About this Recovery House
Oxford House Penguin Park — Sober Living in Kansas City, Missouri
In Kansas City, Missouri, Oxford House Penguin Park is a peer-run sober living home serving men. Records show room for 18 residents and 1 reported opening. Clay County is the surrounding county.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Penguin Park
- Address: 5017 Ne Chouteau Dr, Kansas City, MO 64119
- County: Clay
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 18 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 4:00pm
- Contact: Contact Devon'Ta B at (816) 764-7196
- House phone: (816) 216-6407
- Map: View the reported location
At 18 beds it is larger than most of the 72 Oxford Houses listed in Missouri. The last report put 17 of those 18 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 4:00pm. Contact Devon'Ta B at (816) 764-7196 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What sober living costs in Missouri, and how residents pay for it
In Missouri, a bed in sober living commonly runs about $150 a week. Members of an Oxford House split the real cost of running the home, so this house's share is its own — the residents are the only ones who can quote it. Median gross rent statewide in Missouri is $1,033 a month, for context. For those who cannot pay, SOR Recovery Housing per-bed payment and RSS Access Site 90-day rent vouchers are among the state-funded routes used. The agency behind it is Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health.
How Oxford House membership works
Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, self-funding and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are chosen by the people already living there, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.
Recovery housing standards in Missouri
Missouri has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Voluntary certification runs through Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers (MCRSP), the state's NARR affiliate. Certification by the state affiliate and an Oxford House charter are different things; this home holds the latter. You can browse the certified residences in Missouri. Both the federal Fair Housing Act and Missouri Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (Missouri Revised Statutes Section 213.040) protect residents here.
Oxford Houses near Kansas City, MO
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House River North in Kansas City, about 0.4 miles away; Oxford House Hammond Place in Gladstone, about 1.6 miles away; Oxford House Aster in Kansas City, about 2.1 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 18 in Kansas City, 72 in Missouri. Browse recovery housing in Kansas City or sober living across Missouri.
Directory data was last refreshed 09/07/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Verify directly with the house first.
Oxford House Penguin Park -Kansas City, Missouri
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
Oxford House Penguin Park -Kansas City, Missouri, offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
