About this Sober House
Steve's Place is a men's sober house in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County, run on an explicitly 12-step model. It is a structured house with a defined orientation period, a clear set of expectations and round-the-clock oversight, and it is the operator's only address.
What to Expect at Steve's Place
New residents go through a 30-day orientation period on arrival. During that month the house runs a 10pm curfew and no overnights away, and residents are urine screened at random two to three times a week, with a breathalyser test expected on request. The house operates a zero-tolerance policy for drug and alcohol consumption.
Orientation is not just a probationary month, though. It comes with a specific list of things a resident is expected to do:
- Obtain a 12-step sponsor
- Hold full-time employment or attend school full time
- Attend a minimum of four recovery meetings a week in the community
- Take part in house obligations such as chores
Once the 30 days are complete, residents gain privileges including overnights and a later curfew. That structure earn the loosening rather than start with it is the spine of how the house works, and it is the clearest single indicator of whether Steve's Place is the right fit for someone. A man who wants a room and minimal involvement will find it a poor match. A man who knows he does better with an externally imposed shape to the week is exactly who it is built for.
Oversight and Practical Support
There is 24-hour oversight from an in-house manager and the owner, so the house is not left to run itself between check-ins. The operator also offers practical help with the things that determine whether early recovery holds: assistance gaining sponsorship, finding employment, and applying for food stamps.
That combination accountability plus help with the administrative side of getting on your feet is what distinguishes a run house from a rented room. Someone arriving from detox or a treatment program with no job, no income and no sponsor has a route through those first weeks rather than a list of things to figure out alone.
A 12-Step House in Portland's Recovery Community
Steve's Place is built around the 12 steps. The operator's position is that structure, fellowship and service are vital to a recovering addict or alcoholic, together with working a strong 12-step program, and the house requirements follow directly from that: a sponsor, four meetings a week, and involvement in the community rather than isolation in the house.
Portland supports that easily. The operator describes it as a coastal city with a vibrant recovery community, and points residents toward the Portland Recovery Community Center, local 12-step meetings, local detoxes and family resources including The Family Restored. Cumberland County has the densest concentration of meetings and recovery services anywhere in Maine, which means a resident can find a meeting most nights without a long drive a real advantage when four a week is the expectation.
Who Runs the House
Steve's Place is owner-operated by a man in recovery himself, with years of experience helping others both as a way of life and in a professional capacity. The house is named for his late father, who became a facilitator of local family-support meetings and a source of support to other people with family members struggling with addiction. That origin explains something about the house's character: it was set up by someone who watched the problem from both sides of it.
Considering Steve's Place
This is a single house rather than a network, so questions about openings, expectations and fit go directly to the owner. Anyone considering it should be clear-eyed about the orientation month, the meeting requirement and the full-time work or school condition, because those are not negotiable features of the model they are the model.
About Our Men's Addiction Sober Living Home
Sober living homes are group residences for people who are recovering from addiction. In most instances, people who live in sober homes have to follow certain house rules and contribute to the home by doing chores. Most importantly, residents must stay sober throughout their stay in the home.
Start a new way of life in our Sober Living Recovery Home.
Welcome to Steve's Place. Steve's Place is located in Portland Maine. A beautiful coastal city with a vibrant recovery community. It is managed and owned by two recovered addicts with years of experience helping others, both as a way of life, and in a professional capacity.
Steve's place is a safe, structured sober home designed to give recovering addicts and alcoholics the best chance possible at achieving long term sobriety. Here at Steve's Place we believe structure, fellowship, and service are vital to the recovering addict or alcoholic, as well as working a strong 12-step recovery program.
We Provide
-A living environment that is Safe, Secure, Structured and Supportive.
-24 hour oversight from in house manager and owner.
-Assistance gaining sponsorship, employment and food stamps.
-Relapse prevention via 2-3 drug tests per week and random breathalyzer tests.
-An immediate fellowship of housemates who can support you.
