Tikkun Recovery House

About Tikkun Recovery House

Tikkun Recovery House is a sober living operator in Indianapolis, Indiana, running a single men's transitional home in Marion County built around affordability and a home-style atmosphere.

Founded on Affordability for Working Men

David Raab founded Tikkun Recovery House in 2016 after recognizing that most sober living options priced out blue-collar workers, and he built the program specifically to keep costs down while still offering a comfortable, home-style house instead of a bare-bones one. That founding focus still shapes who the operator serves: men who need to keep working through recovery instead of taking an extended break from employment.

A House Chosen for Transit Access

Raab picked the Indianapolis property specifically because it sits between two major bus lines with a range of entry-level jobs within reach, a deliberate choice that assumes most residents will not have a car early in their stay. That transit-first location is as much a part of the operator's model as the 12-step program itself.

Indiana's Recovery Residence Designation Framework

Indiana only requires DMHA designation if an operator takes Recovery Works funding or markets its housing using the words "recovery residence," and a small, independently founded operator like Tikkun Recovery House can sit outside that framework without it reflecting on the program. Anyone evaluating the operator should ask directly about its standing with the Indiana Affiliation of Recovery Residences.

Serving Marion County From Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the seat of Marion County and Indiana's capital and largest city, with the transit network, entry-level job market and outpatient treatment providers that make a working-focused sober living model possible at the scale Tikkun Recovery House operates at.