The FoundrySober Living · Est. 2025
The fire pit by the lake at the Lakehouse
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Life at The Foundry

More thana place to stay.

Structure. Responsibility. Brotherhood. Purpose.

Structure. Responsibility. Brotherhood. Purpose. Here is what everyday life at The Foundry looks like — without pretending that a pool or a lake does the work.

Read: a week inside the house

Daily structure

The dayhas a shape.

Early recovery goes better when the day has a shape. At The Foundry that shape comes from house expectations everyone shares: a substance-free home, randomized testing, a curfew, house meetings and rotating chores.

None of it is arbitrary. Each expectation exists because of a specific way first years go wrong, and we explain them before anyone moves in.

The main kitchen at the Beachhouse

Recovery community

Meetings, a sponsor,and men inthe same fight.

The Foundry is built around the 12-step program. Residents are expected to attend meetings, get a sponsor and stay involved with AA. Both houses are close to meetings and clubhouses.

The point is connection that outlasts the stay: a home group, a sponsor, and people who will notice if you go quiet.

Open-plan living at the Lakehouse

Employment and independence

Work is partof the program.

Once you’ve settled in, employment, school, volunteering or an outpatient program is expected. We help with resumes, job applications and interview prep, and with the logistics around them: rides early on, appointment coordination and court dates.

A paycheck, a schedule and a reason to be up in the morning are recovery tools in their own right.

The billiards room at the Beachhouse

Healthy recreation

Sober ways to fillthe hardest hours.

Kayaks and canoes on the lake, a pool and ping pong at the Beachhouse, the Broadwalk, the gym, the beach. Evenings and weekends are when early recovery is often hardest, so the houses give men somewhere good to put that time.

Amenities don’t keep anyone sober. They make it easier to stay around the people and habits that do.

Hammock and swings on the Lakehouse lawn

Shared responsibilities

Everyone carriesthe house.

The homes stay clean, respectful and organized because the men who live in them keep them that way. Chores rotate, house meetings keep everyone honest, and respect for housemates and neighbors is non-negotiable.

The second kitchen at the Beachhouse

Building a routine

Ordinary days,on purpose.

Up on time. Work or a program. A meeting. Dinner with the house. A call to a sponsor. Bed before curfew. Repeat.

It’s deliberately unremarkable. The goal is to make ordinary days feel survivable, then normal, then good — and to leave with habits that hold up without the house around them.

A furnished bedroom at the Beachhouse

Privacy comes first. We don’t publish photos, names or stories of residents. The photographs on this site show the houses, not the men living in them.

House availability

Your next chapterstarts witha conversation.

Ask about rooms, rates, tours or house expectations. A real person from The Foundry will get back to you. Sending this form does not reserve a bed.

Call or text
(954) 817-7143
Email
info@foundrysoberliving.com
Foundry: Beachhouse
701 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33019
Foundry: Lakehouse
871 NE 182nd Terrace, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
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In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). In an emergency, call 911.The Foundry’s phone line is for housing inquiries, not emergencies.