Do you know a woman struggling with substance abuse? This is your chance to be part of something special and desperately needed; an inclusive, loving home for women to continue their sober journey and find themselves. Women in early recovery need time for healing. Those that care about them need to know they are safe. Your donation will be instrumental in allowing our organization to secure a residence and launch a successful program.
We accept online donations through the secure and user-friendly platform Donorbox. If you have any questions or would prefer to mail a check, please email us at iowacitysoberliving@gmail.com
| Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSYZJPDPGEAZG |
| Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/IowaCitySoberLiving-IowaCitySo |
| If you are a Cigna Employee, you can donate thru our charity page. https://www.thecignagroup.com/our-impact/esg/healthy-society/community/foundation/ Donate via your Thrivent Choice Dollars (for people who have a Thrivent Account – they can choose to donate their Choice Dollars to us): |
| Donor Advised Fund: https://thriventcharitable.thrivent.com/charitable-fund-options-donor-advised-fund https://www.fidelitycharitable.org/ |
| Thrivent Choice: https://www.thrivent.com/about-us/membership/thrivent-choice |
| Physical Cheque: Iowa city sober living Po box 2946 Iowa city Iowa 52244 |
| Don’t see your companies fund or preferred way to donate? we will work with you to add Iowa City sober Living – just reach out to us! |
About monetary donations
You can earmark your donation for a specific cause. We are currently working to pay off our mortgage. If you make a donation and earmark it “mortgage” – it will be applied to the principal directly.
Our women also need support for their program fees in the first month in the home. During this month, they focus on recovery – finding a sponsor, establishing a home group for recovery meetings, attending meetings while also looking for a job. If you ear mark your funds for recovery fund, women can apply to have those first month fees covered. They can also apply for support for things like: Help a woman get adequate clothes for a job interview, and Medical/dental expenses.
Ongoing donation – monthly- If you choose to make an ongoing monthly donation – we will target this to our operating expenses – you can do this thru venmo or paypal ($5/mo means $60/year! – If 10 people do that – that is $600 a year – every amount helps). Operating expenses pay for things like taxes on the house, toilet paper, laundry detergent, the practical, real life things that are expensive. Every donation helps!
Donate your time
| Teach Gardening – secured team of 3 – thank you! |
| Volunteer to manage quick books – secured – thank you |
| Volunteer to do repairs- 5 volunteers secured – thank you! |
| Grant writing – 1 secured, seeking 1 more |
| Donation of annual or bi-annual yard work – edging, trimming trees/bushes, raking |
| Donation to till the gardens |
| Donation to do our taxes |
| Teach Financial planning |
| Donation of yearly audit |
| Teach Cooking |
| Volunteer |
| Volunteer as part of the fundraising committee to plan a fundraising event |
Donate Items for the house
| We’re in need of a wheelbarrow and a longer garden hose. |
| We’d also love donations of pollinator plants — we have 3 garden beds ready to be planted. |
Give back to help a woman get a new start.
The Problem
In eastern Iowa, there currently are no sober living options for women outside of treatment facilities. In addition, the cost of sober living is not covered by health insurance, so our residents must pay “out of pocket”.
The Numbers
National data regarding the rise of alcohol consumption and abuse by women is staggering, a clear and troubling trend. Relapse rates are daunting. The need for more options is apparent.
- 15 million people in the US are affected by Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), 5.3 million are women
- 95,000 die from the effects of AUD every year, 27,000 are women
- 13,000 Iowans are admitted for AUD treatment every year, 6,000 are women
Our Solution
Recovery residences, or sober living homes, bridge the gap between primary treatment and return to pretreatment responsibilities and community. Iowa City Sober Living is the first of its kind in the area.
Since sober living is not covered by health insurance, ICSL depends on donations to help these women with their stay.
Thank you to the following organizations for yearly support!
An additional thank you you to our 2026 partners!
- Meardon Financial Services
- Alpha Graphics North Liberty
- CLP Property Management
- The Farmers Digest
Iowa City Sober Living 