Independently Operated Sober Living Home

Champion Sober House — Sober Living for Men in Brockton, MA

Sober living for men in Brockton, MA, in a thirty-one-bed house with a big yard and good parking. Shared rooms are $180 a week and private rooms $200, with utilities included in the rent.

Champion Sober House, Brockton, MA
Location
Brockton, MA 02301
Gender served
Men

Brockton, Massachusetts

About Champion Sober House

Champion Sober House is sober living for men in Brockton, Massachusetts, a 31-bed house on South Street with four private rooms and 27 shared beds. A large yard and a parking area (first come, first served) sit on the property. Inside there is a living room with a television, coin-operated laundry, free high-speed WiFi and air conditioning. Brockton's bus routes and commuter rail are convenient from the house, as are AA and NA meetings and outpatient recovery services.

The home is independently owned and operated by Zero Tolerance. Curfew is 11pm, and house meetings are scheduled around when guests are available. Residents are encouraged to take part in 12-step programs and local recovery groups, and the operator puts weight on practical life skills such as interview coaching, resume workshops and CPR training. The same operator runs Union Sober House and Zero Tolerance Sober House in Taunton, as well as Zero Tolerance: County Sober House in New Bedford.

Rates & move-in
Weekly rate $180
Monthly rate $780
Move-in deposit $200
Minimum funds at move-in $380

Rates shown are current and all-inclusive. Confirm the figure for your room type on your phone screen.

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Someone will call you for a phone screen, usually within a few hours.

Sober Living Costs and What’s Included

Rent at Champion Sober House starts at $180 a week or $780 a month and covers utilities, WiFi, laundry and urine screening. To move in you need $380: the first week plus the $200 deposit.

What it costs to live at Champion Sober House
Item Amount When it is due
Weekly rent $180 Every week
Monthly rent $780 Every month
Move-in deposit $200 Once, at move-in
Minimum funds at move-in $380 At move-in (first week plus deposit)

Rent is due in advance and covers utilities, WiFi, laundry and urine screening. Nothing on that list is billed separately.

The deposit is paid once, at move-in, and is separate from your first week's rent. The minimum shown above is both together.

Private and Shared Rooms

Single rooms are rarely available for new incoming guests.

All-inclusive sober living rent payments are due weekly or monthly and are not currently covered by insurance or subsidies. The deposit shown above is due when you move in. Please be prepared to meet your financial obligations.

Rent includes urine screen costs and all utilities.

House Details at a Glance

Location
Brockton, MA — exact address shared after your phone screen
Gender served
Sober living for men
NARR level of support

Amenities
  • Private Rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking
  • Air Conditioning
  • Premium Cable
  • Storage
  • Laundry
  • Computer Station

Nearby
  • Job Opportunities
  • Transportation
  • Local Recovery Resources
  • Counseling
  • Grocery and Pharmacy
  • Parks and Recreation

Photos of Champion Sober House

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can live at Champion Sober House?

Adults in recovery who are ready for a structured, substance-free house. This home serves men in Brockton, Massachusetts. Most guests arrive from treatment or from another recovery residence, but that is not a requirement.

What does it cost to move in?

$380. That is your first week at $180 plus the $200 move-in deposit. Rent after that is due weekly or monthly in advance.

Where is the home?

Brockton, MA. The exact street address is shared after your phone screen, which is how we protect the privacy of the people living here.

What is included in the rent?

Utilities, WiFi, laundry and urine screening are all covered by the weekly rate. There is no separate bill for any of them.

Are private rooms available?

Sometimes. Private rooms are $200 a week against $180 shared, and they go first to guests already living in the house, so they are rarely open to someone moving in.

How soon can I move in?

Apply online and someone calls you for a phone screen, usually within a few hours. Availability changes daily, so the call is where you find out what is actually open.

Life in Sober Living: Structure and Peer Support

Champion is one of the larger men's houses in Brockton, with room for thirty-one guests, and it is run independently by Zero Tolerance Sober Living. In a house that size there is nearly always someone around who has been through the same early months. Newer guests pick up the routine from the men who came before them, and the common areas give the house space to gather.

Curfew is 11 PM. House meetings are set around the guests' work and treatment schedules, so nobody has to choose between a shift and the house. A House Mentor lives at Champion, and screening for drugs and alcohol is unannounced. Outside, there is a big yard for time outdoors and plenty of parking for guests who drive. Clear house rules apply to every guest the same way, whatever their length of stay.

What a Week in Brockton Sober Living Looks Like

  • Thirty-one guests So a newcomer is rarely alone
  • An 11 PM curfew That applies to everyone
  • House meetings set around guest schedules To fit work and treatment
  • A House Mentor who lives at Champion Plus random testing
  • A big yard and plenty of parking At the house

Home Leadership: Zero Tolerance

Recovery in Brockton, Massachusetts

Photo of Downtown Brockton, Massachusetts

Around Champion Sober House

Champion Sober House is on South Street in Campello, the neighborhood on Brockton's south side. George E. Keith Park is about a quarter mile away, roughly a 5-minute walk. A BAT Route 2 stop at Main and Calmar Streets is about 0.3 miles, and Campello station on the commuter rail is about half a mile. America's Food Basket on Main Street is about a mile on foot. Downtown, where MassHire and the peer recovery center are, is about 1.7 to 2 miles north.

Peer support and fellowship groups

Brockton AA groups are listed in the meeting finder from the AA Central Service Office for Eastern Massachusetts, which can be narrowed by town and day.

Recovery centers and community events

Stairway to Recovery, run by the Gandara Center at 90 Main Street, is a peer recovery center with peer-facilitated support groups, relapse prevention groups and recovery coaching. It also holds social events and has computers for job searches. Membership is free.

Clinical and outpatient services

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center at 63 Main Street offers office-based addiction treatment along with adult medicine, dental care and a pharmacy. It uses a sliding fee scale and says no one is turned away for inability to pay. Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital on Centre Street handles emergency and inpatient care.

Community and quality of life

Career coaches at the MassHire Greater Brockton Career Center, 34 School Street, help with resumes, interviews and training referrals. Brockton Area Transit, known as BAT, runs local routes that are mostly fare-free, and Route 2 travels Main Street out to Campello. Campello and Brockton stations are both on the MBTA Fall River/New Bedford Line to South Station.

Ways to Pay for Sober Living in Brockton

Most guests pay for sober living themselves, weekly or monthly. Rent is not currently covered by insurance or state subsidy. There are still more ways to cover it than most people expect, and the three below are the ones that come up most often. If money is the only thing standing between you and a bed, say so on the application. We would rather have that conversation than lose you to it.

Private Pay

Paying yourself is the most common route. Rent is all-inclusive: utilities, WiFi, laundry and urine screening all come out of the weekly rate, so there is no second bill to plan around. Most guests cover it from wages, and the house schedule is built to make that possible.

Family Support

Families often cover the first few weeks while a guest gets back to work. That is a normal way to start, and nobody here will treat it as unusual. A parent, partner or sibling can pay the deposit and rent directly, and we will walk them through the house rules, the schedule, and what to expect in the first month.

One thing to be clear about: the agreement is with the guest, not with the family.

Grants & Scholarships

Some states fund recovery housing directly, through scholarships, bed subsidies, or reentry grants run by state agencies and nonprofits. The money is limited and the programs change, so ask early instead of assuming there is nothing. Put it on your application if you need help with funding.

Grants & scholarships in Massachusetts

Not sure how you’ll cover it? Apply anyway — the phone screen is the right place to talk it through.

Apply to Champion Sober House

Apply online; someone will call you to conduct a phone screen usually within a few hours.

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