabeth Kalum leads Neelex Community Living with a clear focus: create stable, respectful homes where recovery can take root and responsibility can grow. Her approach emphasizes structure, dignity, and supportive relationships—so residents can build the daily rhythms and personal accountability that make long-term recovery sustainable.
Neelex Community Living is operated as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under its public-facing name, Neelex Community Living, and is built around a resident-centered model that prioritizes consistent expectations, peer support, and community connection.
About Neelex Community Living
Neelex Community Living is a recovery housing operator dedicated to providing safe, structured, and supportive homes for individuals working toward long-term stability and independence. The organization serves residents in recovery through accountable living environments that emphasize:
- Personal responsibility and consistent routines
- Peer support and a community-centered culture
- Dignity, integrity, and respectful living standards
- Healthy habits and life skills that support independence
Neelex Community Living’s mission is clear:
Mission: Neelex Community Living exists to provide safe, structured, and supportive recovery housing that empowers individuals to rebuild their lives with purpose, stability, and dignity—through consistency, peer support, and personal responsibility, alongside access to recovery-focused resources and community connection.
Through partnerships, local engagement, and hands-on housing leadership, Neelex Community Living aims to reduce barriers to success and strengthen outcomes for both residents and the neighborhoods they live in.
About Vanderburgh Sober Living
Vanderburgh Sober Living (VSL) exists to build peer-supported, recovery-focused communities that help individuals pursue long-term sobriety. Each Certified Home is led by a trained House Mentor and follows structured rules that support accountability, growth, and healing.
Many VSL homes are operated by independent owners/operators through the Vanderburgh charter program, which helps operators launch and grow recovery housing rooted in quality, structure, and community impact.
Homes Built for Purpose, Stability, and Dignity
Recovery housing works best when it’s more than “a place to stay.” Neelex Community Living is designed to be a steady foundation—supporting residents as they rebuild stability, restore confidence, and practice new habits in a supportive environment.
Residents can expect a home culture that prioritizes:
- Consistency (steady routines, clear expectations, reliable structure)
- Connection (peer support and community relationships)
- Respect (dignity protected and reinforced)
- Growth (life skills, responsibility, and independence-building habits)
What Residents Can Expect
Neelex Community Living maintains clear expectations to create a safe, structured, and recovery-focused environment. The goal is to balance compassion with accountability, so residents have the support and structure needed to move forward.
Core expectations for residents
- Substance-free living (remaining alcohol- and drug-free)
- Active recovery participation (engagement in recovery supports and expectations)
- Respectful behavior (toward housemates, staff, neighbors, and the home)
- Personal responsibility (daily routines, stability planning, and follow-through)
Day-to-day structure
- Curfews and consistent routines to support stability
- Scheduled house meetings and shared accountability check-ins
- Shared responsibilities and chores that build ownership and cooperation
- Cleanliness and cooperation as daily standards of communal living
Accountability, with graduated support
Neelex Community Living uses clear guidelines and graduated responses when challenges arise—helping residents learn from setbacks while maintaining boundaries that protect the home environment.
Why It Matters
Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation—and it doesn’t end when someone finishes treatment. Many people need a safe, structured living environment where they can rebuild stability, develop confidence, and practice healthy routines with support.
Neelex Community Living exists at that crucial intersection: safe housing + structure + peer community—so residents can move forward with dignity, purpose, and momentum.
Elizabeth’s Words of Purpose
“Neelex Community Living exists to provide safe, structured, and supportive recovery housing that empowers individuals to rebuild their lives with purpose, stability, and dignity.”
“Our homes foster growth through clear expectations, supportive relationships, and access to recovery-focused resources—so stability is attainable and communities thrive through lasting transformation.”
Get Involved
If the Neelex Community Living mission resonates with you, there are meaningful ways to support this work:
- Referral partnerships with treatment providers, clinicians, courts, and community organizations
- Employment and life-skills connections that help residents build independence
- Resource collaboration (transportation supports, wellness partners, coaching, community supports)
- Community partnerships that strengthen recovery-friendly neighborhoods
Together, we can expand access to recovery housing and create more pathways to stability and long-term independence.