Buffalo House

About Buffalo House

Buffalo House is a sober living operator in Saint Paul, Minnesota, running men's recovery housing in Ramsey County out of a historic building it has occupied since 1999.

A Long-Standing Saint Paul Sober Living Operator

Buffalo House has operated continuously for more than two decades, serving over a thousand men in early recovery from the same historic property. That tenure sets it apart from operators that have entered the market more recently, and the organization is in the process of transitioning to nonprofit status.

Governance Moving Toward a Recovery Community Board

As part of its shift to nonprofit status, Buffalo House is building a board drawn from members of the recovery community, moving away from a single owner-operator structure. That governance model ties the organization's future decisions to people with direct experience of the recovery process it houses.

What This Recovery Housing Provider Requires

Buffalo House sets clear expectations for anyone it accepts: at least thirty days of sobriety before move-in, an active AA or NA sponsor, four weekly meetings, weekly service, a house chore, and thirty or more hours a week of work, school, treatment or volunteering. Those requirements describe an operator built for residents ready to hold structure, not a first stop out of detox.

A Historic Building Purpose-Built for Group Living

The organization's more than 10,000 square foot building, with six bathrooms and ten parking spaces, went through a multi-year interior restoration completed in 2012. That scale lets Buffalo House house a large number of men under one roof and one set of house rules.

Operating in Ramsey County

Based in Saint Paul, the seat of Ramsey County, Buffalo House sits within reach of the outpatient providers, courts and county human services that its resident population regularly needs, supported by Metro Transit's bus network and the Green Line light rail.