Herkey House - Fifth Street Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Herkey House – Fifth Street is a sober house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Herkey House on Fifth Street is a men's sober living home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.

A Men's Sober House on Fifth Street

Fifth Street sits in a residential grid a short walk from the city's core, which keeps meetings, appointments and entry-level jobs reachable without a car.

Part of a Seven-House Recovery Network

This is one of four Herkey Houses addresses in Lancaster and one of seven the company runs between Lancaster and York. A resident who later needs a different set of housemates, or simply a change of scenery within the same company, has other Herkey addresses to raise with staff who already know him.

What Pennsylvania DDAP Licensure Establishes

Licensure under Act 59 of 2017 is voluntary in Pennsylvania, which means a licensed house has chosen to be inspected by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and to stay under its oversight. That is the fact a prospective resident or family member can actually check before moving in.

Recovery Housing in Lancaster County

Lancaster County's seat sits at the center of a dense network of outpatient treatment providers, courts and public transit, and Fifth Street's location inside the city puts a resident close to all three. For men coming out of treatment in the smaller towns around Lancaster, the city itself is usually the nearest place with this much concentrated in one place.