Courage House opened in March of 2017. This is a sober living home for men 18 years of age and older. Courage House is a home, not an institution. We will give you the tools and resources to help you remain clean and sober while building a solid recovery foundation, build and maintain healthy relationships with family and friends, make amends to those you have wronged, find and maintain a career, be financially secure, and learn how to become a more proactive member of the community.
We help men who are willing to commit to a 9 - 18 month 12-step recovery program. Courage House will help men find their inner values and ethics. Courage House will help men apply those values and ethics daily. Courage House will help guide men on the
 journey they are about travel. The road will have curves, bumps, hills, and high water. But, the most brutal battles have the most satisfying victories.
You will not walk this pathalone. You will pick up an entirely new family you never knew existed. You can be a father, husband, brother, uncle, or friend that someone out there thought they lost forever. The best part of your life is about to come. WE DO RECOVER!


 

Testimonies

Mark Storms

"My clean date is September 17, 2019. I came to the Courage House in September of 2019 because I knew if I kept living the lifestyle of drinking and drugging, I would soon be in jail AGAIN, or even worse, I was going to die. I have been an addict and alcoholic for over 30 years. I tried every known method to try and drink and drugs successfully, but I always ended up with the same results…. homeless, penniless, institutionalized, hospitalized, or in jail. I had been to 11 other rehabs, halfway houses, detox centers, and treatment centers, but I would only stay clean and sober for a few weeks at the most, and I was miserable the whole time. When I found the Courage House, I thought it would be just another place to dry me out for a few weeks, but something happened to me that I didn’t expect, and that was when I found some people who actually cared about my wellbeing. I wasn’t treated like an inmate, a social piranha, or a low-life drug addict/alcoholic. The Courage House took me by the hand and walked me through their program. They explained every step of the process, they had patience and understanding, and most of all they loved me until I could love myself. The Courage House has changed my life in the most positive ways. Since I became a resident of the Courage House, I received my certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor and Peer Recovery Coach. I also went back to college and I now have my bachelor's degree in social work. The Courage House saved my life; it gave me a sense of pride, self-worth, and purpose in life. The Courage House changed my life so much that I am not just a resident after two years but now the Director of all operations. If you or someone you know need help with a drug or alcohol addiction, please call us. What have you got to lose? "If you’re not happy with your recovery within 30 days, then we will gladly refund your misery back to you." -Mark Storms Courage House Director/Owner


                   David Mattingly

  My name is David Mattingly. My clean date is 7/5/2022, for which I am eternally grateful to have. I want to share with you how I got to where I am today in life. I am 42 years old. I was born in Hinesville Georgia; my dad was in the service, so my parents and siblings moved around the United States a lot. It was hard to keep friends. It was pretty much my siblings and me. My dad was an alcoholic, and my mom was the sober one who did her best to raise us. There was a lot of drama and partying at the house with my dad's army buddies, so I grew up in a toxic environment. I started using drugs around the age of 13, and from there, my life spiraled downhill. I started getting into trouble, and for many years, I maintained this type of chaotic lifestyle. I hung around with the wrong crowds and what I thought were my so-called friends. I have struggled with addiction for a very long time. I didn’t know what was going to happen from day to day. I was in and out of jail and prison, lived on the streets and on people's couches, homeless shelters, etc. I was miserable and, at times, alone. I never could keep a good relationship with anyone or a stable job where I was able to take care of myself. Then I found the Courage House. I had to really start taking my sobriety seriously and give up my self-will, or I was not going to stay sober. Since I have been here at the Courage House, I have learned how to stay sober and work on myself and my relationship with my higher power. I am currently attending Vincennes University full-time to earn a welding degree. I have grown my recovery program with the help of the Courage House and the NA program. I have an awesome sponsor who is one of my best friends, along with Mark Storms, the director of Courage House. This house is a very caring and welcoming place to be.  I am grateful that I chose the Courage House and the NA program.  

Wesley DeTalente

          Tomorrow marks 9 months since I arrived at the Courage House in Vincennes, Indiana. I have been through multiple drug treatment facilities, and through multiple programs and groups over the last 20 years. Too many to name or try to count. I've never finished a program or graduated from anything that was longer than 13 weeks. Countless failures. Or should I say, learning experience. I have been in and out of jail. When I wasn't in jail I was always on probation and in a program. I was a liar, a thief, a dealer, a user of drugs and people and a  manipulator. I had little to no work ethic. What morals I had were distorted from years and years of the active addiction lifestyles. I have neglected friends and family for years. I was selfish, self-seeking and dishonest. Mostly, I lied to myself. Since I arrived at the Courage house and started the 12 steps of an anonymous program, steps which I have now completed for the first time, I have become more honest, trusting, trusted, more selfless, I have gained a high standard of work ethic. I love myself and can show real love and kindness to others without expectations. I got the last 2 suspensions taken off of my drivers license. I got Sr 22 insurance, and got my license. I got full coverage and also bought a vehicle which I have thus far successfully kept the payments current and up to date. I now have a credit score...instead of saying N/A on my credit report, it says 624. I don't know if that's good...but I know it's better than what it was. Lol. I do service work to help others, not to look good or gain anything other than the self respect it gives me and the joy of lessening the pain of life for others. I'm moving out of the courage house in a few days and have secured gainful employment in the town I'm moving to. All of this I have accomplished while meeting the requirements of the courage house and probation in 2 counties I'm now off of probation for the first time in roughly 20 years. I have freedom in so many ways. I'm so grateful for so much that I can never express it all I am so grateful to all of the people that have helped me to be successful. Who have pushed me. Thank you to my higher power, Jesus for giving me everything and everyone I need to make it thus far. Thank you to Mark Storms and all the guys at the courage house for being my friends, my mentors, and my brothers. Just for today I will stay clean and live the spiritual principles I have learned so that I can show my gratitude to all of you and myself. Today, I can say I am proud of myself. I love me. And with God...I can do anything.