Gandara Center Sober Houses

About Gandara Center Sober Houses

Gandara Center Sober Houses, commonly known as Gndara Center, is a Massachusetts nonprofit behavioral health provider running sober living homes in Northampton, in Hampshire County, as part of a statewide network of more than 40 locations. The organization is accredited by the Council on Accreditation.

A Northampton Recovery Housing Provider

Gndara Center's Northampton sober houses sit alongside its separate clinical residential-treatment programs, but the sober houses themselves follow guidelines set by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, governed jointly by residents and Gndara Center staff.

Serving Northampton

Gndara Center operates three residences in Northampton:

• Hairston House, on Graves Avenue, for men.
• Summer Street House, on Summer Street, coed.
• Maple House, on Maple Avenue, coed.

All three sit in Northampton, in Hampshire County, giving the organization a concentrated footprint in one city.

A NARR-Guided Sober Living Model

Gndara's sober houses ask residents to volunteer not to use alcohol or illegal drugs, following National Alliance for Recovery Residences guidelines, with house rules set jointly by residents and Gndara Center staff.

Open Referral Into Sober Housing

Referral into Gndara's Northampton sober houses is open, meaning residents can be referred without an extended waitlist process, a practical advantage for someone who needs a place to land quickly.

Part of a Statewide Behavioral Health Network

Because Gndara Center runs more than 40 locations across Massachusetts, residents in its Northampton sober houses have access to an organization with a much larger footprint than a standalone sober home operator, even though each house itself runs as its own small community.

Recovery Housing in Hampshire County

Northampton is the seat of Hampshire County and a college and arts hub in the Pioneer Valley, giving Gndara's residents access to outpatient providers, community colleges, and job opportunities inside the city.