Clear structure
House meetings, daily chores and room checks, and house expectations that are the same in every Blue Waters home. Separate housing for men and women.
501(c)(3) · FARR Accredited · Fort Lauderdale Area
Sobriety isn’t a destination… it’s a journey.
Blue Waters Recovery Foundation provides structured, peer-supported sober living in the Fort Lauderdale area, with homes in Oakland Park (women) and Pompano Beach (men and women), plus North Miami Beach (men and women) — with accountability, community, and hope.
Call anytime to ask about availability. Office hours Mon–Sun 9am–5pm.
Why we exist
We believe everyone who is serious about recovery deserves a real chance at it: a safe, structured home, people who hold them accountable, and a community that won’t give up on them.
That belief started with our founder. As Tiffany Skuraton has shared publicly, she is a person in long-term recovery who once faced addiction and homelessness in South Florida. Early in her sobriety she dreamed of someday running a small recovery home for women, offering the accountability and support she had needed herself.
About two and a half years into her recovery, that dream became the first house. She also saw how rescue dogs could give people in recovery something rare: love without judgment. The sober-living work became known as Sober Living by Tiffany, and in 2022 it continued as Blue Waters Recovery Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The purpose hasn’t changed: structure, second chances, and a place to practice a new life.
Nonprofit recovery housing
Greater Fort Lauderdale & North Miami Beach
12-step focused
Not affiliated with any detox or treatment center
How we do it
Structure, accountability and community, every day
If you’re serious about your sobriety, we’ll take your sobriety seriously. Here’s how that looks in every Blue Waters home.
Long-term phases
A long-term, phased program. Curfews and privileges ease as residents make progress and build time.
12-step meetings every week
Five in-person 12-step meetings a week, with a signed meeting sheet. Any “Anonymous” 12-step meeting counts (AA, NA, CA, CMA and so on). SMART Recovery meetings don’t count toward Blue Waters’ required weekly meetings.
Real accountability
Random and frequent monitored drug and alcohol testing, and weekly one-on-ones with house managers on sponsor, steps, meetings, work and goals.
Work and routine
Residents hold a steady job or look for work on weekdays, with job-search support and links to free classes and job training.
Peer support and dogs
Free peer specialists who visit residents at home, a recovery community around them, and dog-friendly homes shared with rescue dogs from Blue Waters Dog Rescue. Real love is unconditional.
A clear path for every resident
Every resident follows the same step-by-step checklist, from the first days to long-term goals. Each step links to free help in the community.
- Survival & safetyFood, a phone, ID, Medicaid and SNAP, medication, a bus pass
- StabilityIncome, a bank account, a doctor and dentist, legal and reentry issues
- ConnectionMeetings and a sponsor, peer specialists, family support
- ConfidenceGED and classes, certifications, better jobs, credit repair
- GrowthGiving back, helping someone newer, long-term goals
Non-medical and independent: we don’t provide medical treatment, and residents who need clinical care are directed to appropriate providers.
What we offer
Homes, help and a way to be part of it
For people looking for help, and their families
Looking for a safe place to start recovery?
You deserve a real chance at recovery. Our homes are where adults in early recovery live together, hold each other accountable and practice a new life. If you or someone you love may be interested, call us. We’ll walk you through an assessment and current availability — honestly and without pressure.
How to get started
- Call us at (954) 344-0550, or use the contact page. You can call for yourself or for someone you love.
- Talk it through. We’ll go over an assessment and current availability. Call for availability and pricing.
- Move in and get connected. In your first 10 days you get a sponsor, pick a home group and take a service commitment, with a manager checking in until all three are done.
Worried about someone you love?
Addiction affects the whole family. We’ve gathered free support groups and helplines for parents, partners, kids, siblings and friends, whether or not your loved one is ready yet.
In an emergency, dial 911. For a mental health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988.
For current residents
Already living with us?
You’re here to build a new life, and we want to help you do it. Start with your checklist, keep the house expectations handy, and use our free resource guide for food, rides, benefits, jobs and meetings.
Start Here checklist
Your first 10 days, then one step at a time from the basics to long-term goals.
House expectations
Daily habits, meetings, work, rent, chores and phases.
Payments
Rent is due every Friday for the following week. See the ways to pay.
Client resources
Helplines, bus passes, food and benefits, clinics, jobs, credit, libraries and meetings near your house.
Free peer specialists
Someone in long-term recovery who visits you at home, for free.
Career test
Find work that fits you, then use the jobs section to get started.
Questions about the house, your phase or your rent? Let a manager know, or call (954) 344-0550.
For funders, donors and partners
Why support Blue Waters
When you support Blue Waters, you help give people a real chance at lasting recovery: a safe, structured home, accountability and a community behind them. Blue Waters Recovery Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on housing and support for people seeking recovery from addiction and alcoholism. Our approach is described above.
Who we serve
- Adults in recovery from addiction and alcoholism, in separate homes for men and women.
- Homes in the Fort Lauderdale area, in Oakland Park (women) and Pompano Beach (men and women), plus North Miami Beach (men and women).
- People rebuilding from the ground up, including people coming home from jail or prison: our free resource guide has a dedicated reentry section.
What sets our model apart
- Peer-supported recovery residences with the same clear expectations in every home.
- Weekly program reviews, five 12-step meetings a week and monitored testing.
- An employment culture: work or an active job search on weekdays.
- A step-by-step resident pathway from basic needs to long-term goals.
- Non-medical and independent of any detox or treatment center.
Community partnerships
Peer specialists from South Florida Wellness Network and WestCare visit residents at home for free, and Fellowship RCO offers free peer support in Broward. YouFit gives clients free gym memberships. Local businesses help keep our homes running.
Meet our partners →A free public resource guide
Our client resources guide and walk-in map are open to anyone: helplines, transportation, food and benefits, health care, reentry, jobs, housing and recovery meetings across South Florida.
See the resource guide →People and dogs, healing together
Rescue dogs from Blue Waters Dog Rescue, its own 501(c)(3), live in our homes while they wait for forever families.
About the partnership →Where your support goes
- Safe, structured homes in the Fort Lauderdale area (Oakland Park and Pompano Beach) and North Miami Beach
- House operations, upkeep and everyday essentials
- Program support that backs accountability and long-term recovery
- Our partnership with Blue Waters Dog Rescue
For grantmakers
Blue Waters Recovery Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; gifts may be tax-deductible as allowed by law. To ask about our programs, organizational documents or a partnership, email [email protected] or call (954) 344-0550.
Ways to help
Give
One-time or monthly gifts keep structured, peer-supported homes running.
DonateVolunteer
Our biggest practical need is facilities maintenance and upkeep, plus events and office help.
VolunteerPartner or fund
Grants, donated services and supplies, jobs for residents, or sponsoring an event. Let’s talk.
Contact usReady to talk?
Whether you’re looking for help, already living with us, or want to help someone else get a real chance at recovery, we’d love to hear from you.
Call (954) 344-0550 Contact us
Main campus: 509 SW 2nd Place, Pompano Beach, FL 33060 · Office hours Mon–Sun 9am–5pm · [email protected]