Freedom House Men's Sober House

About this Sober House

Freedom House is a men's sober house in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. It holds Level II certification from the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing and is operated in alignment with nationally recognized sober living standards.

A Structured Men's Sober House in New Bedford

Freedom House runs as a structured program: residents agree to compliance, accountability and commitment to sobriety as conditions of living there, and those expectations apply the same way to every man in the house. New Bedford is the seat of Bristol County and a working waterfront city, with outpatient providers, courts and job opportunities concentrated close together, which suits a resident building a daily routine without a car.

What MASH Certification Establishes

Certification through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing commits the house to a published code of ethics, written disclosure of fees and rules before move-in, a documented relapse and discharge policy, and a complaint process outside the house. Level II describes the peer-managed structure Freedom House runs, with accountability built into the program itself.

Capacity and the Recovery Network Behind It

The state registry lists Freedom House with capacity for three residents, a small household where housemates and staff know each other well. The program connects residents to reentry and recovery-support grant programs, including ATR, RAP, Project North, Curran's Calling, Power Forward, the Herren Project and Catholic Charities, which widens the support available beyond the house itself.

Recovery Housing in Bristol County

New Bedford anchors the southern part of Bristol County, and its size gives Freedom House residents access to treatment providers and services that smaller towns nearby do not have on their own. For men leaving treatment or incarceration in the region, a certified sober house in the county seat keeps them close to the resources most likely to matter in the first months of recovery.