About this Recovery House
Moraine House is a men's sober living home in Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County, at 353 W Lincolnway. It has operated as a halfway house since 1976 and takes most of its residents from treatment centers in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, along with Cook County, Illinois.
A Men's Halfway House Founded in 1976
Moraine House started as a halfway house for recovering alcoholics and has since broadened to serve men recovering from any chemical dependency. Residents move through a structured 180-day program built around family-style living, which the organization treats as central to what separates Moraine House from a hospital or clinic. Roughly nine in ten residents arrive directly from area treatment centers, so most people move in with a fresh discharge and a specific plan already in progress.
A 180-Day Program With Real Structure
Participation in the program requires residents to work toward self-sufficiency and cooperate with house expectations throughout the full 180 days, not just the early weeks. That length is longer than many sober living stays, and it reflects the house's halfway-house model, built for a longer runway back to independent living than a typical peer-run sober house offers.
Serving Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Suburbs
Well over ninety percent of Moraine House residents come from treatment centers in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties or from Cook County, Illinois, which places Valparaiso at the center of a real regional pipeline, not a purely local one. That draw reflects Valparaiso's position between Chicago and the rest of Northwest Indiana, on the corridor most Region and South Side treatment programs already use for aftercare referrals.
Location in Downtown Valparaiso
Moraine House sits at 353 W Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso, within walking distance of the amenities and public transportation a resident needs while rebuilding a routine without a car. Valparaiso is the seat of Porter County and the commercial center of Northwest Indiana outside the Region proper, giving residents access to courts, outpatient providers and jobs without a long commute.
Indiana's Recovery Residence Framework
Indiana only requires a house to appear on the state's DMHA Recovery Residence list if it takes Recovery Works funding or markets itself using the words "recovery residence," so a house with a long operating history like Moraine House can sit outside that list without it reflecting on the program. Anyone comparing options should still ask directly about designation under the Indiana Affiliation of Recovery Residences, since a nearly fifty-year operating history and state designation measure different things.
One of the keys to our success is the therapeutic value of addicts and alcoholics working with other addicts and alcoholics, admitting there is a problem; seeking help; engaging in a thorough self-examination; confidential self-disclosure; making amends for harm done; and eventually helping other substance abusers who want to recover.
Treatment is based on the 12 step philosophy and relies on the assumption that spirituality is the basis of long term recovery. Â The staff at Moraine House works closely with the clients to address the spiritual needs of each resident non-denominationally.
