The Iron Tribe Network plans to purchase a four-bedroom home east of U.S. Highway 101 near Oster Road as sober housing for families in recovery.

The nonprofit contracts with Clatsop County and the state Department of Human Services to provide housing for people enrolled in the treatment court program working to reunite with their families.

The home will be for families who are getting their children returned from child welfare, Meli Rose, the housing director for the Iron Tribe Network, said.

One bedroom will be for an on-site, in-house manager, Rose said. The other bedrooms will be for a family, usually one adult and child, although it can vary.

The Iron Tribe Network, based in Gladstone, operates 29 homes throughout the state and plans to open three more before the end of the year in Gearhart, Warrenton and Marion County.

The nonprofit promotes recovery for people affected by crime, addiction, mental health or other obstacles by providing peer support, family reunification and safe and stable housing.

In August, the nonprofit signed a contract with Jody and Michael Falleur for the property east of Highway 101, contingent on rezoning approval from the city.

The Iron Tribe Network received a grant from Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization to offset the cost of purchase, Rose said.

The home planned in Warrenton is a “little different model,” she said, funded by grant money from Measure 110.

The measure, which decriminalized small amounts of drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine, provides grants to agencies or organizations to create addiction recovery centers and to address needs through case management, care and services.

Referrals for the Gearhart home will come from the state Department of Human Services, while at the Warrenton home, referrals will come from community partners in the Behavioral Health Resource Network. Referrals will also come from the county’s family treatment court.

The organization received endorsements from the Oregon Health Authority, cities and local officials, including Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, the county’s mental health and substance abuse treatment provider; Judge Dawn McIntosh, the presiding judge of the Circuit Court; and mental health and addiction specialists.

“I could not be happier to offer my support to their efforts,” McIntosh wrote.

At a Planning Commission meeting earlier this month, commissioners determined that a zoning change from rural agricultural to high-density residential or commercial was unnecessary. Commissioners found that with a classification as a single-family dwelling, the organization will not have to rezone the property. As a result, the Iron Tribe Network withdrew their application for a zoning change.

Before occupancy, the nonprofit must provide the state and county with building approvals. The closing date for the purchase is around Nov. 1.