Elijah Family Homes

About Elijah Family Homes

Elijah Family Homes is a sober living operator based in Kennewick, Washington, running ten certified coed recovery homes across Benton and Franklin Counties. Founded in 2005, the nonprofit has spent two decades pairing recovery housing with case management aimed at ending the cycle of homelessness, addiction and financial instability for families in the Tri-Cities.

A Tri-Cities Recovery Housing Provider

Elijah Family Homes was built around a specific gap: recovery housing that does not require separating parents, partners or families to get someone housed. The organization's Transition to Success program pairs each house with long-term case management, and its Parent-Child Assistance Program targets families in Benton and Franklin Counties who have exhausted other resources.

Ten Homes Across Pasco, Richland and Kennewick

The organization operates ten certified sober homes across three Tri-Cities communities. Three sit in Pasco, under the names Pasco House and Clark House, with a second Pasco House location. Eight sit in Richland, spread across the Goethals House, Marshall House and Thayer House names, each maintained at two locations, plus a separate Richland House. The twelfth is the Garfield House in Kennewick. Keeping every property inside the Tri-Cities means a family moving between houses stays inside the same school district, court system and outpatient network.

Coed Recovery Homes for Families

Every Elijah Family Homes property is coed, a deliberate departure from the single-gender model most sober living operators use. The organization's mission centers on families and parents in recovery, and a coed household lets couples and co-parents stay housed together while they stabilize.

WAQRR Level 2 Certification Across the Portfolio

All ten homes carry Level 2 certification through the Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences, Washington's NARR affiliate. WAQRR certification is voluntary statewide, and an operator carrying it on every property has committed to a published code of ethics and outside complaint review across its entire portfolio, not just a single flagship house.

Case Management Behind the Housing

Elijah Family Homes reports supporting dozens of families in transitional housing each year, with case managers working alongside residents on homelessness, addiction recovery and financial independence at the same time. The organization also runs the Parent-Child Assistance Program, a state-linked service for families in Benton and Franklin Counties, which gives residents a direct line to additional support beyond the housing itself.

Recovery Housing for the Tri-Cities Region

Kennewick, Pasco and Richland together form the Tri-Cities, a shared labor market and service area for Benton and Franklin Counties. Elijah Family Homes' decision to spread twelve houses across all three cities reflects that shared geography: a family placed in any one of them can reach the same courts, treatment providers and schools the organization's case managers already work with.