Westminster Homes - 120 North Ellsworth Street Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Westminster Homes – 120 North Ellsworth Street is a women's sober living home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.

A Women's Sober House on Ellsworth Street

This is one of three Westminster Homes properties on North Ellsworth Street, and all three keep women together in a single, tight block instead of scattering them across the city. Sharing a street with sister houses means a resident who needs a different set of housemates has an easy transfer without leaving the neighborhood.

Act 59 Licensure and Why It Matters

Pennsylvania's Act 59 of 2017 gives the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs authority to license and inspect recovery houses, though licensure remains voluntary statewide. A house that holds a license has opted into that inspection process, which is the practical difference a prospective resident can check.

Structure Built Around Accountability

Residents track progress through Westminster Homes' color block system and are expected to volunteer between two and six hours weekly, with the exact requirement set by employment status. Random drug and breathalyzer screening enforces the house's no-substance rule for everyone living there.

Allentown's Housing Stock for Women in Recovery

Lehigh County's largest concentration of recovery housing sits inside Allentown itself, and a resident on Ellsworth Street is close to the outpatient clinics and the Lehigh County Courthouse that many residents need to reach on a regular schedule.

What to Confirm Before Applying

Anyone considering this house should ask which of the three Ellsworth Street properties has an open bed, how transfers between them are handled, and how the volunteer-hour requirement is verified.