Sober living in the San Fernando Valley
Kokoro operates three recovery residences in the west San Fernando Valley — two in Canoga Park and one in West Hills. All three are real houses at real addresses in the Valley, run by people who live and work here, which is worth checking before you trust any “San Fernando Valley” page you find.
Our houses here
The residences we run in the San Fernando Valley.
Local detail
Why the San Fernando Valley works.
Where exactly
Canoga Park and West Hills, at the west end of the Valley. We serve guests and referrals from across the Valley — Winnetka, Chatsworth, Reseda, Northridge, Tarzana, Encino, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood and Calabasas.
Men's and women's, separately
Two men's houses and one women's house. We don't run co-ed housing, and we think houses that do are making things harder than they need to be.
Published rates in a market that hides them
Not one operator we could find in the west Valley publishes a monthly rate on their own website. We do — see Admissions & Cost.
MAT-friendly, in writing
Our medication policy is published in full, including what we accept and where we're honestly the wrong level of care. See the medication policy.
Before you call anyone
What to ask any sober living in this valley.
Ask us the same questions. We publish the answers to all of them, which is the point.
- What exactly happens after a positive test? Ours
- Where does someone go if they're discharged?
- Am I required to attend a specific outpatient program? Not here
- Do you pay or accept money for referrals? Neither, here
- Can I see the house rules before I pay anything? Yes
Local questions
Asked about the San Fernando Valley.
How much does sober living cost in the San Fernando Valley?
Most structured homes in the Valley run $1,200 to $3,000 a month, against an LA-wide range of $500 peer-run to $15,000 luxury. Kokoro discusses each placement individually — private pay, nonprofit and government-program funding all work here — and requires no security deposit.
Are there women's sober living homes in the San Fernando Valley?
Yes — Kokoro's Nevada Avenue residence in Canoga Park is women-only, with no co-ed common areas and no exceptions. Gender-separate housing is all we run.
Which sober livings in the Valley accept Suboxone?
Few say. Kokoro publishes a full written medication policy: guests prescribed buprenorphine or Vivitrol are welcome, manage their own medication with their own prescriber, and a documented prescription is never treated as a positive test.
How do I choose between sober living homes in the Valley?
Compare what each house will put in writing: the rate and inclusions, house rules, testing protocol, MAT policy, and relapse procedure. Our 21-question guide walks through all of it.
Come and look at the houses.
Free tours, about twenty minutes, bring whoever you want. Or walk them in 360° from wherever you are right now.
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