Donna's Place Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Donna's Place is a women's sober house in Claremont, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County. It is operated by Hope 2 Freedom Recovery Homes, which runs two additional houses for men elsewhere in the city, and it is certified through New Hampshire's state recovery residence program.

A Women's Sober House on Charlestown Road

Donna's Place serves women exclusively, which keeps every shared space in the house single-gender and lets the house rules focus on one population instead of splitting between two. Charlestown Road runs along one of Claremont's residential corridors, within the city's compact footprint where most errands and appointments do not require a long drive.

What NHPRR Certification Establishes

Certification through the New Hampshire Partnership for Recovery Residences, the sole state-designated body under RSA 172-B:2 VII, commits Donna's Place to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and an outside complaint process. It is also what makes the house eligible for referrals from state and federally funded agencies, which are limited to certified houses on New Hampshire's Voluntary Recovery House Registry.

Part of a Three-House Claremont Network

Hope 2 Freedom Recovery Homes runs two other certified houses in Claremont, Corey's Place and The White House, both for men. Donna's Place is the organization's only house for women, so a resident here is part of the same network as those other two addresses, applying through the same organization and the same certification.

Recovery Housing in Sullivan County

Claremont is the largest city in Sullivan County, with Newport serving as the county seat nearby. Outpatient providers, Claremont's own hospital, and the county courthouse all sit within the city, which gives residents of Donna's Place a working routine without a long commute to reach any of the three.

Applying to Donna's Place

Applications go through Hope 2 Freedom Recovery Homes directly. The questions NHPRR certification obliges an answer to are the ones worth asking before move-in: what the weekly cost covers, how bedrooms are assigned, what happens after a relapse, and whether medication for opioid use disorder is accepted.