About this Recovery Home
Ellis Residence is a recovery home in Chicago, Illinois, part of the Henry's House network. The house is on South Ellis Avenue in Cook County, sharing the 60619 ZIP code with Ingleside Residences.
South Ellis Avenue in the 60619 ZIP Code
Ellis Residence and Ingleside Residences are the two Henry's House addresses recorded in 60619, the far South Side ZIP code covering Chatham, Avalon Park and Burnside. The operator's other two Chicago houses are Harvard Residences and Drexel Residence. Two addresses inside one postal code means the operator has a second option to offer in the same part of the city when the first has no space.
Coed Sober Living
Ellis Residence is listed as coed. Henry's Sober Living House describes a program open to men and women reclaiming their lives from addiction through housing.
Supports Available to Residents
The services the SHARE Network records for Henry's House are practical ones: referral into detoxification, recovery education, relapse prevention, mentoring and job assistance. The organization also provides individual outpatient treatment, so clinical care and housing are handled by the same operator. A resident at Ellis Residence is dealing with one organization for the room and for the care attached to it.
The Rules That Define the House
A resident at Ellis Residence holds a job or looks for one daily. Five Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings a week are required. Both expectations are stated as conditions of living here rather than as suggestions, which tells an incoming resident what the week will look like before the week starts.
Who Pays for a Placement
Fox News reported that the state of Illinois pays for many Henry's House residents. For a prospective resident of Ellis Residence, that means public funding carries the cost of a placement in this recovery housing in many cases, and that the price of the room is not the thing that decides whether the placement happens.
Certification Held by the Operator
The Illinois Association of Extended Care lists Henry's Sober Living House as certified. The register records the operator and publishes no level for any individual house, so Ellis Residence is accurately described as operated by a certified operator.
Where Ellis Residence Fits
Henry's House operates four Chicago addresses. Ellis Residence, Ingleside Residences, Harvard Residences and Drexel Residence are all Cook County recovery housing under one operator.
Provide HOUSING ASSISTANCE for those who have successfully completed the program and are prepared to return to the community as responsible, alcohol and drug free individuals.
Provide SOBER LIVING AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING for individuals who have successfully completed a detoxification program.
Sober living homes are group residences for people who are recovering from addiction. In most instances, people who live in sober homes have to follow certain house rules and contribute to the home by doing chores. Most importantly, residents must stay sober throughout their stay in the home
