13 Step House Inc

About 13 Step House Inc

13 Step House Inc is a sober living operator based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, running a men's recovery residence built on Alcoholics Anonymous's 12-step model in Allen County.

A Fort Wayne Recovery Housing Provider

13 Step House Inc is a Fort Wayne-based nonprofit organized around a single mission: giving men in recovery from alcoholism and addiction a stable, structured place to live while they rebuild. The organization is run by a board of directors, management and staff who the group says share a common goal of providing dignity to people struggling with addiction.

A 12-Step Operating Philosophy

The operator's program is explicitly built on Alcoholics Anonymous's 12-step model. That distinction matters for referral sources deciding where to send a client: 13 Step House Inc positions itself as a recovery housing provider that reinforces AA participation, not as a substitute for outpatient or inpatient treatment.

Referral Relationships With Courts and Treatment Providers

13 Step House Inc works with Fort Wayne Community Corrections, Allen County's Drug Court and Indiana's Recovery Works program, along with several other rehabilitative programs. Those relationships mean the organization is used to coordinating with case managers, probation officers and court schedules, not simply managing house rules independent of the systems a resident may already be attached to.

Funded by the Fort Wayne Community

Like many single-property nonprofit sober living operators, 13 Step House Inc depends on community contributions and grants from the Fort Wayne area to fund its work. That funding model gives the community a direct stake in the organization's continued operation, and it is part of why the organization solicits donations and grants publicly.

Reaching 13 Step House Inc

Referrals and applications go through the organization directly, including an online application on its website. Referring professionals in Allen County and beyond should ask how the organization coordinates with whichever court, corrections or treatment program is already involved with a given client, since that coordination is central to how the operator runs its program.