Guiding Light Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Guiding Light is a women's sober living home in Lima, Ohio, certified by Ohio Recovery Housing and serving Allen County. It is certified at the Supervised level, houses five residents, and accepts residents with children.

A Women's Recovery Residence for Parents in Allen County

Accepting residents with children sets this house apart from most certified options, and the small size, five beds, keeps parents and children from being lost in a larger group. The Supervised level brings closer staff presence than a peer-run house.

What Supervised Certification Requires of a Sober House

Ohio Recovery Housing's certification, one list with the state registry since the start of 2026, obligates a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and house rules before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint process outside the house. At the Supervised level, staff presence is more constant, while clinical care for residents stays with outside providers.

Lima and Allen County Recovery Housing

Lima is the seat of Allen County in northwest Ohio, with the county courts, Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center and family services inside the city, all relevant to a parent working through recovery.

Applying to This Lima Sober Living Home

The street address is not published, and placement runs through the operator, Truth for Youth, doing business as Guiding Light Ministries. Ask how children are accommodated, what the weekly fee covers, what the relapse policy says, and how a complaint is escalated.