Next Chance: Pond House Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Next Chance: Pond House is a certified sober living home for women in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. Operator Lana Atamian holds NARR Level II certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing for the residence, which MASH lists at a capacity of twelve women.

A Women's Sober House in the Pinecrest Beach Neighborhood

Pond House is a cape-style home in East Falmouth's Pinecrest Beach neighborhood, with a large open floor plan and skylights that the operator highlights as part of the property's character. Twelve women live there, one of three entry-level houses Lana Atamian runs for women on Cape Cod and in Wareham.

What MASH Certification Establishes

Certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing commits the operator to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and a relapse and discharge policy a resident can read before signing. It also opens Pond House to complaint review outside the operator.

An Entry-Level House on the Path to Graduate Housing

Pond House functions as an entry point. Women who sustain their sobriety there can move on to Lana Atamian's graduate-level homes once they are ready for less day-to-day structure, staying inside an organization that already knows their history.

Accountability Groups and a Custom Phone Application

Weekly accountability groups, house meetings, ongoing 12-step engagement, and a custom resident phone application structure life at Pond House, backed by in-house peer leaders. Lana Atamian runs the same model across her other Cape Cod and Wareham properties.

East Falmouth and the Upper Cape

East Falmouth sits in Barnstable County on Cape Cod's Upper Cape, an area that carries a heavier year-round population than the Cape's more seasonal towns further out. That gives Pond House residents access to outpatient providers and services that operate on a full-year schedule.