Kinnelon sits just across the county line from the DJ Housing sober living home. The Pequannock River marks the line between the two towns, and Route 23 runs the short way across it. If you live in Kinnelon and want to get sober without leaving the area you know, DJ Housing gives you an alcohol- and drug-free home nearby.
Kinnelon is a Morris County borough, and the DJ Housing home sits just north in West Milford, in Passaic County, with the Pequannock River between them and Route 23 tying them together. A county line on a map means little when the drive is short and the roads are familiar.
You keep your footing in Kinnelon, near the people, work, and routines you already have, while you sleep each night in a sober house a few minutes up the road. For someone from Kinnelon, that nearness is the point of choosing a home here rather than one across the state.
The home sits in Passaic County, right at the Kinnelon line, in a region where the need for sober housing is real and measurable. Fentanyl makes using alone especially dangerous, and a staffed, substance-free household answers exactly that risk: someone is present at every hour, so no one faces a crisis unnoticed. The numbers are moving in the right direction, but a stable place to land still matters.
Source: New Jersey Department of Health, NJ SUDORS, "Overdose in Passaic County," 2025.
A sober home holds together because everyone in it keeps the same agreements. You stay free of alcohol and drugs, and you take part in the testing that keeps the whole house honest. You keep curfews and carry your share of the chores.
Staff are reachable at any hour, so support is close when a hard night lands. Inside those few firm rules, your days are your own, and you head out to work, to school, and to the meetings that hold your recovery steady.
You might arrive fresh from a detox, inpatient, or outpatient program, wanting to keep the structure treatment built. You might be steadier already, yet sure the old company and old corners are not where you rebuild. Many residents keep a job or stay in school the whole way through. A finished program helps, though it is not required, and the team talks through where you stand before you move in.
Support at DJ Housing reaches past the front door, well beyond a place to sleep. Living here, you have:
Your time here follows progress, not a set date. Most residents stay several months, some past a year, and the day to move on is weighed together, once you have ground solid enough to stand on alone.
DJ Housing serves Kinnelon and the neighboring communities across this corner of northern New Jersey. The house sits on 928 Union Valley Road in West Milford, reached from Route 23.
Sober living is usually paid privately, and DJ Housing sets out the options plainly before you commit to anything. The house itself is generally not billed to insurance, though a plan may cover related recovery services that sit alongside a stay, and the team helps you check your benefits and see what applies. Costs and payment choices get laid out up front.
You reach the team by phone or through the form, and someone listens and answers what you ask.
You talk over your needs, your goals, and how the home fits your life.
You move in from there, with a full orientation and clear expectations from the first day.
Every conversation stays private and free of judgment. There's no pressure to commit before you have your answers.
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Dr. Saquiba Syed is a board-certified internal medicine physician based in Jersey City, New Jersey, affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center and other hospitals in the area. She earned her medical degree from King Edward Medical University and has nearly 30 years of clinical experience in primary and hospital care. Dr. Syed reviews this page for medical accuracy.
A steady home a short drive from Kinnelon makes the early stretch of recovery easier to hold. Call or send a message, and the team will listen, answer your questions, and walk you through what moving in looks like.
Yes. The home sits just over the county line in West Milford, in Passaic County, a short drive north from Kinnelon. County borders do not limit who can stay.
No. The home stands in West Milford, on 928 Union Valley Road, just north of Kinnelon across the Pequannock River. It serves Kinnelon residents from there.
Take Route 23 north toward West Milford, then follow it to Union Valley Road, where the home sits. The county line falls along the Pequannock River between the two towns.
Yes. The home takes residents from across Kinnelon, including the Smoke Rise and Fayson Lakes sections, along with West Milford, Newfoundland, Pompton Lakes, and Ringwood.
Yes. The short drive lets you hold your job, classes, and appointments in the Kinnelon area, since work and school are expected rather than restricted.
Sober living is usually paid privately, so the housing itself is generally not billed to insurance. Some plans may cover related recovery services, and the team helps you check your benefits.
Call (973) 397-5978 or send a message, and the team answers your questions and talks through if the home fits.
