#1 Carmine's House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

#1 Carmine's House is a men's sober living home on Rosedale Street in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is certified through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing and operated by Valerio Botta, who runs a second certified men's home under the Carmine's House name in Quincy.

A Men's Sober House on Rosedale Street

This sober house in Dorchester serves men in recovery, and the certified capacity here is twenty residents. A single-gender house of that size runs on shared expectations: house meetings, curfew and common space all apply the same way to everyone living there, and no one is the only man navigating a mixed household.

What MASH Certification Establishes

Certification through MASH, the state's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences, commits a house to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, and a complaint process that runs outside the house itself. It also places the residence at NARR Level II, meaning a house manager oversees daily life while residents get treatment and other clinical care from providers elsewhere in the city.

Life in Dorchester, Suffolk County

Dorchester is the largest neighborhood in Boston, and that scale matters for a resident rebuilding a routine: outpatient providers, MBTA bus and Red Line service, and entry-level employment are all close by without requiring a car. Suffolk County concentrates more certified sober housing than any other part of the state, which gives a resident here more options nearby if a transfer is ever needed.

Valerio Botta's Sober Homes in Greater Boston

Rosedale Street is the first of two Carmine's House properties Valerio Botta runs. The second sits in Quincy, a short trip south. A man who needs a different set of housemates, or simply a change of scenery, can raise it with an operator who already knows him.