VFOR Rutland Men's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

VFOR Rutland is a men's sober living home in Rutland, Vermont, the shire town of Rutland County, operated by Vermont Foundation of Recovery. It is the largest house in the operator's network, with six bedrooms and five bathrooms in a residential neighborhood, five of the bedrooms single and one double, for a total occupancy of seven.

A Men's Sober House With Mostly Single Rooms

Five of seven men here get their own bedroom. That is unusual in recovery housing and it changes the daily experience: a resident working a night shift can sleep, and someone who needs an hour alone can take it without leaving the property. Five bathrooms for seven residents removes the other standard friction point in shared housing. The house serves men in recovery and men who are transitioning. Its address is not published, and placement runs through the operator.

What Certification Establishes for a Rutland Recovery Residence

Certification by the Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences obliges the house to disclose its fees and rules in writing before move-in, to keep a written relapse and discharge policy, to accept an annual onsite inspection, and to respond to grievances reviewed by someone outside the household. Vermont's certification is voluntary, which makes carrying it a choice the operator made rather than a box it had to tick.

Recovery Homes in Rutland County

Rutland is the shire town and the service hub for the southwestern quarter of Vermont. Rutland Regional Medical Center, the county courthouse, the Turning Point Center of Rutland and the Marble Valley Regional Transit routes all sit inside the city, so a resident can meet a court obligation, keep an appointment and hold a job without leaving the county. People coming out of treatment in the smaller towns of Rutland County usually find the city is the nearest address within reach of all three.

Medication and Expectations at This Rutland Sober Living Home

Men taking medication prescribed by a licensed medical professional are accepted, including medication for opioid use disorder. The commitment asked of members is twenty hours a week of work, volunteering or school, attendance at recovery meetings, and adherence to house rules that hold across every address the operator runs.