What Phase 2 is

A sober living home for men who have completed our residential recovery program. Residents pay rent, hold jobs, and live under a shared set of house standards as they re-establish independent lives. It isn't a typical sober house built around outside meeting requirements. It's built around the local church.

The vision

Completing a residential recovery program is a beginning, not an ending. The months that follow — first job, first apartment, first stretch of real independence — are where recovery is won and lost, and it is hard to walk alone.

Phase 2 is our answer to that season. A dedicated sober living house gives men a stable, affordable, accountable place to stand while they build the life that recovery is for: steady work, a home church, and community.

Many of our residents come to us referred by pastors or family members and belong to a local church. Most complete the program and transition back into their home community. Some, though, need to stay longer and build a community here in Minnesota. Phase 2 allows them to do that with a strong connection to the local church.

The house is designed to sustain itself. Resident rent is intended to cover the mortgage, taxes, and insurance, so the ministry takes on no ongoing operating cost. The one thing we can't do from rent alone is provide the facility. That's what this campaign is for — the down payment.