About this Recovery Home
Thurston is a coed sober living home in Olympia, Washington, the state capital and the seat of Thurston County. Fresh Start Housing operates the property on Mary Elder Road NE as part of its network of alcohol and drug-free houses across western Washington.
A Coed Recovery Home on Mary Elder Road
The house sits on the northeast side of Olympia, within reach of Intercity Transit's bus network that connects the capital to Lacey and Tumwater. For someone new to sobriety, a coed household under one roof means shared expectations and one set of house rules that covers everyone under it.
Fresh Start Housing's Mission in Thurston County
Fresh Start Housing was started in 2012 by Tim and John, who built the organization around a simple standard: safe, affordable, drug and alcohol-free housing paired with weekly counseling. The organization has expanded county by county since, and Thurston County is one of the areas it now serves directly.
Recovery Support Beyond the House
Fresh Start Housing connects residents to outside resources, including alternate housing, employment help, legal aid and basic necessities. Clinical care and prescribers stay outside the house, and the organization's job is to keep the housing itself stable and sober.
Olympia and Thurston County
As the seat of state government, Olympia concentrates courts, state offices and social services in one place, and Thurston County's outpatient treatment network is correspondingly dense. That combination is part of why recovery housing in the capital tends to fill quickly.
Applying to This Olympia Sober House
Fresh Start Housing handles applications for the Thurston property directly. Anyone considering it should ask what the weekly cost includes, how the house structures its rules, and what the counseling schedule looks like before moving in.
Our Fresh Start Sober Living Housing & Outreach House- Olympia, 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.
