The Elliott House Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

The Elliott House is a men's sober living home in Appleton, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County, run by the nonprofit Redemptions Recovery as the city's first sober living home built specifically for men.

Appleton's First Men's Sober House

Before the Elliott House opened, Outagamie County had no sober living home built specifically for men. The house holds five bedrooms, and eight residents had already moved in by the time Redemptions Recovery held its public open house, a sign of real, immediate demand for structured housing for men in early recovery across the Fox Valley.

Named for a Life Lost to Alcoholism

Redemptions Recovery board member Gloria West named the house after her son, Elliott, who died of alcoholism. She has spoken publicly about that loss as the reason behind the house's name, giving the property a founding story that is unusually direct about what the organization is trying to prevent.

Shared Kitchens and a Space for Reflection

The house includes two kitchens, which matters in a shared home with eight or more residents moving through daily routines on different schedules. It also includes a meditation and prayer space in the basement, a deliberate nod to the fact that recovery built around twelve-step or faith-based practice needs somewhere quiet to do that work inside the house itself.

A Nonprofit Recovery Housing Operator in the Fox Valley

Redemptions Recovery operates as a nonprofit, which shapes how the Elliott House is funded compared with a for-profit sober home. Nonprofit status typically means the organization can accept donations and grants earmarked for recovery housing, resources a purely commercial operator cannot draw on the same way.

Recovery Resources in Appleton and Outagamie County

Appleton is the seat of Outagamie County and the anchor city of the Fox Valley, home to outpatient treatment providers, Fox Valley Technical College and a large entry-level job market. A men's sober house in the county seat puts residents within reach of all three without a long commute, which matters most in the early months after treatment ends.