Through The Rose of Sharon 7, Inc., Jackson is helping women heal from trauma, rebuild their families, pursue education, and transform recovery into purpose.
For women affected by addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and trauma, the road to recovery is rarely simple. Many must overcome not only substance dependency but also unstable housing, family separation, limited employment opportunities, interrupted education, and the stigma attached to their pasts.
Sharon Jackson believes these women deserve more than temporary assistance. They deserve the opportunity to heal, rebuild, and lead.
As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Rose of Sharon 7, Inc., Jackson has created a comprehensive network of recovery residences and support services designed to help women move from addiction and instability to long-term recovery, independence, and purpose.
Her work is rooted in faith, strengthened by evidence-based practices, and guided by a commitment to protecting the dignity and value of every woman.
Choosing to Stand in the Gap
Jackson’s mission was propelled by witnessing the devastating effects of addiction on individuals, children, families, and entire communities.
She saw women caught in a revolving door between incarceration, substance-abuse treatment, homelessness, and unstable living conditions. Many wanted to change their lives but lacked the safe housing, consistent guidance, and long-term support necessary to sustain that change.
Jackson chose not to look away. She chose to stand in the gap.
In 2012, she opened her first sober-living home, establishing a structured and supportive environment where women could begin rebuilding their lives.
The residence offered more than a bed. It provided stability, accountability, encouragement, and a community committed to helping women move forward.
Jackson soon recognized the need for licensed residential treatment services specifically designed to address the experiences of women. In 2016, she expanded her mission by opening a six-bed, faith-based, licensed and certified residential drug and alcohol treatment facility.
Over time, she established three additional recovery homes. Today, The Rose of Sharon 7’s residences can collectively serve up to 38 women, including mothers with dependent children.
Recovery Rooted in Dignity
Jackson believes recovery must address the complete woman, not only her addiction.
Many women entering recovery carry the effects of trauma, incarceration, poverty, homelessness, damaged relationships, and years of believing they are unworthy of a better life. Treating substance dependency without addressing those experiences can leave women vulnerable to relapse and continued instability.
Through The Rose of Sharon 7, women receive support intended to transform their thinking, behavior, relationships, and expectations for the future.
Jackson facilitates recovery groups that provide practical tools for confronting addictive behavior and preventing relapse. Participants examine irrational, destructive, and criminal thinking patterns while learning cognitive restructuring, emotional regulation, behavioral accountability, healthy coping mechanisms, and productive decision-making skills.
Faith also plays a central role. Jackson introduces the women she serves to biblical teachings that encourage hope, healing, personal responsibility, and spiritual renewal.
Her philosophy carries a powerful message: women must learn to love themselves while learning to hate the disease of addiction.
For Jackson, addiction is something a woman can confront and overcome. It is not the sum of her identity, nor does it erase her value.
Rebuilding Black Families and Communities
Addiction and incarceration do not affect only the individual. Their consequences can extend through families and across generations.
When a mother experiences addiction, incarceration, or homelessness, her children may also face instability, separation, educational disruption, and emotional trauma. Without intervention, these effects can contribute to continuing cycles of poverty and hardship.
The Rose of Sharon 7 works to interrupt those cycles.
By serving women with dependent children, the organization recognizes that a mother’s recovery can become the beginning of restoration for her entire family. As women develop stability, strengthen their decision-making skills, and repair damaged relationships, their children gain a more secure foundation.
Jackson’s work is particularly meaningful for communities that have historically faced disparities in access to healthcare, housing, education, employment, and fair treatment within the criminal justice system.
Her approach centers restoration over rejection and opportunity over permanent judgment. It demonstrates what can happen when women are given the resources and support needed to rebuild.
Education Beyond Recovery
Jackson does not want women to leave her program prepared only for their next job. She wants them prepared to pursue careers, economic independence, and leadership.
Women who have not completed high school are encouraged to return to school and earn their diplomas. Others are motivated to attend college, complete professional training, earn certifications, and pursue careers aligned with their abilities.
Education gives women more than credentials. It can provide confidence, financial stability, professional identity, and a stronger ability to support their families.
Many women who graduate from Jackson’s programs go on to work in the recovery field. Some become counselors, sober coaches, mentors, support specialists, and staff members with The Rose of Sharon 7.
These women bring a unique form of leadership to their work. They understand the recovery journey because they have lived it. Their experiences allow them to connect with women who may feel misunderstood or judged by others.
Women who once entered the program seeking help are returning as professionals prepared to extend that help to someone else.
Advocating for Ethical Recovery Housing
Jackson’s leadership reaches beyond the doors of her own facilities.
As President of the Riverside County Sober-Living Coalition, she advocates for ethical practices, accountability, responsible operations, and higher standards of care throughout the recovery-housing community.
Sober-living homes can serve as an important bridge between formal treatment and independent living. When operated with integrity, they provide residents with structure, peer support, accountability, and time to develop healthy routines.
Jackson works to ensure that recovery residences honor the dignity of the people they serve while maintaining standards that protect residents and support long-term success.
She also participates in the Riverside County Continuum of Care, collaborating with agencies and community organizations working to address homelessness and housing instability.
Through this advocacy, Jackson contributes to regional conversations about recovery, housing, public health, workforce development, and community well-being.
Turning Community Collaboration Into Action
Jackson understands that lasting change requires collective effort.
She is an active member of the Hemet/San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce and the Greater San Jacinto Chamber of Commerce, helping build stronger relationships between local businesses and the recovery community.
She also serves on the HOPE for Hemet committee, supporting collaborative efforts to strengthen the local area and improve the lives of its residents.
Jackson’s community involvement includes working with Girls World and Sheltered Pathways in support of World Homeless Day initiatives. These partnerships help raise awareness and bring resources to individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
As a member of the Board of Directors for Black Voices of the Valley, Jackson supports programs serving families across the community. She contributes to the organization’s Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, Christmas Toy Giveaway, and other initiatives held throughout the year.
These efforts help families receive practical assistance while preserving the dignity, hope, and sense of community that are especially important during difficult seasons.
A Legacy Built Through Service
Jackson holds multiple professional certifications, associate and bachelor’s degrees, and two master’s degrees. Her academic preparation, professional experience, faith, and community leadership have helped her develop an organization capable of addressing recovery from multiple directions.
Her greatest impact, however, is reflected in the women who are rewriting their stories.
They are recovering from addiction, returning to school, reuniting with their families, beginning careers, mentoring others, and becoming leaders within their communities.
Their lives challenge the belief that a woman’s worst season must become her permanent identity.
Through The Rose of Sharon 7, Inc., Sharon Jackson is not simply operating recovery homes. She is building a pathway through which women can move from addiction to healing, from homelessness to stability, and from past mistakes to renewed purpose.
Her work is creating more than individual success stories. It is strengthening families, developing new leaders, and building a legacy of restoration for generations to come.
