Felicity House

What Felicity House does

Felicity House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit sober living facility located at 3701 Cardiff Avenue in West Los Angeles, founded in 1974 to provide structured recovery housing exclusively for women and those who identify as women (age 18+) in early recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse. The organization operates a single two-story Victorian residence with a maximum capacity of 9 residents, delivering its program through peer group support, one-on-one guidance, mandatory 12-step meetings, curfews, chores, and goal-setting — explicitly without any proprietary technology or digital clinical product. Programming is designed to bridge residents out of detox or residential treatment into longer-term sobriety while addressing job re-entry, legal/financial problems, and trauma triggers.

The business model combines three revenue streams: recurring monthly resident fees of $1,200 covering housing and programming, tax-deductible donations accepted via Zelle, PayPal, check, and money order, and proceeds from annual fundraising events such as galas, comedy shows, drag bingo, and holiday campfire gatherings. Maximum theoretical gross resident fee revenue is approximately $129,600 per year at full occupancy, with donations and events adding an undisclosed but likely comparable increment. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors (President Tammy Jo Dearen, Treasurer Valerie Anton, Executive Director Denise Day, and others) rather than shareholders.

Go-to-market is community-led: residents are acquired almost exclusively through word-of-mouth, alumni referrals, and institutional referrals from treatment centers, detox facilities, sponsors, and social workers. A weekly Wednesday evening 12-step meeting open to alumnae and the recovery community doubles as both programming and outreach. Marketing channels are limited to the felicityhouse.com website, community fundraising events, and organic community partnerships, with no paid acquisition. The organization has 51 years of continuous operation as its primary commercial asset, with no evidence of expansion, capacity growth, or product diversification in the available data.

Name

Felicity House

Legal name

Felicity House

Website

https://felicityhouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Felicity House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit sober living home in West Los Angeles, founded in 1974, providing structured long-term recovery housing for up to 9 women at a time through peer support, 12-step programming, and one-on-one guidance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sober Living / Addiction Recovery Housing

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Sober living services
• Women's recovery housing
• Addiction recovery support
• Peer support housing
• Twelve-step residential

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Resident Program Fees: Monthly resident fees of $1,200 provide primary operating revenue. This covers housing, structured programming including 12-step meetings, peer support, goal-setting, and daily living support in the safe haven environment.
2. Tax-Deductible Donations: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Felicity House accepts tax-deductible donations via Zelle, PayPal, check, or money orders. These donations support operational costs and the organization's mission to provide affordable recovery housing.
3. Fundraising Events: The organization holds annual galas, comedy shows, drag bingo events, Halloween fundraisers, holiday campfire events, and other community fundraisers to generate additional operating revenue and community engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Felicity House provides a long-term, structured sober living residence for up to 9 women and those who identify as women who are in early recovery from alcoholism and/or substance abuse. Residents pay a monthly fee of $1,200 that covers housing in a Victorian home in West Los Angeles, required 12-step meetings, peer group support, one-on-one guidance, curfews, chores, and goal-setting support to help them achieve stable sobriety and re-enter work and society.

Product overview

Felicity House is a non-profit sober living facility for women and those who identify as women in early recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse. It is a single residential program offering peer group support, one-on-one guidance, and 12-step philosophy-based recovery services within a structured long-term living environment. The organization does not offer technology products or software services; its offering is a residential recovery home program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women's Sober Living Residential Program
• Weekly Wednesday 12-Step Meetings

Quantifiable outcome

• 49+ year track record of success in women's recovery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix House: National nonprofit operating residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs, including programs for women. Comparable in 501(c)(3) recovery services but at significantly greater scale and clinical scope than Felicity House.
• Promises Treatment Centers: Residential and outpatient addiction treatment provider with specialized women's programming. Overlaps with Felicity House in the women's recovery segment but at a higher-acuity, private-pay level.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: One of the largest and most recognized addiction treatment organizations in the US, offering residential, outpatient, and family programs. Operates in a similar 12-step-aligned recovery space as Felicity House but at vastly greater scale and clinical intensity.
• Mountainside Treatment Center: Connecticut-based nonprofit addiction treatment provider offering residential and outpatient services with a holistic, 12-step-integrated approach. Comparable in recovery philosophy but with a much broader clinical service portfolio.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Major nonprofit addiction treatment provider with residential programs for women. Comparable in serving women in recovery and operating as a nonprofit, but with a clinical, multi-modality service model rather than a peer-led sober living model.

Regional players

• The Midnight Mission: Long-running Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing recovery, housing, and social services. Geographically comparable to Felicity House in the LA recovery ecosystem and overlaps in serving women in early recovery, though its mission extends to broader homelessness services.

Direct peers

• Oxford House: The largest network of democratically self-run sober living homes in the US. Directly comparable to Felicity House as a peer-supported, 12-step-aligned residential recovery model, but operates at national scale (3,000+ homes) versus Felicity House's single 9-bed house.
• Sober Living America: National nonprofit that develops and supports sober living homes with structured recovery programming. Comparable in providing peer-supported, 12-step-based residential environments, with a broader geographic footprint than Felicity House.
• The Women's Home: Houston-based nonprofit providing residential recovery, transitional housing, and support services specifically for women. Closely comparable in mission (women-only recovery housing) and 501(c)(3) non-profit structure, though it offers a broader continuum of services.

Others

• Volunteers of America: Large national nonprofit providing recovery housing, reentry, and supportive services including substance use programs. Comparable as a 501(c)(3) recovery housing provider with national infrastructure, though Felicity House's women-only, peer-led model is more specialized.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/felicityhousela
• Facebookfacebook.com/FelicityHouseSoberLiving

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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