The Tapper Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

The Tapper is a men's sober living home in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is one of the residences RECO Institute runs for men in early recovery, and it is named in memory of David Tapper.

Outdoor Space at This Men's Recovery Residence

The operator describes a large backyard with private patios and an outdoor fire pit. Private patio space is rare in shared recovery housing and it solves a specific problem: a resident who needs ten minutes alone has somewhere to take them without leaving the property or shutting a bedroom door on the household. A fire pit does the opposite job. It gives the house a reason to sit together at night, which is when most people in early sobriety are at loose ends.

How a Game Room Works in a Sober House

The house has a game room. That sounds trivial and it is the kind of thing that keeps residents home on a Friday. Early recovery has a boredom problem that no amount of structure during the day solves, and the hours between dinner and curfew are when placements quietly fail. A household with somewhere to go and something to do inside its own walls loses fewer people to those hours.

A Men's Sober House in Delray Beach's Recovery Community

The address is not published and placement runs through the operator. The residence sits near shops and dining in a city with one of the largest recovery populations in the United States. Delray Beach is served by Interstate 95, US Highway 1, Tri-Rail and Palm Tran, and West Palm Beach, the county seat, is about twenty miles up the coast. Meetings, outpatient providers and entry-level work are all reachable inside the corridor.

Voluntary Certification for Recovery Housing in Florida

Florida makes recovery residence certification voluntary, administered by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences. Certified houses agree to a code of ethics, to giving applicants fees and rules in writing before move-in, to a documented relapse and discharge policy, and to outside complaint review. Because it is a choice, no conclusion follows from a house not appearing on a list. Confirm the current status of this residence with the operator.