Women and Children's Bridge House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Women and Children's Bridge House is a sober house in Reading, Pennsylvania. Women and Children's Bridge House is a sober living home for women and their children on Cotton Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs as a recovery house under Act 59 and is operated by Berks Counseling Center.

Recovery Housing for Mothers and Children

This sober house in Reading serves women in recovery who have children living with them, a population that a standard adult-only recovery house cannot accommodate. Keeping mothers and children together during early recovery avoids the added trauma of a separation that can outlast the addiction it was meant to address.

What DDAP Licensure Confirms

Pennsylvania recovery house licensure is voluntary, and Berks Counseling Center carries a Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs license for this Cotton Street property, meaning the house has passed inspection and the operator has agreed to documented standards for how residents, including minors in the home, are supported.

A Counseling Provider's Recovery House

Berks Counseling Center's primary work is outpatient behavioral health counseling, and the Bridge House extends that work into housing for a population, mothers in early recovery, that a purely clinical practice cannot otherwise stabilize.

Recovery Housing in Reading and Berks County

Reading is the seat of Berks County, and a Cotton Street address gives residents access to the city's outpatient providers, schools and social services within a short distance, which matters as much for the children in the home as for the mothers.