Za'kiyah House 2 Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Za'kiyah House 2 is a men's sober living home on Susquehanna Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the city's Homewood neighborhood. It is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs as a recovery house under Act 59 and is operated by Za'kiyah House Housing, a community-led Pittsburgh nonprofit.

A Men's Sober House in Homewood

This sober house serves men in recovery in Homewood, a majority-Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh's East End with deep community ties and a history of organizing around reentry and recovery. Za'kiyah House Housing built its program specifically for this community, pairing housing with peer relationships rather than an outside clinical model.

A Second Location for the Operator

Za'kiyah House 2 is one of two residences the organization runs in the Pittsburgh area, alongside a second property in North Braddock. The name reflects that expansion: the organization grew from one house into a small network as demand for its model outpaced a single address.

What DDAP Licensure Confirms

Pennsylvania recovery house licensure is voluntary, and Za'kiyah House Housing carries a Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs license for this Susquehanna Street property, confirming the house has passed inspection and the organization has agreed to documented operating standards.

Community-Led Recovery Support

Beyond housing, the organization runs community outreach and a peer support group for people grieving losses to gun violence, reflecting a model that treats recovery as inseparable from the surrounding neighborhood's other pressures rather than as an isolated clinical issue.

Recovery Housing in Allegheny County

Pittsburgh is the seat of Allegheny County, and Homewood sits within reach of the city's hospitals, courts and outpatient treatment network, all concentrated in and around the urban core rather than spread across the county's suburbs.