A local nonprofit that provides sober living homes for women in recovery has grown from one house to three locations across the Treasure Valley, with a fourth expected to open this fall.
Hummingbird House, which opened its first location three years ago, initially faced some community resistance. However, neighbors have not only embraced the mission but actively supported its expansion into more Treasure Valley neighborhoods.
“I feel like we’re a family, it’s not just sober living,” said Becca Labrec, the live-in house manager at one of the Hummingbird House locations in Boise.
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“We want to do our dinner thing like once a month, where we all get together and have dinner and just enjoy each other’s company, because there’s a lot of wonderful women here,” Labrec said…