Dawn's New Day Sober House Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

12 Sears Street is a women's sober living home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, one of Bristol County's two county seats. It is operated by Dawn's New Day, a recovery housing provider serving women in the New Bedford area.

A Women's Sober House on Sears Street

This sober house serves women in recovery, and a single-gender household keeps meetings, curfew and shared space built around one population. Sears Street sits within New Bedford's residential grid, close to the city's public transit routes and its concentration of outpatient providers.

Dawn's New Day and Its Recovery Program

Dawn's New Day builds its program around ongoing support and relapse prevention, pairing a twelve-step framework with self-help mentoring and life-skills work. Residents get a structured plan for the transition after treatment ends, not just a place to sleep while sober.

New Bedford Recovery Housing in Bristol County

New Bedford shares county-seat status with Taunton in Bristol County and functions as the South Coast's largest city, with a working waterfront, a community college and a full slate of outpatient and court services. That density gives a resident more to lean on than a smaller Bristol County town would offer.

What to Ask Before Moving In

Applications go through Dawn's New Day directly. Worth asking: how the relapse-prevention program works day to day, whether a house manager lives on site, what the weekly cost covers, and how disputes are handled if something goes wrong.