The Lincoln home Women's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

The Lincoln Home is a sober living home for women in Crystal Lake, Illinois. New Directions Sober Living runs the house at 171 Lincoln Parkway, in McHenry County.

At a Glance

• Women's sober living home in Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
• Operated by New Directions Sober Living, the housing arm of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services
• Located at 171 Lincoln Parkway in a house built in 1901
• Case management covers resume building, driver's license reinstatement and outstanding court fees

A 1901 House Remodeled Before Opening

New Directions announced the Lincoln Home in a press release describing a building constructed in 1901, purchased with a donation from the Foglia Family Foundation and remodeled over the course of a year. The house opened on December 9.

Women's Recovery Housing in McHenry County

The Lincoln Home serves women. The operator's two other Crystal Lake houses take men, so Lincoln Parkway is the single address in this group offering women's recovery housing. Crystal Lake is served by Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line, which connects the town to downtown Chicago and to the string of McHenry and Lake County communities along the route.

Case Management Attached to the Housing

New Directions states that case managers work with residents to build a resume, reclaim a lost driver's license and pay off outstanding court fees. Handling those items is part of what the operator attaches to a room at the Lincoln Home. Each of the three is a practical barrier to work, and clearing them is treated here as part of the housing rather than as something a resident chases down alone between shifts.

The Recovery Community Around the House

New Directions Addiction Recovery Services is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose stated mission is to inspire recovery, foster community and save lives. Alongside housing it runs The Other Side, a sober bar in Crystal Lake, the Connect To Recovery peer support line, and A Way Out, which offers substance abuse assessment around the clock to anyone in McHenry County seeking recovery.

Sibling Homes and the Wider Group

The Ellsworth Home on Ellsworth Street and the Tile Line Home are the two men's houses in the same Crystal Lake group. New Directions also operates a retreat in Woodstock described as a transition point for people reacclimating to daily sober life.

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.