Stepping Stones #8 Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Stepping Stones #8 is a women's sober house in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. Five beds, OKARR Certified Level 3, operated by Community Treatment Integrations of Oklahoma in the 74136 ZIP code on the city's south side.

A Women's Sober House Built Around Family Reunification

Community Treatment Integrations of Oklahoma publishes family preservation and reunification among its core services, along with children's mental health care from age zero and up. That shapes what this housing is for. A substantial share of women entering recovery residences in Oklahoma are working toward custody, visitation or a permanency plan, and the housing is one line item on a list a caseworker is checking. An operator that also runs the family services can document stability and progress in the same file.

Five Beds and Daily Structure in This Recovery Residence

Five women live here. Rooms are shared at this size, and the household runs on the ordinary machinery of a small house: a chore rotation, a curfew, a schedule for the kitchen, and the expectation that residents are occupied during the day. That last expectation is what separates a recovery residence from a room to rent. Certification requires the house to publish its rules in writing, so an applicant sees the actual expectations before she commits.

The Certification Record Behind This Tulsa Recovery Home

Certification comes from the Oklahoma Alliance for Recovery Resources, the state's sole certifier of recovery residences, at Level 3. Level 3 is the supervised tier and describes a residence with paid staff, administrative structure and a written program behind it. The certification also carries an expiration date and has to be renewed, which means an active listing reflects a current credential.

Courts, Services and Sober Living in Tulsa County

Tulsa is the seat of Tulsa County, and the courthouse, the district attorney's office, the drug court docket and the Department of Human Services offices all sit downtown. Outpatient providers are spread across midtown and the south side. A woman with a court date, a caseworker meeting and a counseling appointment in the same week can make all three without leaving the county. Tulsa Transit connects downtown to the south side corridors near this ZIP code. The street address is not published, and placement runs through the operator.