Morning
Getting up, keeping your room and shared spaces clean, and doing assigned chores. Room checks are part of the routine.
Miami recovery guide
What to Expect Your First Week in Sober Living
The first week sets the pattern. Here’s what it looks like in a Blue Waters home, and the errands that make the next month easier.
A normal day
Daytime
Working, looking for work, or going to school or outpatient care. Residents hold a steady job or look for work on weekdays.
Evening
12-step meetings, time with a sponsor and step work, house meetings, curfew and time with housemates.
Three things to do in your first 10 days
- Get a sponsor.
- Pick a home group. A home group is one specific meeting (its name, day and time), not the whole clubhouse. “The Tuesday 7 PM [group name] meeting at your clubhouse” counts. Just “the clubhouse” doesn’t.
- Take a service commitment at your home group. You don’t need to wait for their business meeting. Offering to help clean up counts.
A manager will check in on all three until they’re done. You’ll also start toward five in-person 12-step meetings a week, with a signed meeting sheet.
Errands that make everything easier
Handle the basics first: safe, fed and reachable. Each of these links to our Client Resources page.
- Food on day one and apply for SNAP. Food on day one · SNAP steps
- A working phone. Free phone
- Florida ID and birth certificate. Birth certificate
- Get your medication filled. Pharmacies near North Miami Beach
- Health insurance. Mario at Help465 helps with ACA plans, Medicaid and Medicare, free. Mario at Help465
- A bus pass. Miami-Dade has free and half-price EASY Cards for people who qualify. Free cards · Reduced fare
- Need a letter of residency for your ID, SNAP or bus pass? Let a manager know at least 48 hours before you need it.
Ready to take the next step?
Call for availability and pricing. We’ll talk through where you are in recovery, which home fits and what to bring, honestly and without pressure.
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