Men's Prescott House Men's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

The Men's Prescott House is a men's sober living home in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, operated by Sober Housing Oregon with a maximum occupancy of twelve men.

A Twelve Bed Men's Sober House in Portland

Twelve is a published figure and a useful one. A house that size is large enough to carry a real peer culture, where a new resident finds several men further along than he is and nobody is the only person awake at six in the morning. It is also large enough that a resident should ask how the house is governed, because twelve men in one building either run on written expectations or run on whoever is loudest. The operator offers both single and shared rooms here, so the twelve are not all doubled up.

The Neighborhood Around This Portland Recovery Home

Sober Housing Oregon describes a tree lined neighborhood filled with places to eat and shop, with a bus stop close enough that a resident can get anywhere in the city without a car. Northeast Portland's older residential streets are laid out on a tight grid with commercial nodes every ten or twelve blocks, which puts groceries, a pharmacy and a coffee shop inside a walk for most addresses. Being able to run an errand on foot is not a lifestyle detail in early recovery. It is what keeps someone from needing a favor from the wrong person.

A Fully Remodeled Recovery Residence

The house has been completely remodeled and the operator describes modern finishes throughout. Housing condition is a legitimate thing to weigh. A sober house with failing plumbing, worn carpet and a broken heater signals what a provider thinks its residents are worth, and men notice that in the first hour of a tour. Applicants should walk the whole house, including the bathrooms and the room actually on offer, before agreeing to anything.

How Oregon Accredits Recovery Housing Providers

Oregon has no licensure requirement for recovery residences. The voluntary program is run by the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon, which accredits organizations against the standards of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. Because the credential is provider level, it describes company practice instead of a single address, and most Oregon houses operate outside the program. The standards still supply the right questions for any applicant: written fees, written rules, a written relapse and discharge policy, and an external complaint route.

Applying Through This Portland Sober Living Operator

The street address is not published and placement runs through Sober Housing Oregon, which lists live vacancy across all fourteen of its houses. Confirm the monthly rate and what it covers, the deposit and refund terms, whether the available bed is in a single or shared room, curfew and drug testing practice, and the policy on medication for opioid use disorder.