A New Beginning 5 Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

A New Beginning 5 is a women's sober living home on Maple Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It holds MASH certification at NARR Level II and has capacity for eight residents.

A Second Certified Women's Unit on Maple Street

A New Beginning 5 shares its Maple Street address with a sister unit under the same operator, each keeping its own group of eight women. Running two similarly sized units on one property gives each group of residents its own separate household.

What Certification Requires

NARR Level II certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing obligates the operator to a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and house rules, and a documented relapse and discharge policy at this unit as at every other it runs.

Connected to a Wider Dorchester Program

Beyond its two Maple Street units, the operator runs a separate set of men's units on Vesta Road, also in Dorchester, giving the organization a program that covers both genders within the same neighborhood.

Recovery Housing in Dorchester and Suffolk County

Dorchester's concentration of outpatient care, meetings and transit makes it a workable base for sober housing, and A New Beginning 5 sits within that same established network.