Harmony House for Women Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Harmony House for Women is a women's sober living home in Hollywood, Florida, in Broward County. The house sits on Pierce Street, a residential block within a few miles of the Hollywood Beach boardwalk and the Intracoastal Waterway.

A Women's Sober House on Pierce Street

Harmony House for Women serves women exclusively, which keeps bathrooms, bedrooms and the weekly house meeting single-gender and lets house rules address one population instead of splitting attention across two. Pierce Street sits in a quiet part of Hollywood removed from the tourist corridor along the beach, closer to the everyday services residents rely on: pharmacies, grocery stores and bus stops.

What FARR Certification Covers for a Hollywood Recovery Residence

Florida routes all recovery-residence certification through the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, the only body the state has approved for the role, and the program is voluntary under Florida law. Certification obliges a house to publish its fees and rules, follow a code of ethics and accept outside complaint review. A woman or family evaluating Harmony House for Women should ask the operator directly whether the house currently carries that certification.

Recovery Housing in Hollywood and Broward County

Hollywood sits between Fort Lauderdale, the seat of Broward County, and Miami-Dade County to the south, giving residents access to two metro areas' worth of treatment providers and job markets without leaving South Florida. Local bus routes and the nearby Tri-Rail corridor connect the area to both downtown Fort Lauderdale and the airport.

Before Applying to This Broward County Sober Living Home

Applications for Harmony House for Women go directly to the house. Questions worth asking up front include what the weekly fee covers, whether a house manager lives on site, how the house responds to a relapse, and whether residents on medication for opioid use disorder are accepted. A certified recovery residence would have to answer all four in writing.

More on The Sober House Recovery is a new way of life. It requires willingness and commitment. In order for our lives to change, our perspective has to change. Life in recovery is about changing the people, places, and things that were part of our self-destructive behavior. We recommend all residents fully participate in their recovery: NA or AA meetings are a place for healthy fellowship; having a sponsor and support group adds to the stability in our lives; working the 12-steps is the way we change our thinking and the way we feel, and giving back to others through service builds the message of hope that is so vital for wanting to change.