Cynthia House Women's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

Cynthia House is a women's sober living home at 3119 Myrtle Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County. It is the only women's residence run by Murphy's Turning Point, which otherwise operates three-quarter houses for men across the city.

A Women's Sober House on Myrtle Avenue

Myrtle Avenue sits in midtown Omaha near the Gold Coast, a dense older neighborhood within reach of the medical center and the downtown bus network. The house is within two blocks of a stop, which is the standard the operator holds every one of its addresses to. Being the operator's single women's house means the household is not a wing of a larger mixed building. It is its own home with its own residents.

What a Single-Gender Recovery Home Settles

One restriction resolves a great deal for a woman comparing options in Omaha. Bathrooms, common space and house meetings are all single-gender, and one set of expectations covers everyone living there. For women whose substance use ran alongside abuse or exploitation, a house with no men in it is the difference between somewhere to sleep and somewhere to stay.

Entry Terms at This Omaha Recovery Residence

Residents are women 18 and over with at least 30 days clean and sober at interview. The minimum stay is 90 days. Registered sex offenders are not accepted. The fee is $105 a week, matching the rate at the operator's men's houses.

Women's Recovery Housing in Douglas County

Nebraska certifies no recovery residences and has no affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, so a woman comparing houses in Omaha is working from what each operator publishes. This one states the fee, the sobriety requirement and the minimum stay up front. Worth asking on a first call: how many women live in the house, whether a manager is on site, and how a bed opening is prioritized when the wait list is long.