Sangha Olympia Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Sangha Olympia is a men's sober living home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. Seven certified beds, OKARR Certified Level 2, operated by Sangha, Inc. in the 74107 ZIP code on the west side of the Arkansas River.

A West Tulsa Men's Sober House

West Tulsa is a different city from the south side. The neighborhoods here are older, denser and built around the refineries and the rail line, and housing costs less. For a man rebuilding on an entry-level wage that is a real advantage, because the same paycheck goes further and the neighborhood is used to people working shifts. The Arkansas River separates the district from downtown, with bridges carrying traffic and bus service both ways.

Seven Beds in a Certified Recovery Residence

Seven beds is a mid-sized house by Sangha's standards, larger than the Xanthus house and smaller than the duplex the operator runs in south Tulsa. Sangha runs men only, and every one of its residences is a single-gender household. A house of seven has enough people to fill a chore rotation and a house meeting without becoming a dormitory, and enough turnover that a new resident is never the only one who arrived recently.

What OKARR Certification Establishes for This Sober Living Home

The Oklahoma Alliance for Recovery Resources certifies this residence at Level 2, the monitored tier, which describes a house manager, written house rules, peer accountability and clinical services delivered by outside providers. Certification commits the house to a published code of ethics, to written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, to a documented relapse and discharge policy, and to a complaint process that reaches outside the residence. Certification is voluntary in Oklahoma, so a certified house has elected the oversight.

Recovery Housing Across Tulsa County

Tulsa is the county seat and holds the largest concentration of certified recovery residences in Oklahoma. Sangha runs four of them, spread across the west side, the Kendall-Whittier district near downtown and south Tulsa, so a man applying to the organization is applying to a group of houses in different parts of one city. The street address is not published. Applications go through Sangha, Inc., which places residents where a bed and a fit exist.