About this Recovery House
Purpose House Transitional Homes is a sober living home in Sarasota, Florida, in Sarasota County, on Fruitville Road.
A Sarasota Recovery Housing Program Serving Men and Women
Purpose House Transitional Homes started in 2012 with a single home for men, and it added housing for women in 2014, keeping the two populations in separate residences under one organization. Fruitville Road runs through the middle of Sarasota, putting residents within reach of downtown outpatient providers and the county's court system without a long drive.
Structure and House Leaders at This Sober Living Home
Purpose House describes its homes as safe, clean and supportive, and it staffs each one with a trained House Leader who runs daily structure, in-house meetings and fellowship. That staffing model keeps daily structure and accountability built into the house itself.
What Florida Sober Living Certification Would Establish
Florida certifies recovery residences voluntarily through the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, and the state keeps no public list of who currently holds it. A certified house discloses its fees and rules in writing, keeps a written relapse and discharge policy, and accepts an outside complaint process. Anyone considering Purpose House Transitional Homes should ask the operator directly about its current certification status.
Recovery Housing on Florida's Gulf Coast
Sarasota is both the city and the county seat, anchoring Florida's Gulf Coast recovery housing market between Bradenton to the north and Venice to the south. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, the county courthouse and a cluster of outpatient treatment providers all sit within a few miles of Fruitville Road, and Sarasota County Area Transit keeps those services reachable without a car.
Men's and Women's Housing Under One Sober Living Operator
Purpose House Transitional Homes has run separate men's and women's housing under one organization since 2014, which means a family with more than one member in recovery, or a resident who later needs a different setting, works with a single point of contact at Purpose House Transitional Homes.
More about Purpose House Transitional Homes Sarasota Florida
When Alan Tobiason, Purpose House Founder, and Executive Director, first read the book The Purpose Driven Life, he had no idea how it would change his life, let alone countless others. Through his own recovery journey, Alan Tobiason met too many people living life without purpose.  The powerful impact of this book set the framework for Purpose House's approach to recovery. In fact, our Founder, Alan Tobiason, still teaches a Purpose Driven Life class at Sarasota's Salvation Army Center for Hope.
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The purpose-driven life is a 40-day Bible Study, which took churches by storm in recent years. Written by Rick Warren, the lead pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest California, this book addresses two of life's most basic questions:​
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What on earth am I here for?
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How do I find my purpose?
Most self-help books tell people to look within at their own desires and dreams, but real meaning and significance comes from understanding and fulfilling God's purpose for putting us on earth. Our starting place must be with God and his eternal purposes for each life. Rick Warren explains, “The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.â€
