Brigid House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Brigid House is a women's sober house on Hillside Drive in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the seat of Indiana County. The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs licenses the property as a recovery house under Act 59 of 2017, and it serves women, including women with children.

A Women's Recovery Home on Hillside Drive

Hillside Drive sits on the edge of Indiana borough, home to Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the county's courthouse. Brigid House's population includes mothers, which shapes what the house has to accommodate day to day in a way a standard single-adult sober house does not.

What Pennsylvania Licensing Requires

Licensure under Act 59 is voluntary, so Brigid House has chosen a level of state oversight beyond what Pennsylvania law strictly requires: inspection by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and operation against a published standard. Pennsylvania's guide to recovery residence certification explains what that license covers.

Indiana as a County Seat

As the seat of Indiana County, Indiana borough carries the courthouse, the county's human services offices and Indiana Regional Medical Center, all within a short distance of Hillside Drive. For a mother rebuilding a routine with a child, that concentration of services in one small city cuts down on how much has to be managed by car.

What to Ask Before Moving Into Brigid House

A licensed house has to put its rules and fees in writing before move-in, and for a house serving women with children, the practical questions include how the house accommodates a child's schedule alongside house rules, what the weekly cost covers, and what the relapse and discharge policy says.