Sunshine Sober Living sits at 5650 Donna Avenue in Tarzana, about two and a half to three miles south of central Reseda. From Sherman Way at Reseda Boulevard, drive south on Reseda Boulevard to Burbank Boulevard, turn west, then turn north onto Donna Avenue. The drive takes eight to fourteen minutes in normal traffic.
This is the shortest run of any area we serve, and it needs no freeway. Reseda Boulevard carries you south the whole way, across Vanowen Street, then Victory Boulevard, where Reseda ends and Tarzana begins, to Burbank Boulevard. Drivers coming from elsewhere can compare routes from other Valley neighborhoods.
Most first visits are families coming down to look at the place before somebody moves in. Read the Reseda area page or the men’s program page for background, then use these directions from Reseda to Sunshine Sober Living for the roads and the parking.
Victory Boulevard is both Reseda’s southern boundary and the Tarzana line, which is why this trip is roughly two and a half miles of one straight boulevard.
Start at the Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard intersection and head south. You cross Vanowen Street, then Victory Boulevard, the Tarzana line, then Oxnard Street. Stay on Reseda Boulevard to Burbank Boulevard, turn west, then take Donna Avenue north. The house sits between Wilbur Avenue and Vanalden Avenue, two blocks from Tarzana Recreation Center.
Use Tampa Avenue. Run south on Tampa to Burbank Boulevard, then east to Donna Avenue. Reseda has no freeway inside it, sitting in the box formed by US-101, SR-118 and I-405, so nothing is gained by hunting for an on-ramp. Coming from further out, US-101 Exit 22 is Reseda Boulevard and Exit 23 is Tampa Avenue.
Donna Avenue is a quiet residential street of single-family homes, not a commercial block, so drive it gently and leave driveways clear. Tell admissions when you plan to arrive and staff will say where to leave the car. Turning up unannounced is not forbidden, but a quick message first spares a houseful of people a surprise.
Yes, more easily than from anywhere else we serve. Metro Line 240 runs the Reseda Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard corridors and passes closest to Donna Avenue. On the Metro G Line, Tampa station sits about a mile west of the Reseda stop, with Balboa station east. Lines 162, 164, 165 and 152 cover the other corridors.
Sunshine Sober Living is recovery housing, not a treatment facility. California’s Department of Health Care Services does not license or investigate complaints against sober living homes, though a residence providing 24-hour non-medical recovery services must hold a DHCS licence. If you need help before you get here, SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP, is free, confidential and staffed around the clock.
Useful to bring on a first visit:
The whole route in four moves, starting from the middle of Reseda.
| Step | Road | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South on Reseda Boulevard from Sherman Way | Crosses Vanowen Street and Victory Boulevard |
| 2 | Continue past Oxnard Street | Tarzana begins at Victory Boulevard |
| 3 | West on Burbank Boulevard | Short stretch, one turn to go |
| 4 | North on Donna Avenue to 5650 | Residential block, two blocks from the rec center |
Reverse the four steps to get home, or take Tampa Avenue north if the boulevard is heavy.
From Sherman Way at Reseda Boulevard, head straight south on Reseda Boulevard about two miles – crossing Vanowen Street, Victory Boulevard (the Tarzana line) and Oxnard Street – to Burbank Boulevard, then west on Burbank Boulevard and north on Donna Avenue. Tampa Avenue south to Burbank Boulevard then east is a useful alternative when Reseda Boulevard is backed up. That is about 2.5 to 3 miles, roughly 8-14 minutes in normal traffic – the shortest run of any area we serve.
Sunshine Sober LivingEight to fourteen minutes in normal traffic, covering about two and a half to three miles. School-run hours and the late afternoon push it toward the upper end. Allow fifteen minutes and you arrive unhurried, which is the right way into a first visit.
No. Reseda has no freeway inside its boundaries, and the trip to Tarzana does not need one. The route is surface streets the whole way, mostly on a single boulevard. Freeway access matters only for visitors coming from outside the Valley, who leave US-101 at Reseda Boulevard.
A flat residential block of single-family homes just north of Burbank Boulevard, with Tarzana Recreation Center two blocks away. It looks like a neighborhood rather than an institution, which is deliberate, so watch the house numbers rather than looking for signage.
Sometimes, if admissions has already completed an assessment and there is space. Coordinating with the discharging facility ahead of time is what makes a same-day arrival possible, so the call should come days before the car journey rather than during it.
What we run is recovery housing: a substance-free address with rules, accountability and peer support. Clinical treatment belongs with licensed providers, and admissions can arrange that referral. Nobody, including us, can guarantee how any individual recovery will go. If you or someone you love needs immediate help, the SAMHSA National Helpline is free and confidential on 1-800-662-4357, 24 hours a day.
If you are reading this in a parking lot on Sherman Way, deciding whether to make the drive, make it. Call 866-216-9789 first so somebody expects you, and ask for a confidential assessment. You can complete the intake form before setting off, or read the women’s page on the way.