Wilson Housing Alliance - Colby Avenue Men's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

Wilson Housing Alliance – Colby Avenue is a men's sober living home in Everett, Washington, in Snohomish County. The house is WAQRR Level 2 certified through the Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences.

A Men's Sober House Built Around Employment

This Everett house serves men in early recovery and centers its program on getting residents back to work. Everett sits on the Interstate 5 corridor and is the seat of Snohomish County, giving residents access to the county's largest employers and to Community Transit and Everett Transit routes for getting there without a car.

What Level 2 Certification Establishes

WAQRR certification is voluntary in Washington, so a house that carries it has agreed to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and an outside complaint process. Level 2 describes peer-run housing with structure and mutual accountability, with no on-site clinical program, which matches how this house operates.

A Two-Phase Recovery and Employment Model

Wilson Housing Alliance built its program around what it calls the Recovery and Employment Journey Framework, pairing intensive outpatient support with workforce development and peer mentorship. The organization has placement partnerships with local employers, including Everett Ship Builders and MOD Pizza, and residents graduating from Holman Recovery Center can receive a 90-day scholarship into the program.

Recovery Housing in Snohomish County

As the county seat, Everett concentrates the courts, the hospital system and most of Snohomish County's outpatient behavioral health capacity inside city limits. A resident here can hold a job, keep a treatment appointment and meet a court obligation without leaving the city, which is the backbone of a program built around steady employment.

Men interested in this house apply through Wilson Housing Alliance directly.