VFOR Essex Men Unit 2 Men's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

VFOR Essex Men Unit 2 is a men's recovery home in Essex Junction, Vermont, in Chittenden County, operated by Vermont Foundation of Recovery. It is a four-bedroom, two-bathroom house at Fort Ethan Allen with two singles and two doubles, housing six men, and it is the second of the operator's two men's units in the city.

A Second Men's Recovery Home in Essex Junction

Running two men's houses in one place is worth more than the bed count suggests. A resident whose household is not working out can move without leaving the city, the bus routes, the job or the prescriber. The operator handles that internally, and the man arrives somewhere the people already know his name. Six residents live here, four of them sharing rooms. The address is not published, and placement runs through the operator.

Operated by a Certified Vermont Sober Living Provider

Vermont Foundation of Recovery holds certification from the Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences across its portfolio. Certification in Vermont is granted residence by residence and it is voluntary, so an applicant who wants to know the standing of one specific address should ask the operator and the affiliate directly. What certification of an operator does establish is that the organization has agreed to work inside a published code of ethics, written fee and rule disclosure, and an external complaint process.

Sober Living Near Burlington Without Burlington Rent

Fort Ethan Allen puts a resident about eight miles from downtown Burlington on Green Mountain Transit routes, which is the practical distance for someone who needs the job market and the appointment slots of Chittenden County. Essex Junction became a city in 2022 and holds a working downtown of its own, so groceries, a pharmacy and a meeting do not depend on the commute.

Expectations in This Essex Junction Sober House

The requirement is twenty hours a week of work, volunteering or school, attendance at recovery meetings, and adherence to a set of house rules that do not change from one of the operator's addresses to the next. Prescribed medications are accepted, including medication for opioid use disorder. Dues are weekly, with a one-time membership fee at the start.