Carl's Place Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Carl's Place is a certified men's sober living home in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County.

A Men's Sober House on Burns Street

This sober house in Lowell serves men in recovery from a residential street on the city's east side. Lowell is a former mill city on the Merrimack River, and its dense grid of neighborhoods keeps most of daily life, bus lines, job centers, outpatient clinics, within a short ride of any one address.

What MASH Certification Establishes

Carl's Place holds Level II certification from the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing, the state's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. That certification commits the house to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and a complaint process that runs outside the house itself. Level II describes a peer-managed model with a house manager on site handling day-to-day structure, not a clinically staffed program.

Recovery Housing in Middlesex County

Lowell is one of the largest cities in Middlesex County and a regional hub for the Merrimack Valley, with outpatient providers, courts and community colleges inside city limits. A resident at Carl's Place can meet most obligations without leaving the city.

What to Ask Before Moving In

Certification obliges Carl's Place to answer a specific set of questions in writing: what the weekly fee covers, whether a house manager lives on site, what happens after a relapse, and how a complaint is handled if something goes wrong.