Forster House Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Forster House is a women's recovery home in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the seat of Ramsey County and the state capital. It is operated by Stepping Stones Sober Living and holds certification from the Minnesota Association of Sober Homes. No street address is published for the house, and placement runs through the operator.

Who This Women's Sober House Suits

Sober living works for a woman leaving detox, residential treatment or incarceration who has somewhere to be during the day and needs the day to be predictable. It works poorly for anyone who still needs clinical supervision on site, because a recovery residence is housing and the clinical care comes from providers elsewhere in the city. Being honest about which of those describes an applicant saves everyone a failed placement, and a good operator will say so on the first call.

What Certification Obliges This Recovery Residence To Do

The house holds a MASH Certificate of Compliance against the NARR Quality Standards. That binds it to written fee and rule disclosure before move-in, a documented relapse and discharge policy, a published code of ethics, and outside review of complaints. Certification in Minnesota is voluntary, so a house holding one has taken on obligations the law does not impose. It says nothing about whether a particular household suits a particular woman, and it does create a record she can check.

Living in a Saint Paul Recovery Home Without a Car

Metro Transit's bus network covers the residential neighborhoods where the city's recovery housing sits, and the Green Line light rail connects the capital to Minneapolis along University Avenue. Between the two, a resident can hold a job in one county, keep an outpatient appointment in another and still make an evening meeting. That reach is the reason so many women coming out of treatment in the surrounding suburbs look for a sober house inside Saint Paul.

A Household Inside a Nine-Home Operator

Stepping Stones Sober Living operates nine certified residences in Saint Paul, and applications go to the operator. One application reaches every household with an opening, placement can weigh fit alongside availability, and a later move keeps a resident's job, meetings, providers and bus routes exactly where they are. Ask which houses have room, how the households differ, and who manages each one.