Traci's Home Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Traci's Home is a women's sober house in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in Bristol County, in a residential neighborhood in the city's South End. It is operated by There Is A Solution, which runs recovery housing at more than one New Bedford address.

A Women's Sober House in New Bedford's South End

Traci's Home follows a three-phase program, with the tightest curfew, the most restricted time away from the house, and the heaviest meeting-attendance requirement in the first phase. Those restrictions ease as residents move through the later phases, giving the program a built-in path from close supervision toward greater independence.

A Phased Path Toward Independence

Structuring recovery into phases with easing restrictions gives residents a concrete way to measure progress. The heaviest structure comes first, when residents are newest to the house and most need it.

Setting in the South End

Rivet Street sits in New Bedford's South End, a longstanding residential neighborhood in the city. Sober houses operating in established residential areas like this one are a normal part of New Bedford's recovery housing landscape, alongside single-family homes and other longtime residents.

Recovery Housing in Bristol County

New Bedford is the seat of Bristol County, concentrating the city's outpatient providers, courts and services. A women's sober house in the South End gives residents access to that network without leaving the neighborhood.

"Our philosophy is to provide not just a living environment free from drugs and alcohol but to set the guest on the path to lifelong meaningful recovery, through the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the best known, most consistent and effective model for treating any substance use disorder. Helping guests to grow far beyond a safe haven free from drugs and alcohol by successfully guiding addicts and alcoholics from varying stages of abstinence to a healthy and stable place in recovery. In the midst of an endless opioid epidemic, there has never been more of a dire need to spread the seeds of spirituality into the infertile ground of our people, in the hopes of our clients finding a power greater than themselves to be able to cultivate a spiritual awakening inside of them sufficient enough for a psychic change and permanent recovery from the cycle of addiction." -There Is A Solution Inc. Sober living homes are group residences for people who are recovering from addiction. In most instances, people who live in sober homes have to follow certain house rules and contribute to the home by doing chores. Most importantly, residents must stay sober throughout their stay in the home.