Rae of Hope Inc - Smith Avenue Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Rae of Hope Inc – Smith Avenue is a licensed women's sober house in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County.

A Licensed Women's Recovery House on Smith Avenue

This recovery house in Hermitage serves adult women only, and it holds a full license as a recovery house from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Smith Avenue sits in a residential section of Hermitage, one of the three small cities that make up the Shenango Valley along with neighboring Sharon and Farrell.

What a State License Covers

Licensure under Act 59 means the state has reviewed the house's health and safety practices and retains the authority to inspect it. It is a separate credential from certification through the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences, though both exist to give a prospective resident something to check before moving in.

Hermitage and the Shenango Valley

Hermitage is home to much of Mercer County's retail and medical infrastructure, which puts outpatient care within a short distance of Smith Avenue. The Shenango Valley's three cities function as one connected community for daily errands, work and meetings, so a Hermitage address does not isolate a resident from Sharon or Farrell.

One of Four Rae of Hope Houses

The Hermitage house is one of four that Rae of Hope Inc runs in Mercer County, and the only women's house on the Hermitage side of the valley. Women applying here are also considered for the organization's Sharon house, giving a prospective resident two addresses rather than one.