About this Recovery House
Real Recovery North Tampa is a men's sober house at 14702 North Florida Avenue in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. The house anchors the northern end of Real Recovery's Tampa Bay portfolio, and its address is the reason people choose it: the University of South Florida's main campus is about twenty minutes away, and the CareerSource Tampa Bay office sits on the same stretch of North Florida Avenue.
A North Tampa Sober House Built Around Daytime Obligations
Men live here, and the program assumes each of them has somewhere to be during the day. The house is fully furnished, with renovated living space, a gym, high-speed internet, laundry and parking. Staff with recovery experience are on site at all hours, and random breathalyzer and drug testing runs on a set schedule. Intake includes a conversation about goals, and education and employment are two of the four things that conversation covers.
Education Access from This Tampa Recovery Residence
Real Recovery classifies its housing as transitional, which opens a door most residents do not know exists. Florida's homeless tuition waiver program, established in state statute, covers tuition and access fees at Florida community colleges and state universities for people who meet the federal definition, and residents of transitional housing do. The University of South Florida sits twenty minutes from the front door. Staff help residents apply. For a man in his twenties or thirties restarting a stalled degree, that is the single most valuable thing on this listing.
Work and Job Search Support in Hillsborough County Recovery Housing
CareerSource Tampa Bay runs career orientation, resume help, interview coaching, job fairs and local labor market data out of an office on North Florida Avenue, minutes from the house. North Tampa's retail and service corridors along Fletcher Avenue, Fowler Avenue and Nebraska Avenue absorb a lot of entry-level hiring, and the university district keeps that demand steady through the year.
Meetings and the Recovery Community Near the Sober Living Home
Twelve-step coverage in north Tampa is heavy. Daily NA meetings run on North Nebraska Avenue, and AA clubhouses on North Armenia Avenue and South Tampania Avenue hold multiple meetings a day, including early morning and late evening slots that fit around shift work. Tampa's Tri-County intergroup office maintains the current schedules.
What Florida Recovery Residence Certification Establishes
Florida certifies recovery residences through the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, the state's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and the only credentialing entity approved by the Department of Children and Families. Participation is voluntary under Florida law. A certified residence commits to a code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, a written relapse and discharge policy and an outside complaint process. Anyone comparing houses should ask the operator to confirm the current status of the specific address.
The Real Recovery Sober Living Network in Tampa Bay
North Tampa is one of seven Real Recovery sober living locations, alongside Tampa, Brandon, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Bradenton and New Port Richey. The operator also runs licensed treatment facilities in several of those cities, so a resident stepping down from a higher level of care often lands in a house run by the same organization that treated him.
-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 have required 12 step sponsors 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 meetings 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
