Sunshine Sober Living sits at 5650 Donna Avenue in Tarzana, about six to seven miles east of West Hills and thirteen to twenty minutes away in normal traffic. The simplest route runs east on Sherman Way, south on Tampa Avenue, east on Burbank Boulevard and north on Donna Avenue.
The directions to Sunshine Sober Living from West Hills come down to two long straight roads and two turns, with no canyon crossing and no toll. Families driving it for the first time usually allow twenty-five minutes and arrive early, which is a good habit. Routes from other Valley neighborhoods follow the same idea.
The house is a house. It sits on a residential block north of Burbank Boulevard, between Wilbur Avenue and Vanalden Avenue, two blocks from Tarzana Recreation Center. If you are watching for a sign or a reception desk you will drive straight past, which is the point of sober living in a neighborhood setting.
The drive doubles as a tour of the Sherman Way recovery corridor, passing Hole in the Sky in Canoga Park on the way east from West Hills.
Start at Sherman Way and Fallbrook Avenue. Head east on Sherman Way, stay on it through Canoga Park, turn south on Tampa Avenue and follow it to Burbank Boulevard. Turn east there, then north on Donna Avenue. The trip is about six to seven miles and takes thirteen to twenty minutes in normal traffic, a little longer if you hit the lights badly.
Sometimes, in the middle of the day. The alternative runs US-101 east from Valley Circle Boulevard to the Tampa Avenue exit, then south to Burbank Boulevard. Exit 28 at Mulholland Drive and Valley Circle Boulevard is the main southern gateway, with Exit 27 at Topanga Canyon Boulevard nearby. At rush hour take the surface streets, because the 101 backs up both ways while Sherman Way keeps moving.
On the street. Donna Avenue is a quiet residential block with ordinary curbside parking, so park considerately, leave driveways clear and keep car doors and conversations quiet. Neighbours live here, and the house keeps its place by being unremarkable. There is no parking lot, which surprises people expecting a facility.
Yes, with a transfer. There is no rail station in West Hills, but the Canoga, Sherman Way and Roscoe stations on Canoga Avenue sit at the western end of the Metro G Line, in the neighboring Canoga Park area. Metro Lines 162 and 163 run the Sherman Way corridor east, and Chatsworth is the nearest Metrolink station.
Bring photo identification, discharge paperwork from a treatment provider or hospital, a current medication list, and an insurance card if you want coverage checked while you are there. Bring questions too, including the uncomfortable ones about relapse and house expectations. A written list helps, because people forget half of them at the door.
The directions to Sunshine Sober Living from West Hills in four moves, from the western end of Sherman Way.
| Step | Road | What to watch for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East on Sherman Way from Fallbrook Avenue | Passes Hole in the Sky at 21520 Sherman Way in Canoga Park |
| 2 | South on Tampa Avenue | Long straight run south across Victory Boulevard toward Burbank Boulevard |
| 3 | East on Burbank Boulevard | Tarzana Recreation Center sits two blocks from the house |
| 4 | North on Donna Avenue | Number 5650, between Wilbur Avenue and Vanalden Avenue |
Residents run it in reverse to reach meetings and family back in West Hills.
From Sherman Way at Fallbrook Avenue, head east on Sherman Way, south on Tampa Avenue to Burbank Boulevard, east on Burbank Boulevard, then north on Donna Avenue. A freeway alternative runs US-101 east from Valley Circle Boulevard to the Tampa Avenue exit. That is about 6 to 7 miles, roughly 13-20 minutes in normal traffic.
Sunshine Sober LivingAbout six to seven miles door to door, thirteen to twenty minutes in normal traffic and closer to half an hour at the afternoon peak. The distance is deliberate: short enough that family visits, jobs and familiar meetings stay workable, long enough that a resident is not living inside the routine that went wrong.
Coming from West Hills on US-101, use the Tampa Avenue exit, then head south to Burbank Boulevard and east from there. Going back, Exit 28 at Mulholland Drive and Valley Circle Boulevard is the main southern gateway into West Hills, with Exit 27 at Topanga Canyon Boulevard the alternative.
Mid-morning or early afternoon on a weekday. The west Valley slows badly between roughly seven and nine in the morning and again from four until seven in the evening, and both Burbank Boulevard and the 101 feel it. A move-in at eleven is far less stressful than one starting at five.
Yes, and it is encouraged. Seeing the house, the street and the people who run it answers questions no phone call resolves. Visits are arranged through admissions rather than dropped in unannounced, because residents live here and their privacy comes first. Call ahead and allow long enough to walk through properly.
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.
Keep the directions to Sunshine Sober Living from West Hills to hand, then arrange a time to use them. Call 866-216-9789 or arrange a confidential assessment, and Wendy Goldberg will set a visit that suits your schedule. If you are comparing houses, the Woodland Hills house is worth seeing the same afternoon.