Programs & Services/

Zack’s House Transitional Sober House

For information on the referral process or about Zach’s House in general,
please contact our Director of Operations Victoria Nesto.

Zack's House is our staffed, transitional residential program for eight young men 18 to 35 years old who are looking to live and grow in a sober environment. Lowell House provides supportive case management and programs in a beautiful, completely renovated home in Lowell, MA.

Living Room

A Comprehensive Program Designed Specifically for Young Men In Recovery

Typically, young men in early recovery go from the highly structured recovery home environment to independent living in a sober house with no transition and no community supports. Zack's House fills that dangerous gap by providing a transitional program that includes:

  • Daily on-site access to a recovery coach/case manager to review their recovery plan, work on developing employment and independent living skills and plan for a sober future.

  • Clinical consultation as needed with the Clinical Director.

  • Individualized, trauma-informed, actions plans for treatment, relapse prevention, and recovery maintenance.

  • Weekly house meeting with staff and residents to address health, wellness, and programming needs within the communal living environment.

Bedroom

Pre-entry Criteria

  • Completed a detox. 3-6 months in recovery

  • (if at 3 months sobriety, then you must enter a Structured Outpatient Addiction Program on entrance to Zack's House).

  • Active participation in recovery services or have completed a recovery program.

  • Willing to abide by house rules.

  • Active participation in a productive day: employment, school, volunteer work, recovery activities, etc.

  • First and last months rent down payment required.

Rent

$800/month for a single room and $600/month for a double room. Limited scholarship assistance is available from Zack’s Team Foundation for the down payment with a qualifying application.

Kitchen

The Story of Zack’s House

The name “Zack’s House” is a tribute to the memory of Zachary Gys, a beloved twenty-one-year-old Lowellian who succumbed to a drug overdose in 2013. His family and friends recognized the gap in services for this young adult population and founded Zack’s Team Foundation. This foundation has partnered with Lowell House to provide additional housing for young men from the Greater Lowell area. Each young man will have completed a detox and is actively participating in recovery services or completed a recovery program. It is expected that each young man has the desire to continue living and working on their own recovery in a community setting that fosters such growth.