Building a Foundation for life...

  Matt Dangel was — and still is — deeply loved and treasured by all who knew him, and while he was known to sit with others in their pain, he also was their greatest cheerleader, despite his own struggles.  

Patti Dangel said her son was open about his struggles, and although they were difficult for him and he carried a burden of shame, he became a person filled with humility, compassion and empathy for others.

“In that, he became less lost toward the end of the process,” she said. “He had more of a purpose because he was able to share his heart with others. He could hear others when they were struggling. He took time to listen to their situation and he would share with them what he had learned through resources and experiences.”

He walked alongside those individuals, if they wanted company, just to be part of their day and to let them know that they were not alone.

“Matt was a lot of fun,” Patti Dangel said. “He was a creative personality – he lit up a room when he walked in a room. People felt comfortable around him.” 

“Matt was somebody who created community around him no matter where he lived,” Stephanie Dangel said. “People felt safe with him during all phases of his life. That is just who he was.”

He also championed others and wanted them to win, even in the midst of depression or sobriety.

“A lot of people depended on him for strength and wisdom and guidance to get through their own processes,” Stephanie Dangel said. “He truly had so much experience and wisdom to offer and really guided people to places out of the darkness for them.”

 The Matt Dangel House will exemplify all that was important to its namesake: building community, encouraging others in their sobriety and offering a safe space. 

At Matt Dangel's House, we are a team of dedicated professionals who are committed to helping individuals overcome addiction and achieve lasting recovery. Our compassionate and experienced staff work tirelessly to provide a safe and supportive environment for our residents.  

M. Dangel’s House is a peer to peer run nonprofit organization  Helping males recover from alcohol and drug addiction has become our passion. Our sober living residences provide a safe, affordable, and structured environment. By providing a foundation, structure and setting boundaries, individuals find the support necessary to avoid relapse during the early stages of recovery—when they are most vulnerable. To live a life without substance use. Residents will strive to build a foundation so strong that they will live in a place where substance isn’t a requirement or a want.

This house is more than a recovery house. We build self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth. This house promotes the safety, resilience, and grit of human needs above any other needs. We accept our actions that we are not the victims of our circumstances, and then become the victor in our own lives. Our passion is to help community members recover from alcohol and drug addiction.

We want our residents to make mistakes here at the house, and not out there. So that when they do leave this place, they are confident in themselves that they can handle what ever life throws at them.