VSL Chartered Recovery Residence
Zero Tolerance Sober House — Sober Living for Women in Taunton, MA
Certified sober living for women in Taunton, MA, in a seventeen-bed bilingual house run in English and Spanish, with an optional weekly women's group. Shared rooms are $185 a week and private rooms $200.
Taunton, Massachusetts
About Zero Tolerance Sober House
Zero Tolerance Sober House is sober living for women in Taunton, Massachusetts, on Harrison Avenue near Main Street and public transportation. Fourteen of its 17 beds are in shared rooms of three or four, and the remaining three are private. Bedding, towels and hygiene products are provided, so women are asked to bring only what they need. Behind the building is a large parking area, an expansive side yard gives residents room outdoors, and common-area cameras record video without audio.
The home is run in English and Spanish by Zero Tolerance, a chartered operator in the Vanderburgh Sober Living network. A House Mentor lives in, and house meetings fall on every other Tuesday at 5pm, with an optional women's group once a week. Each resident attends five recovery meetings a week (church and Bible study count, and Zoom does for women who work), makes her bed daily and finds a sponsor, recovery coach or mentor within 30 days. The operator's men's home in town is Union Sober House.
Rates shown are current and all-inclusive. Confirm the figure for your room type on your phone screen.
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Sober Living Costs and What’s Included
Rent at Zero Tolerance Sober House starts at $185 a week or $800 a month and covers utilities, WiFi, laundry and urine screening. To move in you need $385: the first week plus the $200 deposit.
| Item | Amount | When it is due |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly rent | $185 | Every week |
| Monthly rent | $800 | Every month |
| Move-in deposit | $200 | Once, at move-in |
| Minimum funds at move-in | $385 | 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 offered first to existing guests and 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
- Private Rooms
- Free WiFi
- Parking
- Air Conditioning
- Premium Cable
- Storage
- Laundry
- Computer Station
- Job Opportunities
- Transportation
- Local Recovery Resources
- Counseling
- Grocery and Pharmacy
- Parks and Recreation
Photos of Zero Tolerance Sober House
Inside Zero Tolerance Sober House in Taunton, MA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can live at Zero Tolerance Sober House?
Adults in recovery who are ready for a structured, substance-free house. This home serves women in Taunton, Massachusetts. Most guests arrive from treatment or from another recovery residence, but that is not a requirement.
What does it cost to move in?
$385. That is your first week at $185 plus the $200 move-in deposit. Rent after that is due weekly or monthly in advance.
Is this home certified?
Yes. It is a certified recovery residence under Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing (MASH), Massachusetts's NARR affiliate, and it also operates to the standards of The Vanderburgh Foundation.
Where is the home?
Taunton, 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 $185 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
Zero Tolerance in Taunton is a house for seventeen women, run in English and Spanish by Bee Flores. Bee is a recovery coach and leads the Broken Chains Biker Church, and he cares most about helping people turn their lives around. The women here support each other in both languages, and there is a women's group once a week for anyone who wants it, though it is not mandatory.
The house meets every other Tuesday at 5 PM, and curfew is 10 PM or 11 PM depending on the night. A House Mentor shares the home with the women, and screens for drugs and alcohol are random. New guests do not need to bring much: bedding, towels and hygiene products are provided. There is off-street parking for women who drive to work.
What a Week in Taunton Sober Living Looks Like
- English and Spanish Spoken in the house
- A weekly women's group Optional for every guest
- House meetings every other Tuesday At 5 PM
- Bedding, towels and hygiene products Provided on arrival
- A live-in House Mentor With random screening
Massachusetts Certification and Standards
MASH Certification
Zero Tolerance Sober House is a certified sober living residence, which means it meets rigorous standards for safety, structure, and accountability. All VSL homes adhere to the standards of The Vanderburgh Foundation and, where applicable, recognised certifying organisations such as MASH.
