Westminster Homes - 517 North Saint George Street Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Westminster Homes – 517 North Saint George Street is a women's recovery residence in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to house women with children.

A Saint George Street Home for Women and Children

This address sits alongside a second Westminster Homes property at 525 North Saint George Street, and both are licensed for women with children in recovery. Running two houses on the same block lets the operator keep families close to the same outpatient providers and the same case managers without crowding either building.

How Grievances Are Handled at Westminster Homes

Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley routes rule questions and complaints to an Executive Director, who reviews grievances and responds within 48 hours under the operator's published program. That turnaround matters more in a house with children present, where a delayed answer on a house rule affects more than one person.

DDAP Licensure and What It Does Not Cover

Licensure by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs under Act 59 confirms this house passed a state inspection and meets Pennsylvania's baseline standards for a recovery house. It says nothing about NARR certification, which Pennsylvania's affiliate, the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences, grants separately and which this house does not currently hold.

Lehigh County Resources Within Reach

Allentown's position as the Lehigh County seat means family court, the county assistance office and pediatric care are all reachable within the city, which matters for a mother managing recovery, a child and a legal record at the same time.

Questions to Ask Before Moving In

A prospective resident should ask what the weekly program covers, how the house documents a child's presence for family court, what triggers the grievance process, and how a transfer to the operator's other houses would work if the fit here turns out wrong.