Safe Haven Recovery Housing

About Safe Haven Recovery Housing

Safe Haven Recovery Housing is a sober living operator running six licensed recovery houses in York, Pennsylvania, split between men's and women's addresses. Every house carries a current license from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, and the operator states on its own website that it holds full accreditation from both the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences and the National Alliance for Recovery Residences.

A York Recovery Housing Provider With Six Addresses

Six houses carry the Safe Haven name across York:

• Safe Haven, 488 West Market Street, for men.
• Safe Haven, 485 West Market Street, for men.
• Safe Haven, 446 West Market Street, for men.
• Safe Haven, 409 West Market Street, for men.
• Safe Haven, 307 Carlisle Avenue, for women.
• Safe Haven, 305 Carlisle Avenue, for women.

Four addresses sit along West Market Street and two sit on Carlisle Avenue, a split that keeps men's and women's housing on separate blocks entirely rather than mixing genders inside a single building.

PARR and NARR Accreditation Across the Portfolio

An operator that carries accreditation from the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences and the National Alliance for Recovery Residences has agreed to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and an outside complaint process. Vanderburgh House's guide to certifying a Pennsylvania recovery house covers what that commitment involves.

A 90 Meetings in 90 Days Standard

Safe Haven's published program asks new residents to complete ninety twelve-step meetings in ninety days, all within walking distance of the house. Weekly house meetings cover coping skills, budgeting and meal preparation alongside recovery goals, and residents who meet the program's requirements can move to a lighter sober step-down arrangement. The operator also coordinates with local intensive outpatient providers when a resident needs extended clinical care, and alumni return regularly to talk with current residents about their own recovery.

DDAP Licensure Behind Every Safe Haven Address

Pennsylvania licenses recovery houses under Act 59 of 2017, and the license is voluntary, which is why not every house in the state carries one. Every Safe Haven address does, and the state's own DDAP recovery house locator can confirm current license status for any of them.

Serving Men and Women in York, Pennsylvania

Safe Haven runs its men's and women's houses as separate operations with their own directors, and the split holds at the block level, not just the house level, since the men's addresses cluster on West Market Street and the women's on Carlisle Avenue. Applicants apply to the program overall and are placed at a specific address once a bed opens.

Reaching Safe Haven in York, Pennsylvania

Applications go through Safe Haven directly. A prospective resident or family member can reasonably ask which of the six addresses has an opening, how the meeting requirement is tracked, and what the step-down option looks like once someone is ready for less structure.