About this Sober House
WISH is a sober living home for women near downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Link House, Inc. runs the self-supporting program for sixteen women as part of its network of Amesbury, Newburyport and Salisbury recovery residences.
A Women's Sober House Near Downtown Newburyport
WISH houses sixteen women in independent sober housing within walking distance of downtown Newburyport's stores, gyms, library, banks, medical offices and beaches. The location sits on a bus route connecting to the train and bus stations, which matters for a resident building a work schedule around public transit.
A Self-Supporting Model Inside a Licensed Nonprofit
Unlike some of Link House, Inc.'s more structured programs, WISH is self-supporting and managed entirely by the organization. The operator positions it as a model for affordable recovery housing, built for women who no longer need daily case management but still want the accountability of a shared house.
One Year Sober Before Move-In
WISH requires members to be substance-free for at least one year before moving in, a higher bar than Link House, Inc. sets at its more clinically structured properties. An onsite, live-in peer supervisor oversees the house day to day, and residents attend in-house 12-step meetings and a weekly house meeting.
Work and a Program Fee
Members are required to work and to pay a program fee once living at WISH, reflecting the program's independent, self-supporting design. That expectation distinguishes WISH from Link House, Inc.'s properties that provide more intensive case management and daily group programming.
Link House, Inc.'s Network in Essex County
WISH is one of four residential programs Link House, Inc. runs across Amesbury, Newburyport and Salisbury. The organization's other properties, Link House for men, Progress House for men, and the Maris Center for women, sit at different points along a spectrum from highly structured treatment to WISH's independent model.
