Robert J. Wilson House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Robert J. Wilson House sits in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a men's recovery residence in Providence County, at 80 Summit Street.

A Licensed Residential Program

Rhode Island's Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals lists the Robert J. Wilson House on its register of agencies licensed to provide treatment services for an alcohol or substance use diagnosis. The listing places the house in the adult residential category and names Community Care Alliance as the licensee. Residents live on site while the program runs around them.

Men's Housing at the Robert J. Wilson House

The Robert J. Wilson House serves adult men. A licensed residential address carries an obligation an ordinary rooming house does not: the licensee answers to the state for the conditions inside the building, and the license is a public record anyone can check before moving in.

Part of Community Care Alliance's Housing

Community Care Alliance is a Woonsocket-based nonprofit whose recovery housing program covers Pawtucket and Woonsocket, according to Rhode Island's Behavioral Health Open Beds registry. The agency also names Teddy Jackson House and Mabel Anderson House in Pawtucket and runs Fairmount House I in Woonsocket, so a man moving through Community Care Alliance's services can stay inside one organization while his level of support changes.

Summit Street and the Pawtucket Corridor

Summit Street runs close to Pawtucket's center, in the 02860 postal district, a short distance from the Central Falls line. Pawtucket and Central Falls together form the densest stretch of recovery housing in northern Rhode Island, and 80 Summit Street sits inside it, on the bus routes that connect the city to downtown Providence.

Robert J. Wilson House gives men the opportunity to focus completely on recovery from chemical dependency in a home-like atmosphere.  The sober living home offers individualized treatment for every patient. Sober living homes are group residences for people who are recovering from addiction. In most instances, people who live in sober homes have to follow certain house rules and contribute to the home by doing chores. Most importantly, residents must stay sober throughout their stay in the home.