About this Sober House
Plymouth House Extended Care at Glenwood is a men's sober living program in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in Grafton County, part of the White Mountains and Upper Valley region. It operates as the extended care phase of The Plymouth House, a Guardian Recovery Network treatment center on Main Street, and it houses men who have finished residential treatment and still want daily structure while they rebuild independent life outside a clinical setting.
A Men's Extended Care Sober Living Program on Main Street
Men enter this program after completing residential or partial hospitalization care at The Plymouth House. Rather than move straight into an unstructured apartment, they keep coming back to the Main Street campus for groups, individual therapy and workshops while living in supervised sober housing nearby. That arrangement gives someone a few months into recovery a bridge: less clinical oversight than inpatient care, more accountability than living alone.
What the Extended Care Phase Adds After Treatment
The program centers on finishing the twelve steps with a sponsor, with residents working Steps Eight through Twelve once the earlier work is behind them: making amends, keeping a daily inventory, and taking on service commitments. Daily meetings, Big Book study and a regular meditation practice run alongside that step work, so the structure doesn't stop the day residential treatment ends.
- Completing Steps Eight through Twelve of a twelve-step program with a sponsor.
- Daily meetings, Big Book study and meditation practice.
- Volunteer placements with local nonprofits.
- Life skills workshops covering budgeting, resume building and credit repair.
- Wellness programming, including yoga and a gym membership.
- Family education meetings and help drafting a recovery contract.
Life Skills and Employment Support in Recovery Housing
Budgeting, resume building and credit repair get direct instruction, not just encouragement, and residents also get help with legal matters like court appearances and communication with attorneys. Those are the practical obstacles that most often derail early recovery, and the program treats them as part of treatment instead of something a resident sorts out alone after discharge.
How New Hampshire Certification Works for Sober Houses
New Hampshire does not require a sober living home to certify, and Plymouth House Extended Care at Glenwood is not currently listed with the New Hampshire Partnership for Recovery Residences, the agency designated under state law to certify recovery residences. That's normal: certification is voluntary, and most New Hampshire sober homes operate without it. What certification changes is referral access, since agencies and providers that receive state or federal funding may only refer clients to houses on the state's Voluntary Recovery House Registry, which is limited to NHPRR-certified addresses. A house built around an established treatment center's own aftercare pipeline draws most of its residents directly instead of through that referral network.
Recovery Housing in Grafton County and the White Mountains
Plymouth anchors the southern half of Grafton County and is home to Plymouth State University, which keeps the town's job market, health services and public transit within reach of someone rebuilding a routine after treatment. North Haverhill holds the county courthouse as Grafton County's seat, and outpatient providers in Plymouth itself mean a resident can keep a therapy appointment without leaving town. New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services maintains statewide recovery housing resources for the state.
The Plymouth House and Guardian Recovery Network
The Plymouth House is a Guardian Recovery Network treatment center, and this extended care program is the last stage of a continuum that starts with detox and residential care on the same Plymouth campus. Staff supervising extended care already know each resident's treatment history, which keeps the handoff from clinical care to independent sober living inside one organization instead of across an outside referral.
Extended Care Includes:
Extensive, Daily Twelve-Step Work:
-Big Book group
-Prayer/Meditation groups
-Inventory workshop
-Alumni speaker groups
-Amends transportation and support
-Weekly and Monthly Twelve-Step Meeting Commitments
Community Engagement and Volunteer Commitments:
-House Activities with Alumni
-Active Alumni Organization centered around fellowship and usefulness
-Wayside Food Programs
-Preble Street (Shelter)
-Center for Grieving Children
-Portland Recovery Community Center
-Winter Kids
Continued Relationship & Connections to Plymouth House Including:
-Case Management Consultation with Plymouth House Staff
-Visits to The Plymouth House for Speaking & Commitments
Family Support and Contact
-Recovery Contract Development
-Relapse/Recovery Contract
-Weekly Family Staff Contact
-Family Education Meetings
-Family Referral to Meetings in Other States
Wellness Programs:
-12-step yoga
-Gym membership
-Groups centered on mind/body/spirit and community
Budgeting Assistance, Education & Management
-Checking/Savings Account
-Credit Repair
-Debt Education & Management
Employment Assistance
-Resume Building
-Interviewing & Job Hunting Skills Education
-Job Placement
Legal Guidance & Assistance
-Facilitating Court Appearances
-Providing Necessary Documentation to Attorneys & Probation Officers
