About this Recovery House
RECO Institute is a coed recovery residence at 140 Northeast 4th Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It provides transitional sober housing for men and women in early recovery across a group of named residences in the city, run alongside the RECO Intensive treatment program.
Transitional Sober Living in Downtown Delray Beach
Northeast 4th Avenue sits a block off the downtown core, close to the shops, restaurants and services that fill the center of the city. Delray Beach holds one of the densest recovery communities in the country, with meetings running throughout the day and a population of people in recovery large enough that a newcomer is not conspicuous. The organization's houses sit within the city, which means a resident's housing, his meetings and his outpatient appointments generally fall inside the same few square miles.
A Group of Men's and Women's Recovery Homes
Housing is organized as separate named residences instead of one building. The Hart and The Siebold are women's houses. The Van Epps, The Tapper and The Row serve men, and The Row is a connected set of five houses sharing a backyard and a common path. Splitting the housing this way lets the organization keep each household single-gender and small, and it gives staff somewhere to move a resident whose current house is a poor fit without ending the placement.
Housing Paired With a Treatment Program
The residences run alongside RECO Intensive, the organization's treatment arm. For a resident that pairing means the clinical schedule and the housing rules are set by people who talk to each other, and a change in one is visible in the other. It also means the housing is aimed at a particular stage: early recovery, with structure, on the way to independent living. A clinical license belongs to the treatment program and is a separate credential from any certification covering a residence.
Recovery Housing in Delray Beach and Palm Beach County
Delray Beach sits on the Atlantic coast between Boynton Beach and Boca Raton, with West Palm Beach, the county seat, about twenty miles north. Interstate 95, US Highway 1 and the Tri-Rail line all run through the city, and Palm Tran covers the local corridors. A resident can reach Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach and the Broward County cities without a car, which matters when a job, a sponsor and a clinician end up in three different towns.
What Certification Would Establish for a Florida Sober House
Certification of recovery residences in Florida is voluntary and administered by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, the state's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. It requires a published ethics code, disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy, and complaint review from outside the house. Confirm the current status of any specific residence with the operator before signing.
More about the sober house
We strive to facilitate meaningful change in a safe and sober environment while allowing individuals in recovery to assume and uphold responsibilities, to foster connections with peers, and to work toward fully independent living.
Together, RECO Institute and RECO Intensive form a team.
A team that will hold you accountable.
A team that will create camaraderie.
A team that will provide stability.
A team that will be home.
