The Recovering Communities of Step Ahead (RCOSA) is a post-treatment community-based sober living environment designed for people recovering from alcoholism and  chemical dependency. Our goal is to help recovering persons learn how to build a foundation for a lifetime of sobriety- by providing a safe, structured, supportive, and enriching environment which is conducive for learning  and implementing this new design for living.
RCOSA is a 501c3, Non-Profit, Tax Exempt, Charitable organization effective June 2, 2004.

RCOSA has and always will treat recovering men and women with respect, dignity, and grace, so imperative for recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.

Highly recommended by social service agencies and treatment centers throughout metro Chicago, Arizona, California, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Minnesota,  RCOSA has a seventeen-year history of success in helping clients gain the knowledge and confidence to lead a self-directed plan of recovery as they discover who they are and who they can become.

RCOSA offers individual, group, and family recovery sessions, in addition to self-help meetings. RCOSA warmly accepts those who wish to volunteer at or for RCOSA. RCOSA offers community dinners, outings, and ongoing building of fellowship.

RCOSA has not nor will not professionalize the Twelfth Step of our New Design For Living. We have and will continue providing a conducive environment for recovering people to have the opportunity to do Twelfth Step Work.