Herkey Houses - Green Street Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Herkey Houses – Green Street is a men's sober house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It operates under Herkey Houses, a Pennsylvania recovery housing provider licensed by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to run recovery houses across the state. The house sits on Green Street, in one of Lancaster's older residential neighborhoods a short walk from the city's downtown grid.

A Men's Sober House on Green Street

Men in recovery live at this address, and the single-gender rule shapes daily life: house meetings, shared space and accountability all run within one population. Green Street sits inside the compact street grid that defines Lancaster's older neighborhoods, where groceries, a pharmacy and a bus stop are typically closer than a car ride.

What DDAP Licensure Means for a Pennsylvania Recovery House

Pennsylvania does not require every recovery house to hold a state license, so a license under Act 59 of 2017 is a meaningful signal rather than a formality. The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs inspects licensed houses and can act on the results. That process gives a prospective resident or family something concrete to check before move-in, in a state where oversight of recovery housing is otherwise voluntary. Operators can also pursue certification through Pennsylvania's NARR affiliate as a separate, additional step.

Getting Around Lancaster from Green Street

Lancaster is the seat of Lancaster County and the commercial hub of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and Green Street sits well inside its city limits. Red Rose Transit Authority buses cover the downtown corridor, and Lancaster General Hospital, the county courthouse and the county's outpatient behavioral health providers all sit within a few miles. That density matters for someone rebuilding a routine without a car.

Herkey Houses in Lancaster County

This Green Street address is one of several Herkey Houses locations licensed in Lancaster, alongside houses the operator runs in York, Harrisburg and Lebanon. Keeping several licensed houses under one operator gives a resident room to change addresses within the same organization if a different house or a different set of housemates turns out to fit better.