Penny's House Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Penny's House is a certified women's sober house on Ash Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County, operated by Grandmaison Recovery.

A Women's Sober House on Ash Street

Ash Street sits in one of Manchester's older residential neighborhoods, within walking distance of the corridors most residents rely on for work and appointments before a car becomes realistic again. Penny's House keeps every resident under one set of house rules, with bathrooms, meetings and common areas held to a single gender.

Grandmaison Recovery Homes, Inc. Behind Penny's House

Penny's House is run by Grandmaison Recovery, registered in New Hampshire as Grandmaison Recovery Homes, Inc. That registration is a public record a prospective resident's family can check independently of anything the house itself says, and it separates an organized recovery housing company from an unregulated rooming arrangement.

What Certification by NHPRR Requires

Penny's House is certified by the New Hampshire Partnership for Recovery Residences, the sole state agency authorized to certify recovery housing under RSA 172-B. Certification requires disclosed fees and rules in writing, an outside complaint process, and it is the qualification that makes a house eligible for referrals from state and federally funded programs.

Manchester as a Recovery Housing Hub

Manchester is the seat of Hillsborough County and the largest city in the state, which means outpatient providers, the county courts and a broad job market all sit within the same city Penny's House calls home. That concentration is a large part of why Manchester carries more recovery housing than any other New Hampshire city.

Choosing Between Grandmaison Recovery's Two Sober Houses

Penny's House is one of two homes Grandmaison Recovery operates for women in New Hampshire. The other, Laverna's House, sits on Cushing Avenue in Nashua. Both run under the same intake process, so a resident who later needs a different city or a different set of housemates can ask the same organization instead of starting over.