Dennis Guest Home is a unique sober living home for women. Established in 1955 by Joseph and Jessie Lee Dennis, the house originally provided elderly Santa Barbara residents with a place to live in dignity and safety. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis also gave food and shelter to many indigent families in the Santa Barbara area.

Since that time, the Dennis family home has gone through three generations of use as a place where people in need can find refuge and assistance – serving first elders, then people with disabilities, and now women afflicted by the deadly combination of chemical dependence and poverty. The house was turned into a sober living facility for women in 1996. In 1999 Jacquelyn Dennis Boyette, the founders’ granddaughter, assumed management of the facility.

The mission of Dennis House is to help women in unfortunate circumstances reclaim their lives and their dignity. Our approach includes loving care and individualized support within a clean and sober living environment.