Community and Family Resources - Sober Living Home in Des Moines, IA

Community and Family Resources is a samhsa-listed sober living home in Des Moines, IA (50311). SAMHSA publishes no ratings, inspections, or quality scores for these listings; confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly with the provider.

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How to verify Community and Family Resources

These listings are drawn from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov national directory (the N-SUMHSS), a public-domain U.S. government dataset (17 U.S.C. 105). SAMHSA has not reviewed or endorsed this site. Before you rely on this listing, confirm licensing, services, eligibility, and cost directly with the provider. These listings are unrated: no ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so there is no score to check.

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Ownership & operation

Legal name: Des Moines/Bernie Lorenz Recovery. Ownership type: non-profit. Facility type: Sober Living Homes. Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.

Levels of care & settings

• Long-term residential
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Substance use treatment
• Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home

Medications & pharmacotherapies

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Clonidine
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Nicotine replacement

Treatment approaches

• 12-step facilitation
• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Matrix Model
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Trauma-related counseling

Assessment & testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• TB screening

Education & counseling

• Family counseling
• Group counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Ancillary & recovery services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Case management service
• Discharge Planning
• Employment counseling or training
• Housing services
• Integrated primary care services
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Self-help groups
• Social skills development
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Treatment for gambling disorder

Special programs & populations

• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

Payment, insurance & assistance

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Age groups served

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Facility type & operation

• Private non-profit organization

Licensing & accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• State department of health

About sober living homes in Des Moines

Sober living homes offer alcohol- and drug-free housing with peer support and house rules that reinforce recovery. They are usually a step between residential treatment and independent living, not a clinical treatment program. These listings are unrated: no star ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly.

Ask about house rules, drug and alcohol testing, whether clinical services are provided on site or nearby, length of stay, and total monthly cost including deposits and fees. Confirm the home's licensing or registration status. These listings are unrated - verify services, licensing, cost, and availability directly. For local alternatives, browse the Sober Living Homes directory for Des Moines, the Polk County sober living homes list, or all care types in Des Moines.

For context, this directory lists 3 sober living homes in Des Moines; 1 in ZIP 50311.

ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 50311 · Sober Living Homes in ZIP 50311

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Key facts

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Data provenance

Source: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov (N-SUMHSS) (record 12f4d9fb93d0a446). Processing date: 2026-10-08. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.