Sankofa House Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Sankofa House is a sober living home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, operated by the nonprofit Wisconsin Community Services.

A Sober House Rooted in a Reentry-Focused Mission

The name Sankofa, drawn from the Akan concept of reaching back to move forward, reflects the broader mission behind Wisconsin Community Services: helping people rebuild after incarceration or crisis, not treating recovery housing as an isolated service. That framing shapes how the house approaches structure and expectations for residents.

Connected to a Second Milwaukee House

Wisconsin Community Services also runs Nova House elsewhere in the city, and both properties draw on the same organizational infrastructure, including case management built around justice-system involvement alongside substance use recovery.

Milwaukee's Recovery Housing Network

Milwaukee County carries the largest share of Wisconsin's recovery housing, and Sankofa House sits inside the city's dense network of courts, outpatient treatment providers and reentry services, resources that Wisconsin Community Services already works with as part of its core mission.

Reaching Sankofa House

No street address for Sankofa House is published online. Wisconsin Community Services handles admissions directly, and referrals frequently arrive through the courts or a corrections case manager alongside direct applications.