The Port Recovery House

About this Recovery House

The Port is a certified sober living home in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. Lighthouse Recovery Community Center, Inc operates the home, which carries certification through the Wisconsin Association of Sober Housing.

A Sober House Named for a Lake Michigan Port Town

The Port is one of four certified residences the Lighthouse Recovery Community Center runs in Manitowoc, a city built around its history as a Lake Michigan shipping port. Residents get a stable address inside the city itself, close to the transit, clinics and employers a port town this size concentrates downtown.

What Certification Through WASH Means Here

Certification by the Wisconsin Association of Sober Housing obligates The Port to a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy, and complaint review from outside the house. Wisconsin has no state licensing requirement for recovery residences, which makes this voluntary certification the most concrete thing a family can verify about a specific address.

Run by a Manitowoc Recovery Support Organization

Lighthouse Recovery Community Center began as a single recovery support office in Manitowoc and has since built a network of certified housing across the city. The organization describes its mission as honoring all pathways to recovery, and it keeps its drop-in support services in the same city where it houses residents, so the two functions stay connected.

Recovery Housing Anchored in Manitowoc County

Manitowoc is the seat of Manitowoc County and its largest city, holding the county courthouse, outpatient behavioral health providers and the area's hospital system inside city limits. The Port keeps residents within reach of all three without requiring a car.

The Port Among Lighthouse's Manitowoc Homes

The Port is one of four Lighthouse residences in Manitowoc, alongside Horizons, Lofts On Marshall and Lofts On 11th. Every one of the four carries WASH certification and answers to the same recovery-support office, so a resident who outgrows one house can move within a network the operator already runs.