Atishwin Institute

About Atishwin Institute

The Atishwin Institute is a sober living operator in Wichita, Kansas, running a recovery home in Sedgwick County under a mission built around addiction recovery.

A Wichita Addiction Recovery Organization

The Atishwin Institute takes its name from a Chumash word for dream helper, and it runs sober living housing as one piece of a broader recovery mission led by Bill Vineyard. The organization frames its work as helping a person and their family move past addiction instead of treating a single crisis.

A Communal Sober Living Model

The operator houses adults together in what it calls a communal living environment built around one shared goal: long-term sobriety. Residents hold each other accountable day to day instead of relying only on outside supervision, and the structure is meant to carry someone through the months after treatment ends.

Serving Sedgwick County

The Atishwin Institute works out of Wichita, the seat of Sedgwick County and the largest city in Kansas, which keeps its housing close to the county's outpatient treatment providers and 12-step meetings.

Reaching the Atishwin Institute

Adults considering the program apply directly through the Atishwin Institute. The organization's staff can speak to how the communal structure works, what accountability looks like among residents, and how someone transitions to independent housing once ready.