About this Recovery House
Tampa Foundations in Recovery - Men's House is a men's sober living home on West Mohawk Avenue in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County, run by the same operator that houses a separate women's program at this address.
A Men's House Positioned Between Treatment and Independence
Tampa Foundations in Recovery describes its program as a transitional home for people coming out of addiction treatment, built to supply the structure and stability that independent living does not yet offer a newly sober man. The operator names access to employment opportunities, public transportation, churches and hospitals as part of what the location is meant to solve.
Supervision Without a Clinical Program on Site
The house is supervised sober living, not a treatment program: any clinical care a resident needs is arranged outside the house, while the operator focuses on keeping the environment stable and safe. That division is common in Florida's recovery housing market and lets a house avoid the licensing burden of a clinical program while still offering real daily structure.
West Mohawk Avenue in the Tampa Bay Recovery Market
Tampa is the seat of Hillsborough County and the anchor of the Tampa Bay area's recovery infrastructure, with outpatient providers, courts and a large job market concentrated in and around the city. A West Mohawk Avenue address keeps a resident inside that infrastructure without a long commute for meetings or work.
A Shared Address, Two Distinct Houses
The operator's women's house sits at the same West Mohawk Avenue address, so Tampa Foundations in Recovery runs a men's and a women's program side by side. House rules, meetings and common space are kept separate between the two.
More About The Sober House
The following guidelines and policies are intended to promote safety, accountability, and an environment for clean and sober living. Members are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the FOUNDATIONS IN RECOVERY guidelines. Violations of any of these guidelines may result in fines, loss of privileges, or expulsion from the program:
1. Abstain from the use of drugs and alcohol for the duration of your stay at FOUNDATIONS IN RECOVERY.
2. Submit a drug test and/or a breathalyzer when requested by either the director or resident manager. The member will pay the cost of a drug screening done as part of the intake process and cover the costs of drug tests given resulting from suspected program guidelines violations. Random urine analysis is administered at no expense to the member.
3. Remain employed or be receiving financial assistance while enrolled in FOUNDATIONS IN RECOVERY. If receiving financial assistance, be actively involved in volunteer work and/or be enrolled in and attending school.
4. Certain employment is counterproductive to recovery. Employment at locations that involve the sale and consumption of alcohol, and/or hours of employment beyond curfews, such as strip clubs, bars, and graveyard shifts, are not acceptable places of employment. Members are responsible for ensuring their personal and employment schedules adhere to the FOUNDATIONS IN RECOVERY curfew policy and house meeting schedule. All members are required to be on the premises before 5:00 a.m. and after curfew.
5. Mandatory attendance at the weekly house meeting on Sunday. Â At the meetings, each member's level of commitment to recovery is evaluated and discussed by the other members, chores are delegated, and grievances and disputes discussed and resolved.
6. Adhere to the program's curfew policy: on the premises by 11:30 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday, and 12:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday for the first thirty days. Thereafter, 11:30 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday and 1:00 AM on Friday and Saturday. There are no exceptions without prior permission. Violations will result in a mandatory urinalysis and/or Breathalyzer at the member's expense. Additional consequences may include fines, additional chores, loss of privileges, or dismissal from the program.
7. No overnight passes during the first thirty days in the program. Members who are in full compliance with all rules and requirements may be eligible for an overnight pass. An overnight request form must be submitted to the house manager at least 48 hours in advance of the requested date. All fees must be paid and chores completed prior to leaving on the overnight pass. The member will likely be drug tested at their expense upon returning from an overnight stay.
