About this Recovery Home
HER House, 711 Amelia Street, is a women's recovery residence in Fredericksburg, Virginia, operated by Homes Empowering Recovery. The city belongs to no county and sits in behavioral health Region 1. It is certified at Level of Support 2, the tier the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences calls Monitored.
A Women's Sober House on Amelia Street
Amelia Street runs through downtown Fredericksburg in the 22401 ZIP code, within the walkable core of the city and close to the rail station. The residence serves women and runs as one household. A downtown address does specific work for a resident in early recovery: employers, meetings, the courthouse and the train are reachable on foot, so the first months do not depend on borrowing a car or arranging a ride.
Pregnant Women and Veterans on the State Register Row
The population field for this address lists women, LGBTQIA+ residents, veterans, pregnant women and people with co-occurring disorders. Pregnancy is the entry that changes the most. A pregnant woman in early recovery is managing prenatal appointments, possibly a medication for opioid use disorder that her obstetrician and her prescriber both have opinions about, and in many cases a child welfare case. Housing that turns her away sends her back to the situation she left. A residence that names pregnant women on its state record has said it will take that on.
What Certification Means for a Recovery Residence in Virginia
Virginia requires the credential. Operating a recovery residence without one is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the state recognizes only VARR and Oxford House as credentialing bodies. Accreditation binds the residence to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees, rules and discharge grounds before move-in, a documented relapse policy, and an external complaint process. The state register of certified recovery residences publishes the address, the accrediting body, the population and the level of support, which lets a referring clinician verify a house without relying on its own description of itself.
Level 2 Monitored Sober Living and What It Does Not Include
Monitored housing is peer-run with an identified house manager, written expectations and a curfew, and clinical care obtained elsewhere. It does not include on-site medical staff, medication administration or therapy in the building. For a woman leaving detox or residential treatment with a prescriber and a counselor already in place, that separation is the point: the house supplies the address, the routine and the accountability, and the clinical work stays with the clinicians.
Downtown Fredericksburg Recovery Housing
Fredericksburg is an independent city on the Rappahannock, midway between Richmond and Washington. Rappahannock Area Community Services Board is the public behavioral health authority for the city and the counties around it. Mary Washington Hospital handles regional medical care, including obstetrics. FRED Transit covers the city, and Virginia Railway Express and Amtrak connect it to both metro areas from the downtown station. For women coming out of treatment anywhere in Region 1, a certified Fredericksburg sober house is often the closest address that puts prenatal care, outpatient treatment and a job inside the same few miles.
