Hope House

About Hope House

Hope House is a sober living operator based in Casper, Wyoming, running recovery housing for men in Natrona County. Founded in June 2017 as a faith-based nonprofit, it grew out of a simple observation about how Wyoming handles addiction and incarceration: the state spends heavily to hold people and very little to house them well afterward. The organization publishes that figure openly, noting that a day of incarceration in Wyoming costs $239 while a day of residency at its house costs $17.

How This Recovery Housing Provider Is Governed

A board of directors sets house policy, and the program operates as a registered nonprofit rather than a private landlord arrangement. That structure matters for anyone comparing options, because it means decisions about admission, fees and house rules are made by a body accountable to the community instead of by a single owner. Community sponsors, including the Natrona Collective Health Trust, United Way of Natrona County and the Wyoming Community Foundation, fund a share of operations.

Who This Sober Living Operator Accepts

The program was built for men leaving incarceration who have a documented history of substance use. It also considers men seeking sober living who have never been incarcerated, weighing those applications individually. Applicants coming out of custody are advised to apply six to eight weeks ahead of a release date, which gives case managers time to line up a bed against a firm exit day.

The Application Process at This Recovery Home

Admission runs on paperwork: an application, a referral letter, a personal statement and a release of information that lets staff pull supporting documentation such as a presentence investigation or substance use assessment. It is a deliberate filter. Men who complete it have already demonstrated the follow-through the house expects once they move in.

Natrona County and This Recovery Housing Ministry

Casper is the seat of Natrona County and the largest city in central Wyoming, which puts courts, probation offices, outpatient counseling and the region's employers within one town rather than scattered across a two-hour drive. For a man rebuilding a routine, that concentration is the practical argument for placing here instead of returning to a smaller community with none of it.

Values Behind the Sober House

The organization frames its work around connection, accountability, honesty and integrity, and states plainly that it welcomes residents regardless of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, religion or citizenship. Residents are expected to participate in the house community, not simply rent a room in it.