FAQs

Addiction doesn’t discriminate and neither do we. Hope Street houses women in our region struggling with substance use disorder from a variety of places. Such as inpatient treatment, incarceration, or adult recovery court.

Our capacity is nine women at any time at Hope Street.

We know that each woman's needs are different, yet will encourage our residents to stay at least 9 - 18 months. Hope Street does not mandate a specific minimum length of stay. However, we know that with longer stays, residents can benefit from job training and other programs to better prepare them for independent living and long-term recovery. Longer stays give the residents a chance to develop a substance-free social network.

Hope Street employs a full-time Recovery Advocate as well as Peer Support Staff. Both are women in long-term recovery themselves, serving as powerful examples that recovery is possible.

Our Recovery Advocate works closely with each resident to create an individualized recovery plan tailored to their needs. This may include steps like securing medical or mental health care, addressing legal concerns, or finding meaningful employment.

Our Peer Support Staff provides day-to-day support, encouragement, and guidance rooted in lived experience. She helps foster connection, accountability, and hope within the house.

Together, these staff members collaborate with residents and local service providers to ensure each woman is supported on her recovery journey.

Yes. We work closely with our local medical community who help steer our client’s medication protocols on a case-by-case basis. We do allow MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment). All narcotic medications, any amphetamine-based medications, and any MAT medications are kept in a locked environment that can only be accessed by Hope Street staff.

Yes, all residents are randomly drug-tested several times a week. Drug testing is performed using a 13 or 20-panel drug test. Urine samples are periodically sent out for lab testing.

At Hope Street, we understand that relapse can be a part of the recovery journey. Our priority is maintaining a safe and supportive environment for everyone in the house.

If a resident relapses, they are required to leave the home temporarily. Before returning, the resident must provide a negative drug screen and demonstrate a willingness to re-engage in their recovery. This includes taking initiative—such as reaching out for support, creating a recovery plan, or attending treatment or meetings—to show they are committed to getting back on track.

Each situation is assessed individually, and our goal is always to support a resident’s continued growth while protecting the integrity of the community.

Yes. We work with our residents to build a robust schedule that includes work, school, and volunteering. Residents spend their first 90 days focusing solely on their recovery. Our Recovery Advocate works closely with many local social service agencies to connect our residents to the services and support they need to plan for their future.

Each day at Hope Street the women will take steps forward in their recovery. They will attend regular recovery meetings, complete chores, prepare nutritious foods, work on their recovery plan, and importantly, rest and heal. Don’t get me wrong this is not a place to “lay and play”, but it is a place to heal and sometimes rest is what the women need. We believe it is important that we convey that recovery isn’t a punishment or a temporary state, but rather a new way to live. We are committed to creating positive experiences for our residents by showing them that they can have fun in recovery.

While living at Hope Street the women will be encouraged to make connections within the house. The community they create while here will go with them when they move on. Finding other women who can identify with their struggles helps them to not feel so alone. This may mean choosing to make dinner together, playing a game, watching a movie, doing yoga, or going outside for a walk.

Yes, the women are then permitted to have their cell phones and laptops as our program teaches them how to integrate the real world into their early recovery. We reserve the right to hold a woman’s laptop or cell phone for her if at any time we determine her phone or laptop is deterring her recovery process.

The monthly fee to live at Hope Street is $600, plus a $100 nonrefundable deposit. Some of our women will be able to apply for assistance with this fee with the help of our Recovery Advocate. We do not take insurance for this service fee.

Though we do not provide all the food for our residents, we do provide basic food staples and will have healthy meals on hand if someone is in need. Part of their recovery is learning to cook for themselves. We will have monthly “family style” dinners to reinforce the community.