Bravo Zulu House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Bravo Zulu House is a men's sober living home on 230th Street in Winnebago, Minnesota, in Faribault County, built specifically for military veterans in recovery.

A Sober House Built for Veterans With PTSD

Bravo Zulu House opened as the first sober living residence in the country designed exclusively for veterans managing co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder alongside substance use recovery. Residents live in a home-like setting with other veterans, described by the organization as a brotherhood built around shared service history, a population most general recovery housing does not target.

A Program Built Around Formal Therapy

Bravo Zulu House pairs sober housing with integrated counseling aimed at the PTSD that often drives substance use in veterans. The house also runs a therapy dog program in partnership with K9s for Warriors, placing trained station dogs with residents as part of daily life on site.

MASH Certification in Faribault County

Bravo Zulu House is certified by the Minnesota Association of Sober Homes, the state's NARR affiliate. Minnesota's certification program is voluntary, so the organization's choice to certify means it has agreed to a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules, and outside complaint review under MASH's Quality Standards.

Recovery Housing in Rural Faribault County

Winnebago is a small city in Faribault County, whose seat, Blue Earth, sits a few miles to the west. Veteran-specific sober housing is rare in rural southern Minnesota, and Bravo Zulu House draws residents from well beyond Faribault County precisely because so few programs in the state focus on veterans with PTSD specifically.

Growing Beyond the First House

Bravo Zulu House has announced plans to build a second residence for women veterans with PTSD, a project the organization has said it expects to open in 2027. Until then, the Winnebago house serves male veterans exclusively.