Faith House #1 Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Faith House #1 is a women's sober living home in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is the only house for women among the eight Faith House operates, and it carries Level II certification from the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing.

The Only Women's House in the Faith House Network

Faith House #1 sits near St. Peter's Church and Meeting House Hill in Dorchester, and it is the sole women's residence among a network of eight houses that otherwise serves men. That distinction gives the house a role beyond just one address: it is where every woman referred to Faith House ends up, which makes it the larger and more established of the operator's properties, with room for around eighteen residents.

Structure for Women in Recovery

Faith House runs the same core structure at every address, including this one: an on-site house manager, a weekly house meeting, weekly drug testing, and easy MBTA access built into the location. Curfews and random drug testing round out a routine meant to keep residents accountable to each other and to staff.

Level II Certification

The Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing certifies Faith House #1 at Level II, which requires a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules before move-in, and an outside complaint process. For a family evaluating a women's sober house in Dorchester from a distance, that record is something they can actually check.

Part of an Eight-House Network

Faith House, a family-owned operator, runs seven other certified houses across Dorchester and Roxbury, all serving men. Faith House #1 is the destination for every woman the network houses, which means its size and its structure carry more weight than they would at a smaller operator with several women's houses to split residents across.

Recovery Housing in Suffolk County

Dorchester is one of Boston's largest neighborhoods, with MBTA bus routes and the Fairmount commuter rail line running through it, and a meaningful concentration of the city's outpatient treatment providers. Suffolk County recovery housing for women in this part of Boston is limited, which makes Faith House #1 a significant option for the area.