About this Recovery House
Real Recovery Sitka Street is a men's sober living home in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is one of seven sober living locations run by Real Recovery, a Tampa Bay organization that pairs peer recovery housing with its own licensed outpatient treatment programs. The house sits on West Sitka Street in the Town 'n' Country area of northwest Tampa, a few minutes from the Veterans Expressway.
A Men's Sober Living Home on West Sitka Street
Residents here are men, and that single restriction settles the questions people ask first about a shared house: bedrooms, bathrooms, common space and house meetings all serve one population, and one set of expectations covers everyone. The property is fully furnished, with renovated living space, granite kitchen counters, on-site laundry and parking. A lanai-enclosed community pool, a shaded lounge with a pool table and a private backyard with a volleyball net give men somewhere to be in the evenings, which matters more in early sobriety than the amenity list suggests.
What the Monthly Fee Covers at This Tampa Sober House
Real Recovery publishes the money side of the program on its own site. Fees are due on the first business day of each month, and a one-time administration fee of $150 is collected at intake. Electricity, water, high-speed internet, cable and trash are included in the monthly program fee, along with all drug and breathalyzer testing. Monthly barbecues, cookouts and holiday dinners are covered too. A resident budgeting a first month in recovery housing can therefore plan on one predictable number instead of six.
Testing and Accountability Inside the Recovery Residence
Random breathalyzer and drug tests run twice a week. Staff with recovery experience are on site around the clock, so there is someone awake and reachable at the hours when a resident is most likely to be in trouble. Household responsibilities are shared, and residents stay for varying lengths of time depending on their own progress. The operator is explicit that it does not impose a fixed program length.
Florida Sober Living Certification and How to Check It
Recovery residences in Florida are certified voluntarily through the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, the only credentialing entity the Florida Department of Children and Families has approved for this kind of housing. Certification is not required to operate, so its absence from a public list proves nothing, and its presence is something a prospective resident should confirm directly with the operator for the specific address. Real Recovery also runs licensed clinical treatment programs, which is a separate credential covering the treatment side of the organization and not the housing.
Hillsborough County Recovery Housing and Getting Around Tampa
Tampa is the seat of Hillsborough County and the employment center for the whole bay region, which is why so much of Florida's Gulf Coast recovery housing clusters here. From northwest Tampa, the Veterans Expressway and Hillsborough Avenue put downtown, the port district and the airport within a short drive, and HART bus routes cover the corridors most residents need for a shift job. Twelve-step meetings are dense across the city, with daily AA and NA schedules at clubhouses on Armenia Avenue, Tampania Avenue and Gandy Boulevard.
Real Recovery Sober Homes Across Tampa Bay
Seven sober living homes carry the Real Recovery name, in Tampa, North Tampa, Brandon, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Bradenton and New Port Richey. A man who needs to move closer to a job, a court obligation or family stays inside the same organization when he does it, keeping the same fee structure, the same rules and staff who already know him.
More on The Sober house
-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 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
