About this Recovery Home
Cardinal House is a Chicago, Illinois recovery residence for men, operated by Stairway to Freedom. The house stands in Cook County, in the Portage Park community area near the Old Irving neighborhood.
A Men's House Near Old Irving
Stairway to Freedom locates Cardinal House in Portage Park, near the Old Irving neighborhood of Chicago. Every residence the operator currently publishes, Cardinal House included, is a men's residence. For someone weighing sober living in Chicago, Illinois, that sets expectations about housemates before the first phone call is made.
The Portage Park Setting
Portage Park takes its name from the public park at its center, on Chicago's Northwest Side. An address described by its community area rather than by a cross street still tells a prospective resident which part of the city he would be living in, and Cardinal House belongs to the stretch of Cook County recovery housing found on that side of Chicago.
Condition of the Building
Stairway to Freedom states that Cardinal House is completely rehabbed and has brand new everything. That is the operator's own account of the house a resident moves into, and a building in that condition is one a man can invite family to rather than one he explains away.
What Stairway to Freedom Does Not Provide
Stairway to Freedom states plainly that it is not a primary alcohol or drug treatment facility and not a detox center. Cardinal House is housing. Medical withdrawal management and clinical programming come from a treatment provider; recovery housing is where a man lives while the rest of the work gets done. Knowing which of the two a place is stops a resident from arriving with the wrong expectation.
Sister Houses Across the Northwest Side
Cardinal House shares an operator with Raven House and Sparrow House, both also in Portage Park, and with Condor House in Belmont Cragin. Stairway to Freedom was founded in 2007 by a group of members from the Chicago recovery community.
Sober Living Options in Chicago's Portage Park
Cook County recovery housing includes Cardinal House among the Stairway to Freedom houses on Chicago's Northwest Side. A man comparing options can weigh Cardinal House against the operator's three other addresses inside the same program.
Stairway to Freedom is a halfway house alternative that helps provide a safe and supportive place where addicts and alcoholics can start their journey from active addiction to sober living in Chicago one step at a time, and one day at a time.
Living sober in Chicago is not impossible. Stairway to Freedom offers clients a safe, supportive living environment once they are clean and committed to sober living. While on the road to recovery, our clients receive structure, support and a safe place to continue their personal recovery process.
