About this Recovery Home
Harvard Residences is a sober living home in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Henry's House. The property stands on South Harvard Avenue in Cook County, inside the 60621 ZIP code on the city's South Side.
Four Henry's House Locations on the South Side
The SHARE Network resource guide for Chicago records Henry's House as maintaining four sober living locations in the Woodlawn, Grand Crossing and Englewood communities. Harvard Residences is one of the four addresses in that group, and all of them are in Cook County.
Who Harvard Residences Serves
Harvard Residences is listed as coed. Henry's Sober Living House describes its work as supporting men and women in reclaiming their lives from addiction. Fox News, reporting on the organization, described a resident population that included many Black men who had completed prison terms for drug convictions.
Daily Expectations for Residents
Fox News set out the rules Henry McGhee applies. A resident either holds a job or seeks work daily. Attendance is mandatory at five weekly Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Groceries are bought each week and the receipt is submitted to the house manager. On alcohol the operator is absolute: McGhee told Fox News that a resident who drinks a beer cannot stay.
Services Attached to the Residence
The SHARE Network listing for Henry's Sober Living House records referrals to detoxification programs, support for Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, recovery education, relapse prevention, job assistance and mentoring. Henry's House is described there as a sober living home that also offers individual outpatient treatment services, which means a resident of Harvard Residences can keep clinical care and housing inside a single organization.
Certification Behind the Operator
The Illinois Association of Extended Care lists Henry's Sober Living House on its register of certified recovery residences. IAEC is the Illinois affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and publishes no level for individual houses, so Harvard Residences is accurately described as recovery housing operated by a certified operator. IAEC publishes its certified list.
Harvard Residences and Its Sibling Homes
Harvard Residences is one of four Henry's House addresses in Chicago. The others are Ingleside Residences on South Ingleside Avenue, Drexel Residence on South Drexel Avenue and Ellis Residence on South Ellis Avenue. Anyone weighing sober living options in Chicago will find all four inside Cook County recovery housing under the same 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
