Sunshine Sober Living is at 5650 Donna Avenue, Tarzana, CA 91356. From Woodland Hills, take Ventura Boulevard east, Canoga Avenue north to US-101 east, exit 24 at Tampa Avenue, north to Burbank Boulevard, east, then north on Donna Avenue. The drive is about four to five miles and ten to eighteen minutes.
Directions from Woodland Hills to Sunshine Sober Living come down to one freeway exit and three turns. The house sits at 5650 Donna Avenue in Tarzana, north of Burbank Boulevard between Wilbur Avenue and Vanalden Avenue. The Woodland Hills overview covers the program itself, if that is the question underneath the trip.
Two routes work, and both finish on the same quiet block. Men and women aged 21 and older live here, so families driving over for a first look usually want the men’s program or the women’s residence described in more detail beforehand.
Exit 24 at Tampa Avenue is the exit that matters; the earlier Woodland Hills exits at Topanga Canyon Boulevard, De Soto Avenue and Winnetka Avenue are the countdown to it.
Start at the Topanga Canyon Junction, where Topanga Canyon Boulevard meets Ventura Boulevard. Head east on Ventura Boulevard, then north on Canoga Avenue to US-101 east. Stay on the freeway as far as Exit 24, Tampa Avenue. Go north on Tampa Avenue to Burbank Boulevard, turn east, then turn north onto Donna Avenue.
US-101, the Ventura Freeway, runs straight through the district, so the Woodland Hills exits act as a countdown on the way east. Exit 24 is the one that matters. If you sail past it, take the next exit and work back west along Burbank Boulevard rather than turning around on the freeway.
The exits in the order you meet them heading east:
It looks like what it is, a residential street in Tarzana between Wilbur Avenue and Vanalden Avenue. No signage announces a facility, and there is no lobby and no parking structure. Visitors park at the curb and leave driveways clear. Tarzana Recreation Center, two blocks away, is the landmark to aim for, and the neighborhood around the house is quiet enough to wait in.
Yes, with a little planning. Metro G Line stations at Canoga, De Soto and Pierce College serve the district, and the Canoga park-and-ride holds 246 spaces. Check the shuttle connection from Canoga first if you are routing through Warner Center, because the G Line stopped serving Warner Center station directly in June 2018. Routes from other Valley neighborhoods follow this same format.
Not much. Identification, current prescriptions in their original packaging, discharge paperwork if there is any, and insurance details. Filling in the new client intake form beforehand means fewer questions once everyone is sitting down, and you can start a benefits check in advance, though nothing is settled until the insurer confirms it.
All three finish on Donna Avenue; the difference is timing.
| Option | Roads in order | When it works best |
|---|---|---|
| Freeway | Ventura Boulevard, Canoga Avenue, US-101 east, Exit 24 at Tampa Avenue | Peak hours, when surface streets crawl |
| Surface streets | Victory Boulevard east, south on Tampa Avenue, east on Burbank Boulevard | Off-peak, or when the 101 backs up |
| Metro G Line | Canoga, De Soto or Pierce College station, heading east | Arriving without a car, with time to spare |
Call ahead whichever you pick, so somebody is expecting you.
From the Topanga Canyon Junction at Ventura Boulevard, the simplest run is east on Ventura Boulevard, north on Canoga Avenue to US-101 east, off at Exit 24 (Tampa Avenue), north on Tampa Avenue to Burbank Boulevard, east on Burbank Boulevard, then north on Donna Avenue. Staying on Victory Boulevard east and turning south on Tampa Avenue works just as well off-peak. That is about 4 to 5 miles, roughly 10-18 minutes in normal traffic.
Sunshine Sober LivingAbout four to five miles from the Topanga Canyon Junction, which usually means ten to eighteen minutes behind the wheel. The address is 5650 Donna Avenue, Tarzana, CA 91356. Traffic on US-101 is the only variable, so anyone with a fixed appointment time should add a fifteen-minute cushion.
Exit 24, Tampa Avenue, off US-101 eastbound. From there the route runs north on Tampa Avenue to Burbank Boulevard, east on Burbank Boulevard, then north onto Donna Avenue. The earlier Woodland Hills exits, 27 at Topanga Canyon Boulevard, 26 at De Soto Avenue and 25 at Winnetka Avenue, mark the countdown.
Longer than most families first plan for. A study of 455 sober living residents found that those who stayed at least six months had significantly more days abstinent, fewer psychiatric and depression symptoms, and lower odds of an ongoing substance use disorder than residents who left earlier.
Call 866-216-9789 and admissions will work through it on the phone, including coordination with a licensed treatment facility on discharge and travel dates. For anyone not ready to speak to a residence yet, SAMHSA runs a free, confidential national helpline on 1-800-662-HELP, staffed around the clock in English and Spanish.
Sunshine Sober Living provides structured recovery housing and transitional living. Medical detoxification, residential clinical treatment and other higher levels of care are provided by appropriately licensed treatment providers, and our admissions team can arrange a referral. Recovery is personal, and no sober living program can guarantee a particular outcome. 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.
There is no need to have everything decided before the first visit. Drive east on Ventura Boulevard, come off at Exit 24, turn north onto Donna Avenue, and knock. Call 866-216-9789 to schedule a confidential assessment, send the office a message, or read first about what happens when a stay ends early.