Second Chance Recovery

About Second Chance Recovery

Second Chance Recovery is a sober living operator in St. Louis, Missouri, running four men's recovery homes on the city's south side.

A South St. Louis Recovery Housing Provider

Second Chance Recovery supplies housing and peer structure for men in recovery, naming each of its properties after the street it occupies. That naming convention gives a prospective resident an immediate sense of the neighborhood before ever making contact.

Four Sober Houses in St. Louis

The operator runs Virginia House, on Virginia Avenue; Utah House, on Utah Street; Pennsylvania House, on Pennsylvania Avenue; and Nebraska House, on Nebraska Avenue, all in south St. Louis. The four streets sit in a pocket of the city known for its state-named avenues.

An All-Men's Housing Network

Every Second Chance Recovery property serves men, and the operator runs all four as a single, all-men population. A resident who needs a different set of housemates can move within the same four-house network.

South St. Louis and the City's Own Services

Because St. Louis functions outside any Missouri county, its courts, health department and Metro bus system all operate inside city limits. Second Chance Recovery's four houses sit within reach of downtown, Cherokee Street and the services concentrated there.

Certification and Public Standing in Missouri

Missouri does not require a sober living operator to certify with any agency. The Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers runs a voluntary program, and Second Chance Recovery's absence from that list is common among smaller Missouri operators and is not a negative finding.

Applying to Second Chance Recovery

Applications go directly to Second Chance Recovery. Worth asking before moving into any of its four houses: what the weekly fee covers, whether a house manager lives on site, and how the operator handles a relapse or discharge.