New Jerusalem Now Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

New Jerusalem Now is a men's sober living home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County, licensed by the state as a recovery house on North 20th Street. It operates as a nonprofit residential recovery community built around a nondenominational, faith-rooted approach to sobriety and communal living.

A Men's Sober House in North Philadelphia

This sober house serves men in recovery on North 20th Street, in a section of North Philadelphia where affordable, structured housing after treatment is genuinely scarce. Living communally under one set of house expectations gives residents a stable address while they rebuild work, meetings and a daily routine.

What DDAP Licensure Establishes for This Recovery House

New Jerusalem Now is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs as a recovery house under Act 59 of 2017. Licensure in Pennsylvania is voluntary, so a licensed house has put its operations in front of a state inspector. For a resident or family member comparing options, that is a concrete difference from a landlord renting rooms informally to people in early sobriety. This guide walks through how a Pennsylvania recovery house becomes certified, including where the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences fits alongside DDAP licensure.

A Nonprofit Rooted in Community-Based Recovery

New Jerusalem Now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit built on principles of nonviolence, simplicity and cooperative living, an approach that grew out of Philadelphia's faith-based recovery community. That history shows up in the day-to-day of the house, where residents are expected to take part in the life of the community.

Recovery Housing in Philadelphia County

Philadelphia is both the city and the county, and its size means a resident of a North Philadelphia sober house is rarely far from an outpatient provider, a courthouse or a job. SEPTA's bus and subway network reaches most of the corridors a resident needs, so daily life does not depend on owning a car.