Killingsworth Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Killingsworth is a women's recovery residence in Columbia, South Carolina, the seat of Richland County and the state capital. It appears on the female sober living list published by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, and it is among the longest established women's transitional homes in the Midlands.

A Women's Sober House in the State Capital

Columbia gives a resident more to work with than anywhere else in the Midlands: state government employment, two hospital systems, a large university, a busy court system and meetings running through the day. A women's recovery home inside the city puts residents in reach of all of it, which is the practical case for a capital-city address while rebuilding.

Recovery Housing With a Long Local History

Longevity is worth something in this field. A house that has operated in the same city for decades has relationships with local treatment providers, judges, probation officers and employers that a new operator spends years building, and those relationships are what turn a bed into a job and a court date into a manageable schedule.

What to Ask an Uncertified Recovery Residence

The residence is not on the certified list maintained by the South Carolina Alliance for Recovery Residences. Certification is voluntary in South Carolina, so absence is not a finding, and the practical questions are the ones certification would otherwise document: the fee and what it covers, the house rules in writing, the relapse and discharge policy, and who reviews a complaint.

Reaching This Columbia Sober Living Home

Placement is arranged by phone. Ask how long women typically stay, what the fee covers, whether the house takes women directly from treatment or from custody, and what support exists for finding permanent housing at the end of the stay.