About this Recovery Home
The Ellsworth Home is a men's recovery residence in Crystal Lake, Illinois, operated by New Directions Sober Living. The house is at 131 Ellsworth Street in McHenry County.
131 Ellsworth Street
The Crystal Lake Patch reported New Directions Addiction Recovery Service opening at 131 Ellsworth St. The Ellsworth Home is the residence at that address, and it serves men. A published street number is what lets a man see the street he would be living on before he commits to a placement.
Men's Sober Living in Crystal Lake
The Ellsworth Home takes men. New Directions pairs it with the Tile Line Home, also for men, and keeps the Lincoln Home on Lincoln Parkway for women. A man weighing sober living options in Crystal Lake under this operator is choosing between the Ellsworth and Tile Line houses.
What New Directions Provides Inside the House
The operator describes its homes as providing residents with a safe and stable living environment, along with services that help them integrate back into the community and further develop themselves in meaningful ways. Case managers work on resumes, on reclaiming a lost driver's license and on paying off outstanding court fees. A reinstated license in a county spread across many small towns is often what turns a job offer into a job.
A Neighborhood Debate Before Opening
The Ellsworth Street house drew public comment from neighbors before it opened, covered at the time by the Crystal Lake Patch. The house went into operation and remains part of the operator's Crystal Lake group. That episode is part of the public record for this address.
The Wider New Directions Network
New Directions Addiction Recovery Services runs A Way Out, which provides substance abuse assessment at any hour to McHenry County residents seeking recovery, and The Other Side, a Crystal Lake sober bar that doubles as a meeting and event space. It also operates a retreat at 14411 Kishwaukee Valley Road in Woodstock, the McHenry County seat.
McHenry County Recovery Housing in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake is the largest city in McHenry County. The Ellsworth Home, the Tile Line Home and the Lincoln Home give New Directions three recovery residences in one town.
ABOUT US
New Directions operates 3 homes in Crystal Lake; The Ellsworth home serves 11 male residents, the Lincoln home serves 5 female residents and the Tile Line home serves 8 male residents. Not only do these homes gives 24 residents a safe and stable living environment, but also provides services that help them integrate back into the community and further develop themselves in meaningful ways.
Case managers will work to help them build a resume, reclaim a lost driver's license, pay off outstanding court fees, and more. They also get to participate in regular outings and events at The Other Side, the New Directions sober bar, to help them become part of a supportive social group.
