Virginia House Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Virginia House is a men's sober living home on Virginia Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, an independent city that functions outside any Missouri county. It is operated by Second Chance Recovery, a St. Louis sober living provider running a small cluster of houses on the city's south side.

A Men's Sober House on Virginia Avenue

Virginia Avenue runs through south St. Louis, one of several streets in the area named for U.S. states, a naming pattern the neighborhood is known for. Virginia House gives men a shared living environment during recovery, with communal space and house rules that apply equally to every resident.

One of Four Second Chance Recovery Houses

Second Chance Recovery operates four men's sober houses in St. Louis, each named for the street it occupies. That cluster gives the operator flexibility to place a resident where a bed is open and to move someone between houses if the fit changes.

Recovery Housing on St. Louis's South Side

South St. Louis is dense and served by the city's Metro bus network, connecting residents to downtown, to Cherokee Street's services, and to the courts and clinics the city runs in place of county government. Virginia House sits within that reach.

Missouri's Voluntary Certification Program

Missouri does not require a sober house to certify with any agency. The Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers runs a voluntary program instead, and a house's absence from that list reflects a choice, not a shortcoming.