Harwood House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Harwood House is a certified men's sober living home on Harwood Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, in Essex County.

A Men's Sober House on Harwood Street

Harwood House serves men in recovery on Lynn's North Shore, with an onsite manager living at the residence and twice-weekly mandatory drug testing built into house policy. That combination of live-in supervision and regular testing gives residents a zero-tolerance structure for drugs and alcohol from the day they move in.

What NARR Level II Certification Establishes

Harwood Houses holds certification from the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing at NARR's Level II standard, MASH's only certification tier. That means the house has agreed to a published code of ethics, discloses fees and rules in writing before move-in, and accepts an outside complaint process, and it makes the house eligible for referrals from state agencies and from parole or probation officers.

Setting and Access on the North Shore

Harwood House sits close to public transportation with off-street parking available, a combination the operator markets across its North Shore properties. Lynn's Commuter Rail line runs directly into Boston, which widens the job market for a resident who does not yet have a car.

Harwood Houses' Other North Shore Properties

Harwood Houses runs five other men's residences alongside this one: a second Lynn property on Lewis Street, houses on Hovey Terrace, Hanover Street and Breed Street in Lynn, and a sixth property on Maplewood Street in Malden. A resident who later needs a different house or a change of scene can raise it with an operator that already knows him.