VSL Charter
This sober house is operated by Zero Tolerance. Some Vanderburgh Sober Living homes are independently owned and operated by Chartered Operators of the Vanderburgh Sober Living network. A charter means the home operates to the standards of The Vanderburgh Foundation and carries the support of the wider VSL network.
What Women in Our Homes Say
Residents, families and neighbours of Vanderburgh Sober Living homes.
I have been here now for 2 years. If it wasn't for the safety and well run houses such as this one I would have never stayed sober. I feel proud and safe every time I come home and have such uplifting support every day.
My sober house has been instrumental in my recovery. It is a comfortable environment that allows you to be independent. You're held accountable and expected to uphold values that are consistent with your recovery. I am extremely thankful for the friends that I have made here.
My daughter has been living with Vanderburgh House for several months. Though she had been to many rehabs and other programs, this was her first sober house. This is the one place that we found has worked.
Shared with permission. Last names withheld.
Home Leadership: Zero Tolerance
The Zero Tolerance: Women’s Sober House in Taunton, MA is a structured sober living home serving women in recovery from addiction. The home was established 2 years ago under the leadership of Bee Flores who is a passionate advocate for the recovery community. Bee supports his guests by leading with attention and care. He is actively involved in his community, working as a Recovery Coach and leader of the Broken Chains Biker Church.
Bee is most passionate about helping ex-convicts re-integrate into society and turn their lives around just as he was able to do. With the grace of God, Bee was able to break the cycle and make something for himself. “Without a higher power, whatever it is that you believe in, we are nowhere. I want to get people through the doors and show them the paths to change their lives.”
Many Vanderburgh Sober Living homes are independently owned and operated by Chartered Operators-members of the Vanderburgh Sober Living 501(c)3 Foundation's collaborative membership organization. Independent Chartered Operators meet the same high standards and practices as VSL's staff-managed homes. Learn more about becoming an independent operator with Vanderburgh Sober Living.
Recovery in Taunton, Massachusetts
Around Zero Tolerance Sober House
Zero Tolerance Sober House is on Harrison Avenue, south of downtown Taunton. Mill River Park is about 0.5 miles away, and Taunton Green is about 0.6 miles, roughly a 12-minute walk. The nearest GATRA timepoint, Downtown Taunton on Cohannet Street, is about 0.6 miles. Community Counseling of Bristol County's main office is about 0.8 miles, as are MassHire Taunton Career Center and the public library on Pleasant Street. For a full grocery run, Trucchi's on Tremont Street is about 1.3 miles on foot.
Clinical and outpatient services
Community Counseling of Bristol County runs outpatient substance use treatment at 1 Washington Street, with individual, family and group therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management. Intake is by phone. Morton Hospital at 88 Washington Street, part of Brown University Health, has an emergency department and outpatient psychiatry.
Peer support and fellowship groups
Taunton AA meetings are listed in the meeting finder kept by the AA Central Service Office for Eastern Massachusetts. Through its recovery coach program, CCBC also pairs people with coaches who are in recovery themselves.
Recovery centers and community events
The state's list of peer recovery support centers includes the Taunton Peer Recovery Support Center at 1 Washington Street, in the same building as CCBC's main office. It is open six days a week, with Saturday hours.
Community and quality of life
Downtown Taunton is built around Taunton Green. MassHire Taunton Career Center at 72 School Street offers free job search help, training programs and a resource room with computers. GATRA runs the local buses from the Taunton Terminal, including Route 4, which loops through downtown and the neighborhoods south and west of it. East Taunton station is on the MBTA Fall River/New Bedford Line to South Station.
Ways to Pay for Sober Living in Taunton
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 MassachusettsNot sure how you’ll cover it? Apply anyway — the phone screen is the right place to talk it through.
Apply to Zero Tolerance Sober House
Apply online; someone will call you to conduct a phone screen usually within a few hours.
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Vanderburgh Sober Living homes are independently owned and operated by Chartered Operators. From day one you get the training, the operating systems, the brand, a Sober House Directory listing and a network of operators who have already done it.
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