Beacon House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Beacon House is a women's sober living home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County, run by Friends of Women in Recovery, Inc.

A Women's Sober House for Mothers in Recovery

Beacon House treats motherhood as part of recovery instead of something a resident has to set aside. Babies can remain with mothers on site, which keeps a woman from having to weigh entering treatment against losing time with her child, a trade-off that keeps many women out of care altogether.

One of Two Homes Run by Friends of Women in Recovery

Friends of Women in Recovery also operates Willow Way, a second Fond du Lac residence serving the same population. Running two houses under one organization means a resident who needs a different setting, or more space as her family grows, can move within a network that already knows her case.

What Wisconsin's Voluntary Certification Establishes

Wisconsin has no statute licensing recovery residences. The state's only certification runs through the Wisconsin Association of Sober Housing, and it is voluntary. A certified house has agreed to a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules, and an outside complaint process, and that record is worth checking directly with Friends of Women in Recovery.

Recovery Housing in Fond du Lac County

Fond du Lac is the seat of Fond du Lac County and the largest city on Lake Winnebago's south shore, which keeps outpatient providers, courts and family services within reach of Beacon House residents.