McLellan House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

McLellan House is a men's sober living home in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, operated by Freedom Sober Living. The Arizona Recovery Housing Association certifies it at Level 2.

A Men's Sober House Near 31st and Glendale

The operator places this residence near 31st Avenue and Glendale Avenue in northwest Phoenix. Recovery residence addresses are not published in Arizona, so the block is disclosed through the operator at placement. Both arterials carry Valley Metro service, and the intersection sits close enough to Interstate 17 and Grand Avenue that a job downtown or along the northwest corridor is a manageable commute. The blocks around it are residential, which is what a peer-run house needs to work.

Peer Management and Structure in This Recovery Home

Every Freedom Sober Living residence has a house manager who lives in it. That person handles move-ins, keeps expectations consistent across the household and is the first call when something goes wrong. The design assumes residents are well enough to hold a job or a program schedule and need the day to be predictable while they do it. It is a poor fit for anyone who needs clinical supervision in the building.

What Level 2 Certification Establishes for a Sober Living Home

Arizona's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences certifies each residence separately. Certification requires a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint route outside the house. Level 2 marks the house as peer-managed with a manager on site and clinical care obtained from outside providers.

The Weekly Fee in This Phoenix Recovery Residence

The published rate is $225 per week for a shared room, reduced by $35 for self-paying residents, with laundry, WiFi and streaming included.

Maricopa County Recovery Housing and Life Around the House

Phoenix is the county seat and the largest city in Arizona, and the practical effect for a resident is that everything required of him is inside one municipality: outpatient appointments, court dates at the Maricopa County Superior Court, community college classes and an entry-level job market deep enough to absorb someone with a gap in his history. Certified recovery housing in the county clusters in neighborhoods like this one for the same reason.

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