Merrimack Valley Sober Living (Elm Street) Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Merrimack Valley Sober Living is a men's sober living home on Elm Street in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It holds NARR Level II certification through the state's sober housing alliance and is operated by Merrimack Valley Sober Living, which runs a second men's home on A Street in the same city.

A Men's Sober House on Elm Street

This Lowell sober house serves men in recovery, and its single-gender rule holds for every shared space in the house: bathrooms, meetings and common rooms all serve the same population under one set of house rules.

What MASH Level II Certification Establishes

Certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing commits the Elm Street house to a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules before move-in, and a written relapse and discharge policy open to outside complaint review. A resident comparing options in Lowell can check that record before signing anything.

Lowell and Middlesex County

Lowell is a former mill city on the Merrimack River and one of the largest cities in Middlesex County, with a downtown built around the same river that once powered its textile mills. That density gives residents at the Elm Street house access to courts, outpatient providers and Middlesex Community College without leaving the city.

A Second Merrimack Valley Home Nearby

Merrimack Valley Sober Living also runs a men's sober house on A Street elsewhere in Lowell, also certified at NARR Level II. A resident who needs a different set of housemates can raise a transfer with the same operator.