Sober house operator says he has paused Percival Street plan Dorchester Reporter

Even Boston Inspectional Services Commissioner William “Buddy” Christopher Jr., who worked with the Pizziferris to remedy violations at the Potosi Street location, said he was unaware of their plans. Christopher said Pizziferri Jr. told him the Percival Street location would not be a sober home. In some cases, SoberHouse.com could charge a small cost per call, to a licensed treatment center, a paid advertiser, this allows SoberHouse.com to offer free resources and information to those in need by calling the free hotline you agree to the terms of use. We do not receive any commission or fee that is dependent upon which treatment provider a caller chooses. We expect our residents to be actively involved in an individual recovery plan. We facilitate in- house AA and NA meetings, and all residents are subject to supervised drug and alcohol testing.

Christopher asked Pizziferri Jr. to hold off opening 29 Percival St. for two months, which he refused, saying it would be a financial burden and harm those seeking housing. Pizziferri III said the density is intentional, “so there is that community, so there is that camaraderie.” He called it “intimidating” to go door-to-door to introduce himself. “You can’t subject a sober home to a different standard than you would anybody else in your neighborhood,” said Larissa Matzek of MASH. Transitional housing is temporary housing for the working homeless population and is set up to transition their residents to permanent housing.

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At Brady’s Place 12 step Residential Program we take the time to get to know you  as an individual and develop a care plan that fits your specific needs. Our residential sober homes emphasize a 12 Step based spiritual solution. At Brady’s Place we strive  to solve the root cause of the pain and stressors that sober house in dorchester lead to alcoholism and addiction. The burden on Roxbury and Dorchester in this area is immense, Miranda said, ticking off streets where multiple houses flipped to sober homes often without telling neighbors. Sheila Dillon, Boston’s housing chief, was among those visibly frustrated by the meeting’s turn.

• Each guest can expect a clean bed, sufficient clothing storage, HDTV w/ cable and free wifi in every room inside a clean, well maintained home cared for by the guests who stay there!
• The Pizziferris emphasized the need for sober homes in a city and region struggling with an opioid crisis.
• More than two dozen residents from Potosi and Percival streets and Mount Ida Road sought answers about sober residences owned and operated by Joseph Pizziferri Jr. and his son, Joseph Pizziferri III, including one at on Potosi Street and a new one set to open on Percival Street.
• Their eighth residence was recently certified at 29 Percival St., the Pizziferris said, though it has not yet opened.
• Abutter Nadine Poindexter said she learned of the plan when she bumped into a sober home representative who was inspecting the property.
• Beyond sober homes, Boston appears to bear much of the burden of the statewide opioid crisis.

Tempers reached a boiling point earlier in July when Winthrop Street residents learned that the new owner of 31 Winthrop Street, an entity called 41 LLC, was considering renting the $600,000 Second Empire style Victorian home to a sober home operator. Abutter Nadine Poindexter said she learned of the plan when she bumped into a sober home representative who was inspecting the property. Two blocks from Redd’s home, at 570 Warren Street, residents of a 56-unit facility have over the years angered abutters, littering the gated private green space in Elm Hill Park with dirty hypodermic needles. A block to the west of Redd’s home, a facility at the corner of Humboldt and Howland streets received fierce pushback from abutters when it sought zoning approval to expand the number of beds.

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Each woman will have equitable access to comprehensive care and have the chance to share their experiences of motherhood, children, and women-specific issues. Following their time at the house, the women will be prepared to re-enter their family lives and society. Across Roxbury and Dorchester, many residents are wondering the same thing. Sober homes are largely unregulated facilities that house people who are in various stages of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Because people with addictions are protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act, city officials and abutters have limited options to stop sober homes from opening or regulate them.

Their eighth residence was recently certified at 29 Percival St., the Pizziferris said, though it has not yet opened. More than two dozen residents from Potosi and Percival streets and Mount Ida Road sought answers about sober residences owned and operated by Joseph Pizziferri Jr. and his son, Joseph Pizziferri III, including one at on Potosi Street https://ecosoberhouse.com/article/ptsd-and-alcohol-abuse/ and a new one set to open on Percival Street. Brady’s Place has helped thousands of men, women and young adults reclaim their families, lives and dignity using the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. “The issue of sober homes has to be addressed at the state level,” Miranda said on her return, adding she will look into legislative options.

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Neighbors discovered 16 Potosi was a sober home when mattresses were carted in. After a quick flip of the 29 Percival St. property that once belonged to former state Rep. Charlotte Golar Richie and her husband Winston Richie, neighbors saw dozens of mattresses going inside and realized that a similar status was likely in store for that house. The Pizziferris have seven residences across Dorchester and Roxbury, all named Faith House, each certified through the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing, which handles the voluntary sober home certification process for the state.

Golar Richie applauded the “true solidarity of the neighbors” in pushing for community process here. It was frustrating to be “hoodwinked by the people I sold the house to after 31 years,” a reference to the people who quickly sold 29 Percival St. after buying it from her. On top of the drug tests required by the Massachusetts Alliance of Sober Housing (MASH), their residents must be involved in recovery program activities, the Pizziferris said.