Gathering Place

About Gathering Place

Gathering Place is a sober living operator running a registered recovery residence in Libby, Montana, in Lincoln County, in the state's far northwest corner.

A Recovery Housing Operator in Northwest Montana

Gathering Place runs its housing in one of the more isolated parts of the state, far from Montana's larger cities and their concentration of behavioral health services. Operating in that setting means the organization functions as much of a local resource as a housing provider, since alternatives inside Lincoln County are limited.

Registration Under Montana's Mandatory Recovery Residence Law

Since October 2023, Montana law under Senate Bill 94 has required every recovery residence operator in the state to register with the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Gathering Place carries that registration, which is separate from and does not depend on certification through either of Montana's two recognized certifying bodies.

Serving Lincoln County

Libby is the seat of Lincoln County and the largest town for a wide stretch of northwest Montana. Gathering Place gives residents of that region a local option for recovery housing instead of requiring a move to Kalispell, Missoula or another part of the state to find it.

Reaching Gathering Place in Libby

Applications go directly to the operator. The questions worth asking of any small, standalone recovery housing operator apply here: how fees and deposits are handled, whether the operator takes referrals from local treatment providers, what its relapse and discharge policy says, and how a complaint gets escalated. State registration alone does not answer those questions, so getting them in writing is worth the extra step.