About this Recovery Home
Grays Harbor 900 is a coed sober living home on West Heron Street in Aberdeen, Washington, the seat of Grays Harbor County. Fresh Start Housing runs the property as one of several shared houses it maintains across the state, offering a structured alcohol and drug-free environment to residents rebuilding their lives.
A Coed Sober House on West Heron Street
West Heron Street sits in one of Aberdeen's older residential neighborhoods a short walk from the Chehalis River waterfront and the city's downtown core. That location keeps groceries, a pharmacy and Grays Harbor Transit's local routes within easy reach for residents who are not yet driving again.
Fresh Start Housing's Approach to Recovery Housing
Fresh Start Housing was founded in the fall of 2012 by two men, Tim and John, after Tim's own experience with homelessness pointed them toward the gap in affordable, sober shared housing in Grays Harbor County. The organization has grown one county at a time since, and the model has not changed: a clean, alcohol and drug-free house paired with weekly counseling and connections to outside resources for employment, food and legal help.
What Weekly Counseling Adds to This Aberdeen Sober Home
Residents at Grays Harbor 900 have access to weekly counseling through Fresh Start Housing. Ongoing clinical care stays with outside providers, which is the arrangement most sober living homes use. Ongoing treatment and prescribers stay with the resident, and the house itself supplies the structure and the address.
Grays Harbor County Recovery Housing
Aberdeen anchors Grays Harbor County as its largest city and county seat, and it carries the courts, the county's social services and most of its outpatient providers. A resident at this Aberdeen sober house is close to all three without needing a car for every appointment.
Applying to Fresh Start Housing
Applications for Grays Harbor 900 go through Fresh Start Housing directly. Prospective residents should expect the same questions any sober house should answer before move-in: what the weekly cost covers, how bedrooms are assigned, and what support is available once someone is living there.
Our Fresh Start Sober Living Housing & Outreach House-Aberdeen, WA
To Our Residents
We pledge to provide a clean, comfortable dwelling with tools to aid in their recovery and growth. We diligently connect our residents with third-party resources that provide alternate housing, active employment, legal aid and counseling as well as food & clothing.
Our housing is completely furnished with the following items provided in addition to furniture:
-Clean linens and bedding
-High speed internet *
-Basic local phone *
-Netflix *
-Additional items on a case by case basis
-*subject to restrictions and disciplinary actions*
The only items the tenant is expected to furnish are their own clothing, toiletries and food.Â
Our tenants range from:
-Early prison releases from federal, state and county facilities
-Mental health outpatients
-Treatment program releases
-Low level sex offenders
-Homeless applicants
-Anyone who could benefit from our housing
Growth Achievement
The tenant's progress regarding their individual sobriety and successes and setbacks towards life goals are monitored. Monitoring is conducted through both weekly group meetings as well as daily one-on-one interactions. These meetings are conducted by John and Tim as well as the resident and regional managers that reside at each property.
In addition to goal achievement, spontaneous room checks are conducted for adherence to house rules regarding cleanliness and drug and alcohol usage. Urine analysis is conducted on an as-need basis when drug or alcohol usage is suspected.
All growth or setbacks made by the tenant are reported back to the corresponding field officer, relative, payee or other counselor in charge of the tenant's well being.
Life skill coaching and resource suggestions are provided to each tenant while residing at our homes with the goal of bettering their individual circumstances.
All residents must s upply a copy of their conditions of supervision. Management reserves th e right to this infonnation to assist the DOC in monitoring your conditions. Failure to abide by the plan put forth by your case manager in a timely and respectful manner is grounds for eviction.
Drug Testing And Drug/Alcohol Use
Drug or Alcohol usage, including marijuana, is strictly forbidden. Any violation of this rule can result in eviction. Additionally, no drug paraphernalia of any kind is allowed on the property. No resident shall be intoxicated or under the in Oucncc of drugs or alcohol on the property at any time. Residents are required to sign a ROI for Management to obtain your UA results from your CCO, outpatient treatment center, etc. Should a resident fail to provide a clean UA to their CCO or to House Management, the resident may be asked to leave and their CCO will be notified. Management reserves the right to request a UA at any time with or without cause. If a resident believes another resident is under the influence of any substance a Management must be contacted immediately. It is everyone's responsibility to keep the house safe. Failure to notify staff of another resident' s use of substances can result in immediate discharge.
