Rachel Pezzuto

About Rachel Pezzuto

Rachel Pezzuto directs Fortitude, a Massachusetts men's sober living operator running homes in Danvers and North Andover, across Essex County. The organization builds its program around five stated values: community, independence, sustainability, a recovery focus, and accessibility.

An Essex County Sober Living Operator

Fortitude connects residents with recovery coaches and LADC counseling support, alongside more practical help like budget planning. Each house is smoke-free with designated outdoor smoking areas, and comes equipped with on-site laundry, air conditioning, parking, and full kitchens and living and dining rooms.

Serving Danvers and North Andover

Fortitude operates two men's sober living homes:

• Fortitude Recovery House, on Dayton Street in Danvers.
• Saunders Street, in North Andover.

Both sit in Essex County, giving residents access to the same North Shore and Merrimack Valley job market and outpatient providers no matter which house they are placed in.

Security Built Into Every House

Fortitude equips each home with 24-hour exterior surveillance cameras and keyless fob entry systems, features the operator markets directly as a way to give residents a high level of security and peace of mind while they live there.

A Peer-Led Community

Most residents are employed while living at a Fortitude house, and the program is built around a peer-led community where guests support each other's recovery journeys. Recovery coaches and LADC counseling supplement that peer structure with outside professional support.

Recovery Housing in the Merrimack Valley and North Shore

Danvers and North Andover sit at the edge of Boston's North Shore and the Merrimack Valley, both in Essex County, giving Fortitude residents access to the outpatient providers and transit corridors that serve both regions.