15 Hovey - Harwood Houses Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

15 Hovey - Harwood Houses is a women's sober living home on Hovey Terrace in Lynn, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is operated by Harwood Houses and holds certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing, the state's NARR affiliate. The house holds up to fifteen residents, one of the larger women's addresses the operator runs on the North Shore.

A Women's Sober House on Hovey Terrace

This sober house in Lynn serves women in recovery, and the single-gender rule keeps bathrooms, common space and house meetings consistent for everyone living there. Lynn is a working city on the North Shore with its own commuter rail stop into Boston, so a resident who needs to reach a job or an appointment downtown is not limited to what Lynn itself offers.

Daily Structure at This Harwood Sober Living Home

Harwood Houses holds every address, including this one, to a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol with drug testing twice a week. A live-in manager is present, residents attend recovery meetings of their own choosing, and household chores and house meetings are shared. Wifi, on-site laundry and off-street parking are provided, and rooms come furnished.

What MASH Certification Establishes

Certification by the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing commits a residence to things a prospective resident can check before moving in: a published code of ethics, written fees and rules, a relapse and discharge policy, and an outside complaint process. Massachusetts certification is voluntary, so a certified address like this one has taken on obligations a landlord renting rooms informally has not.

Recovery Housing in Lynn and Essex County

Lynn is the largest city in Essex County and sits directly on the MBTA Newburyport/Rockport line, which puts Boston, Salem and the rest of the North Shore within reach without a car. That access matters for a resident rebuilding a work schedule or keeping an outpatient appointment while living at the Hovey Terrace house.