About this Recovery Home
Santa Maria Women's Recovery Residence at Paschall is a women's recovery residence in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, on Paschall Street in the Near Northside. Santa Maria Hostel operates it, and TROHN certifies it at Level III.
A Women's Recovery Residence and Community Center
Santa Maria publishes this address at 807 Paschall Street in the 77009 ZIP, north of Buffalo Bayou and east of I-45 in the Near Northside. The building is a recovery residence and a community center at once, which is a distinction that matters to a resident: the programming, the peer support and the connections into the neighborhood run out of the same address where women live. For someone rebuilding after treatment, the walk from a bedroom to a group is measured in feet.
Level III Recovery Housing and What the Level Describes
TROHN lists this residence at Level III, the supervised tier of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences model. A Level III residence has paid staff, a structured program schedule, and organizational oversight above the house itself. Two levels are in use in Texas, II and III, and the difference is real: Level II is peer-managed housing with a house manager, while Level III is staffed and programmed. Anyone comparing Houston recovery homes should look for the level as well as the certification, because it describes what the day actually looks like.
The Near Northside and Houston Recovery Housing
The Near Northside is one of Houston's oldest neighborhoods, immediately north of downtown, and it is one of the few places in the city where a resident can reach the center on foot and by rail. Houston METRO's Red Line runs up Main Street and Fulton, connecting the district to downtown, Midtown and the Texas Medical Center. For a woman with appointments at the Harris County courts, a clinic in the Medical Center and a job downtown, that connection removes the single largest logistical obstacle in Houston, which is distance.
Voluntary Certification for Texas Sober Homes
Texas has no license for recovery residences and no state certification. TROHN, the Texas Recovery Oriented Housing Network, is the state's only certifying body and the affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. Certification is voluntary, with one exception adopted in 2023: recovery housing that takes state funds, grants or referrals has to hold it. The commitments behind it are a published ethics code, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, a documented relapse and discharge policy, and an external complaint process.
A Second Santa Maria Sober Living Address in North Houston
Santa Maria Hostel also runs the Bonita House campus on Parker Road in north Houston, likewise certified at Level III and likewise serving women. Between the two addresses, the organization can place a resident where the program fit and the practical logistics line up, and can move her if that changes.
What to Ask Before Applying to This Houston Sober House
Ask what the program day includes and how long a typical stay lasts. Ask whether children can live on site and at what ages. Ask how the residence handles medication for opioid use disorder, what the relapse policy is, and how a resident moves from here into independent housing. Ask what the intake process requires and how long the wait usually runs, because women's beds in Houston fill quickly.
