straight street inc.

Straight Street Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with substance use disorder and co-occurring life-controlling issues live healthy and productive lives through structured and supportive recovery housing which follow the social model of recovery.

Founded by someone in long-term recovery, the program offers leadership that understands addiction and the plight of returning citizens. We believe that recovery housing along with recovery support services can give people the recovery capital they need to lead a victorious life.

Based in the North Springfield, Missouri, Straight Street caters to men and women in Southwest Missouri, particularly those coming out of prison and re-entering society.

The Straight Street recovery homes are accredited by the National Alliance of Recovery Residences and the Department of Mental Health. We are a Medically Assisted Treatment friendly organization with an MOU with Burrell Behavioral Health to provide MAT to individuals in our program.

Straight Street partners with the North Side Recovery Community Center to offer a range of programs including parenting, relapse prevention, peer-support meetings, recovery coaching, recovery coaching, job training and pro-social activities.

We also provide Narcan alongside Narcan training to prevent overdoses. In 2021 we provided Recovery Housing for 229 individuals.

What is recovery housing?

Recovery houses are safe and healthy residential environments in which skills vital for sustaining recovery are learned and practiced in a home-like settings.

We believe that recovery housing should foster the development of a sense of community where individuals improve their physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being. Straight Street offers a safe place for individuals to create a foundation for a lifelong commitment to recovery from addiction. Our homes are peer led and structured with a specific set of community standards designed by leaders who have lived experience who are now in long term recovery.

"What Straight Street did for me was give me the structure I needed in my life to be successful."

The road I was going down was leading me to death or incarceration. What Straight Street did for me was give me the structure I needed in my life to be successful. Most importantly Straight Street grew my relationship with God and I know without those two things I would be right back in my addiction.”
- Devon Wilkerson, graduate
"I’ve watched the program grow into a community that is walking out their recovery with strength and pride."

I’ve had the great honor of being the first resident of Straight Street. I’ve watched the program grow into a community that is walking out their recovery with strength and pride. Now, years later I also carry the honor of being a husband, dad to my kids, college graduate, and staff at the program that provided the structure and support I needed in my recovery journey.
-David Manning, graduate and current staff
"Straight Street gave me the confidence that I could not only successfully re-enter society but that I could thrive. "

After an entire lifetime spent on drugs, addiction, crime and incarceration I didn’t know if I would be able to function in society. Straight Street gave me the confidence that I could not only successfully re-enter society but that I could thrive and give back. Not only that, but I’ve found my tribe along the way.
-Zachary Rogers, graduate

walking it out

Check out snapshots of our Straight Street staff, residents, and graduates walking out their recovery through real-life community involvement and enrichment.