About this Sober House
Dismas Home is a certified women's sober house on Fourth Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County, built specifically for women coming out of the justice system.
A Women's Sober House on Fourth Street
Dismas Home has operated in Manchester since 2016, and its Fourth Street location keeps residents inside the city's core, close to the courts, outpatient providers and job market that a woman rebuilding her life after incarceration is most likely to need in her first months out.
Housing Built for Justice-Involved Women
Dismas Home serves women specifically transitioning out of incarceration and into recovery, a narrower mission than most sober housing in the state. That focus shapes the house's daily routine around the specific obstacles this population faces, from probation requirements to rebuilding a work history with a gap in it.
What NHPRR Certification Establishes
Dismas Home is certified through the New Hampshire Partnership for Recovery Residences, the sole state agency authorized under RSA 172-B to certify recovery housing. Certification requires disclosed fees and rules, a written relapse and discharge policy, and it is what qualifies the house for the state's Voluntary Recovery House Registry.
Structure Behind the Two-Step Program
The organization describes a two-step residential model, with round-the-clock staffing that includes licensed drug and alcohol counselors and mental health professionals. Residents keep their own bedrooms and kitchen access instead of living in a purely clinical setting, and individual and group therapy happen on site alongside the daily routine of running the house.
State Support for Dismas Home's Program
Dismas Home receives funding through New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services, a public commitment to housing this specific population that few private sober houses can point to.
Recovery Housing in Manchester and Hillsborough County
Manchester is the seat of Hillsborough County and the state's largest city, giving Dismas Home residents access to the courts, outpatient treatment and entry-level employers that a reentry plan depends on, all inside one city.
Dismas Home's Growth Beyond Manchester
Dismas Home has said it plans to extend its program to Rochester, on New Hampshire's Seacoast, though that location has not yet opened. The Manchester house on Fourth Street remains the organization's only operating residence for now.
