About this Recovery House
Real Recovery 1st Avenue South is a men's recovery home on 1st Avenue South in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It sits in the western half of the city, minutes from Gulfport and a short run down 1st Avenue from downtown.
A St. Petersburg Sober Living Home West of Downtown
Men live here. The house is fully furnished, with renovated interiors, granite kitchen counters, large living and dining areas, high-speed internet, laundry and parking, and staff with recovery experience on site 24 hours a day. Random breathalyzer and drug tests run twice a week, and residents share household duties. Nobody is held to a fixed program length; length of stay follows the resident's own progress.
Pinellas County Recovery Housing and Life Without a Car
St. Petersburg is the largest city in Pinellas County, though the county seat is Clearwater, about twenty minutes north. That split matters in practice: county court and administrative business happens in Clearwater while most of the jobs, meetings and outpatient providers sit in St. Petersburg. PSTA runs the 1st Avenue corridors as its main east-west spine into downtown, and the SunRunner bus rapid transit line connects downtown to St. Pete Beach. A resident can hold a job, get to a meeting and reach a clinic without owning a vehicle.
One Predictable Monthly Cost at This Sober House
Fees are due the first business day of each month and include utilities, high-speed internet, cable, trash and all drug and breathalyzer testing. A one-time administration fee of $150 is due at intake. House cookouts and holiday dinners are covered.
Voluntary Certification for Florida Recovery Residences
The Florida Association of Recovery Residences is the only credentialing body the Department of Children and Families has approved for recovery residences, and Florida statute makes the program voluntary. Certification commits a house to a code of ethics, advance written disclosure of fees and rules, a written relapse and discharge policy and complaint review outside the household. Ask the operator about the current status of this specific address.
Real Recovery Sober Homes Around Tampa Bay
This is one of seven Real Recovery sober living locations. Clearwater is the nearest, and Tampa, North Tampa, Brandon, Bradenton and New Port Richey ring the rest of the bay. Real Recovery also operates a licensed treatment facility in St. Petersburg.
Our Program consists of the following…
-Each resident must consent to and pass a 16-panel urinalysis and breathalyzer test at the time of their admittance.
-Upon arrival residents will meet with staff to set goals for sobriety, length of stay, and plans for the future.
-Residents must remain abstinent from all drugs and alcohol for the duration of their stay. Failure to do so will result in immediate removal.
-Residents are required 12 step sponsor with at least 1 YEAR of continuous sobriety.
-Residents must be present for a mandatory weekly house meeting at 6 pm.
-Residents must attend a minimum of Five 12 step meeting per week
Within 14 days of admission date, each resident must have one of the following
-20 hours of work a week.
-15 credit hours of school.
-20 hours of volunteer hours a week
