Sanctuary House - 9th Street Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Sanctuary House – 9th Street is a sober house in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Sanctuary House on 9th Street is a women's sober living home in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in Blair County, operated by 18th Street Community Church.

A Women's Recovery Home Run by a Blair County Church

This recovery home serves adult women, and it is one of three Sanctuary House residences that 18th Street Community Church runs in Altoona. A congregation-run recovery house differs from a standalone operator in one practical way: the church's own community, and not just a treatment program, stands behind the house.

Licensed Recovery Housing on 9th Street

Sanctuary House is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs as a recovery house under Act 59 of 2017. Licensing in Pennsylvania is voluntary, and a faith-based operator that has taken on state inspection has accepted oversight beyond what its own congregation would otherwise require.

Three Sanctuary Houses in One City

18th Street Community Church runs Sanctuary House at three Altoona addresses, splitting residents by gender across them: this 9th Street house for women, and two men's houses elsewhere in the city. A resident moving between houses stays with the same church-run program throughout.

Altoona and Blair County

Altoona is the largest city in Blair County and the region's center for shopping, transit and medical care in the Allegheny highlands. A 9th Street address keeps residents close to the services concentrated in the city core, which matters for anyone attending appointments without a car.

Reaching Sanctuary House

Women interested in Sanctuary House on 9th Street apply through 18th Street Community Church. The church manages intake across all three of its recovery houses and can speak to current openings and what it expects from a resident before move-in.