Elsmere Coed Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Elsmere is a coed sober living home in Dayton, Ohio, certified by Ohio Recovery Housing and serving Montgomery County families in recovery. The house is certified at the Managed level.

A Coed Sober Home Serving Parents in Montgomery County

Elsmere accepts residents with children, which sets it apart from the single-gender houses more common in this network. Three beds keeps the household intentionally small, and a coed household built around parenting residents needs closer supervision of shared space than a larger house would allow. Staff oversight under the Managed level gives that supervision a structure.

What Managed Certification Establishes for This Recovery Residence

Certification through Ohio Recovery Housing means the operator has committed in writing to a code of ethics, disclosed fees and house rules before move-in, and adopted a written relapse and discharge policy. A parent moving a child into transitional housing depends on exactly this kind of written commitment, since informal arrangements rarely specify what happens after a setback. Complaints are handled by a process independent of the house.

Raising Children While in Recovery Housing in Dayton

Dayton's Montgomery County Job and Family Services and the Dayton Metro Library system both operate resources aimed at parents, and Dayton Children's Hospital sits within the city for pediatric care. A resident balancing recovery and parenting has reason to value proximity to all three.

Applying to This Dayton Sober Living Home

The street address is not published, and applications go through Loving Heart Youth Services. Ask directly whether a specific child's age is accommodated, what supervision looks like in shared space, and how the relapse and discharge policy applies to a parent living with a child on site.