by Paul Williams | Jun 3, 2026 | Recovery Residence
The Minnesota Association of Sober Homes (MASH) appears to be leaving the recovery residence certification business. MASH, which has served as the state’s National Alliance for Recovery Residences affiliate and the primary voluntary certifying body for sober...
by Paul Williams | Jun 3, 2026 | Recovery Residence
Somewhere in a DHS conference room in St. Paul, a work group is meeting this month to make recommendations that will shape Minnesota’s recovery housing landscape for the next decade. The members include people who have lived in recovery residences, county social...
by Paul Williams | Jun 2, 2026 | Recovery Residence
At 2901 Chicago Avenue in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, there is a four-story former luxury hotel sitting largely vacant. It has been sitting largely vacant since June 2020. The building was built in 2005. It has 136 former hotel rooms across four floors,...
by Paul Williams | Jun 2, 2026 | Recovery Residence
Minnesota’s recovery housing landscape is littered with cautionary tales. Some of them involve fraud. Some involve good intentions and no infrastructure. Some involve operators who got the land use approval, produced the architectural drawings, hired the...
by Paul Williams | Jun 2, 2026 | Recovery Residence
Most of the conversation about Minnesota’s January 1, 2027 recovery residence certification deadline has focused on operators. What happens to your funding. What happens to your certification status. What happens to your business. That is the wrong frame. The...
by Paul Williams | Jun 2, 2026 | Recovery Residence
If you have been researching technology solutions for your recovery residence operation, you have probably come across One Step Software. It is the most visible platform in the NARR affiliate space. MASH selected it as their official technology partner in February...
