Nonprofit Sober Living in Pittsburgh
Recovery Housing in Pittsburgh for Men and Women
Safe, substance-free homes where staying sober is the normal thing to do. Licensed by Pennsylvania, run by a counselor who has done this since 1999. You don’t need to have it all figured out to call.
Why Recovery Housing
Getting Sober Is One Thing. Staying Sober Is Another
Treatment ends. Then you need somewhere to live where staying clean is the normal thing to do. That’s what a recovery house is for.
New Beginnings runs recovery houses for adults in Pittsburgh who are done using and want a real shot at keeping it that way. The houses are AA and NA based. You live with other people doing the same work, you go to meetings, you keep a job or go to school, and you come home to a house where nobody is using.
Our Homes
Houses for Men in Four Neighborhoods. One House for Women
New Beginnings runs separate recovery houses for men and women in established Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Every house is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and certified by WestPARR.
For men Men’s Recovery Housing
Houses on the North Side and in the West End, McKees Rocks, and Mount Oliver, including one that works with men on parole. See the Men’s Houses
For women Women’s Recovery Housing
One house on the North Side, with the privacy and support that matter. See the Women’s HouseA Normal Week
Most of Recovery Is Just a Normal Week
The house gives you a place to come back to. The rest of the day is yours: work, school, meetings, court dates, family, and everything else that goes into a normal week.
New Beginnings is housing, not treatment. If you’re in counseling, on medication, or seeing a doctor, you keep doing that with your own providers. We make sure you have a stable place to live while you do.
Who Is Behind This
Run by a Counselor Who Has Done This Since 1999
I’m Susan Rua. I’ve worked in addiction counseling since 1999, and I’ve owned and run recovery houses in Pittsburgh for more than ten years. I started New Beginnings because people leaving treatment needed somewhere decent to go, and there weren’t enough of those places.
New Beginnings is a Pittsburgh 501(c)(3) public charity. Our houses are licensed by Pennsylvania DDAP and certified by WestPARR, and you can check all of that yourself.
- 501(c)(3)Pittsburgh public charity
- Pennsylvania DDAPLicensed recovery houses
- WestPARRCertified member
Getting In
Start With a Phone Call
You don’t need a referral, and you don’t need to be coming straight from treatment. Call, or send the short application, and we’ll talk. Keep medical and legal details off the website. We’ll ask for what we need.
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Call or Apply
Call 412-628-0403 or send the short application. Tell us whether you’re asking about the men’s houses or the women’s house.
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We Talk
We call you back, ask a few questions, and tell you what’s open, what it costs, and what the house expects.
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Move In
If it’s a fit and a bed is open, you get the address, the move-in list, and a date.
Referring a client? See the professionals page. Want to help? Support the houses.