Teen Challenge of the Dakotas Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Teen Challenge of the Dakotas is a long-term men's recovery home in Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County, sitting on the western outskirts of town. It houses the induction and training phases of a program that runs 14 to 16 months from start to finish.

What a 16-Month Recovery Residence Asks For

Five phases carry the program. The first four cover roughly eight to ten months of induction and training on this campus. The fifth is a six-month re-entry phase that happens at the organization's downtown facility. Almost nothing else in South Dakota asks for that kind of commitment, and men considering it should think about the length honestly before applying.

Work Training Inside This Sober Living Program

Work training and community service have been a consistent emphasis here for years rather than a bolt-on. Residents are expected to build a work rhythm during the program rather than after it, which is a meaningful difference for someone whose employment history has gaps.

Fees and Admission to This Sober House

The program costs 1,000 dollars per month with a non-refundable 50 dollar application fee. Detox is not part of the offering. Men who need it are connected to local detox programs before entering.

Brookings County Recovery Housing and the Surrounding Area

Brookings is the county seat and the home of South Dakota State University. A university town of around 25,000 supports far more retail, food service and light manufacturing hiring than a South Dakota town of that size normally would, which gives men in the work-training phase somewhere realistic to apply.

Faith and What Shapes This Recovery Home

The program is Christ-centered and part of the Adult and Teen Challenge USA network. Biblical study, structured daily routines and discipleship carry the framework. Anyone weighing this option should be clear that the faith component is the spine of the program.

Certification for Sober Living in South Dakota

No recovery residence in South Dakota is certified, because the state has neither a NARR affiliate nor licensure for sober living. Adult and Teen Challenge centers do go through the network's own review every three years, which is a network standard and separate from any state credential.