About this Recovery Home
The Men's Burnside House is a men's recovery residence in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, run by Sober Housing Oregon on the far east side of the city near the Gresham line.
A Men's Sober House One Block Off Burnside
Sober Housing Oregon places this house one block in from Burnside around 151st, which puts it inside walking distance of the MAX Blue Line. The operator makes that the selling point, describing it as a good pick for anyone who rides to and from work on MAX. East Burnside at that point is a wide arterial with the light rail running down the middle of the adjacent corridor, and stations are spaced close enough that a resident can be at Gateway in a few minutes and downtown Portland in about half an hour.
Common Space and Layout in This Recovery Home
The house is described as having a large backyard and open common areas, with both shared and single occupancy rooms available. Common space is an underrated variable in sober living. A house where eight men can only be in their bedrooms or the kitchen produces a different atmosphere from one with a yard and more than one room to sit in, and the difference shows up in whether people stay in on a Friday. Applicants should ask to see the common areas, not only the bedroom on offer.
Voluntary Accreditation and Oregon Sober Living
No Oregon statute requires a recovery residence to be accredited. The voluntary program belongs to the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon, which reviews providers against national standards and publishes the organizations that hold the credential. That list is short, it names companies instead of addresses, and being off it carries no negative meaning. For a prospective resident the useful move is to treat the accreditation standards as a checklist and put them to the house directly: written fees, written rules, a written relapse policy, and a complaint route that does not stop at the house manager.
East Portland Recovery Housing and the Blue Line
The stretch of Multnomah County between 122nd Avenue and the Gresham border holds a large share of the metro's recovery housing, and the reason is straightforward. Rents are lower, houses are bigger, and the Blue Line links the whole corridor to downtown employment and to the outpatient providers clustered in the central city. A resident here is a long way from the county courthouse and a short ride from it.
What to Confirm Before Moving Into This Portland Sober House
The exact address is not published, and Sober Housing Oregon handles placement across all of its houses, posting live vacancy for each. Before committing, confirm the monthly rate and what it covers, the deposit amount and refund terms, whether the open room is shared or single, curfew and testing expectations, work or program requirements, and the house policy on prescribed medication for opioid use disorder.
Well run homes with the structure you need!
Sober Housing Oregon has multiple locations around the metro area, all near public transportation and other resources.
What you can expect:
-Fully Furnished home including bedding, kitchen items, and TV. Some locations also have gaming area as well as PC
-On-site house manager for overbite and mentorship
-Random UA and breathalyzers conducted for all residents and rests available to PO or case managers upon request
-All paper products (ie toilet paper, paper towels) provided as well as all cleaning products
-High speed internet and wifi
-Weekly house meeting and check in
-Access to clothing closet as well as food boxes
-Referrals to employment services, mental health and addiction services
-Rental reference upon exit
-Periodic organization-wide events such as sledding trips, beach trips, camping etc.
-Referral bonus of $100 for any incoming resident referral
