About this Recovery House
Hope House is a men's sober house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It sits in South Philadelphia and holds certification from both the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences and the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. Transformation to Recovery, the ministry that runs it, houses ten men at a time in a ninety-day program built around discipleship and church mentorship.
A Men's Sober House in South Philadelphia
Hope House gives ten men a single-gender household while they work through recovery, with residents drawn from South Philadelphia and beyond. The neighborhood sits close to public transit, outpatient providers and the Broad Street corridor that runs the length of the city, so residents can reach appointments and early work without depending on a car.
What PARR and NARR Certification Establish at Hope House
Certification through the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences, the state affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, commits Hope House to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and a complaint process that runs outside the house. That record is what separates a certified recovery residence from an informal sober house.
A Ten-Bed Program Built Around Discipleship
Residents move through three phases: addiction management, discipleship, and restoration. Each phase layers in more responsibility and more integration with the surrounding community as residents move through the ninety days.
Mentorship Through Christ Church South Philly
Transformation to Recovery pairs residents with mentors from Christ Church South Philly, and church involvement is part of the program itself. For someone whose recovery includes a faith component, that built-in community sits at the center of what the house offers.
Recovery Housing in Philadelphia and Philadelphia County
Philadelphia is both the city and the county, and South Philadelphia gives residents a dense concentration of outpatient providers, courts and transit within a short radius. A men's sober house here puts residents inside a support network already close to home.
Applying to Hope House Through Transformation to Recovery
Applications go through Transformation to Recovery. Worth asking before move-in: what the program costs, how the discipleship curriculum is structured week to week, and whether a referral from a treatment provider or church is required.
In Philadelphia, there is a glaring lack of recovery and sober houses that are integrated with a local church. Therefore, a major component of full recovery is missing. Since addiction is ultimately a spiritual issue full recovery necessitates transformation within a spiritual community. We meet this need not only through giving men a sober living home, but intentionally integrating them into the life of our church family.
