Sanctuary House - 14th Street Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Sanctuary House – 14th Street is a sober house in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Sanctuary House on 14th Street is a men's sober living home in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County, licensed as a recovery house under the state's Act 59 program.

A Men's Sober House in Altoona

This house serves adult men and is run by 18th Street Community Church, a congregation that operates recovery housing at three addresses across the city. Two of those houses, including this one, serve men.

A Faith-Based Recovery Housing Model

Recovery houses run by churches and religious congregations are common in Pennsylvania's smaller cities, where a congregation's own building stock and volunteer base can support housing that a standalone nonprofit would struggle to staff. 18th Street Community Church put that model to work across three Altoona properties rather than one.

What DDAP Licensure Confirms Here

This house holds a license from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, meaning it has been inspected against the state's Act 59 standards for recovery housing. Licensure in Pennsylvania is voluntary, so the fact that all three of the church's houses hold one says something about how the operator runs its program.

Getting Around Blair County from 14th Street

Altoona serves as the commercial and medical hub of Blair County, and a 14th Street address sits within the city's residential core, a short trip from downtown services, outpatient providers and the Altoona Metro Transit system that connects most of the city.

Applying to This Altoona Sober House

Men interested in this 14th Street house apply through 18th Street Community Church, which coordinates placement across its recovery houses in Altoona and can advise on current availability.