Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley

About Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley

Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley is a sober living operator based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, running ten licensed recovery houses across the city under the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The company houses men and women separately and operates a dedicated program for mothers in recovery who want to keep their children with them.

A Recovery Housing Provider in Allentown

Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley supplies housing, structure and peer accountability. Clinical treatment, medical care and outpatient counseling come from providers elsewhere in Allentown, and residents keep their own prescribers and treatment plans while living in a Westminster Homes house.

Ten Sober Living Homes Across the City

Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley operates the following addresses in Allentown:

• 624 Westminster Street, for men.
• 601 Westminster Street, for men.
• 1219 Tilghman Street, for men.
• 26 North Ellsworth Street, for men.
• 120 North Ellsworth Street, for women.
• 116 North Ellsworth Street, for women.
• 118 North Ellsworth Street, for women.
• 517 North Saint George Street, for women with children.
• 525 North Saint George Street, for women with children.
• 214 8th Street, for women with children.

Every address is licensed under Pennsylvania's Act 59 recovery house program, and the operator's footprint clusters tightly enough that a resident moving between houses rarely leaves a familiar block.

Serving Men, Women and Mothers Separately

Men and women never share a Westminster Homes building. Three of the women's houses are set up specifically for mothers with children, a track the operator built after turning away women who needed housing that could accommodate a child.

The Color Block Program

Every resident moves through a color block system, from an initial blackout period through white, blue and black stages, as a way of tracking readiness instead of counting days. The operator asks for a ninety-day commitment at intake but does not tie a resident's actual length of stay to that number, basing it instead on progress through the block system.

Act 59 Licensure Across the Portfolio

All ten Westminster Homes properties are licensed as recovery houses by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs under Act 59 of 2017. Licensure in Pennsylvania is voluntary, and an operator that carries it across its full portfolio has opted every address into state inspection, covering the whole portfolio. Certification through the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences, the state's NARR affiliate, is a separate step the operator has not yet taken.

Mom and Me Housing for Women With Children

Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley built out its Mom and Me Sober Living program, anchored by a dedicated property on 8th Street, and partners with the Journeys program to provide wraparound support to mothers in the houses. Owner Eugene Baker has said the company had turned away mothers applying with children before this track existed.

Applying to Westminster Homes of the Lehigh Valley

Applications go through the operator directly. A prospective resident should ask which specific address has an open bed, how the ninety-day commitment and color block system work in practice, and, for a mother applying with a child, how the Journeys partnership functions day to day.