Women's Sober Living in Austin TX - ACTS Recovery Homes
If you are a woman looking for sober living in Austin TX, ACTS Recovery Homes has a place built specifically for you. Our Meadows Women’s Sober Living Home in Austin TX is a safe, structured, women-only community. Call us anytime at (512) 900-5711. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We have been operating in Austin since 2007. Over the years, we have learned a great deal about what women in recovery need. The right environment, surrounded by the right community, changes everything. Our women’s home is that environment.
About Our Women's Sober Living Home in Austin TX
Our women’s home is the only dedicated women ‘s-only location in the ACTS Recovery Homes network of five homes across Austin, TX. It operates in Austin, TX, close to our Meadows Sober Living Home on the same street, and runs completely independently as a women’s community.
The home is built on the same foundation as all ACTS homes: the 12-Step program at the center, clear expectations for every resident, and a genuine peer community. What makes it distinct is that it is built entirely around the experience of women in recovery.
Why a Women's-Only Sober Living Home Matters
Recovery as a woman is not the same as recovery as a man. The pressures are different. The history is different. The way addiction takes hold and the way it releases its grip – all of it is shaped by a woman’s specific experience.
In a women ‘s-only home, those things do not need to be explained. Conversations happen at a different depth. Support looks different. The things that women carry into recovery, and the things they are working to leave behind, are understood by the community around them without requiring translation.
That is what our Meadows Women’s home offers. It is not simply a sober living home that admits women. It is a community built for women by a network that has supported women in recovery in Austin, TX, since 2007.
What the Home Includes
Our women’s home in Austin TX includes everything needed for comfortable, focused recovery living:
- Furnished private rooms
- Shared kitchen and dining room
- Laundry on site
- Wi-Fi throughout the home
- Shared bathrooms
The home is well-maintained and run to a standard that reflects the seriousness with which we take recovery. You deserve a home that reflects that, too.
House Expectations
Every resident at our women’s home commits to the same clear expectations:
- Curfew applies to all residents
- All residents must be working or actively seeking employment
- Regular 12-Step meeting attendance is required
- Random drug screenings are conducted for all residents
- Everyone participates in caring for the household
These expectations are the same across all ACTS homes. They are not punitive. They are the structure on which early recovery depends. The accountability at the women’s home is real and mutual: you hold your housemates to it, and they hold you to it.
What Recovery Looks Like at the Women's Home
The 12-Step program is the foundation of daily life here. Meeting attendance, getting a sponsor, and working the steps are requirements, not suggestions. Austin has a strong women’s AA and NA community, and many residents at our Meadows Women’s home find their home group within the first week of arrival.
Employment is the other pillar. Every resident is expected to be working or actively looking for work. The discipline of having somewhere to be and something to contribute is central to recovery, not separate from it. The structure of the house creates the conditions where both sobriety and employment become sustainable habits.
For a full overview of the services ACTS provides, visit our Our Program page, which covers all six pillars of the ACTS program in detail.
A Day in the Life at Our Women's Home
Days at the women’s home follow the structure that makes recovery sustainable. Mornings start with purpose. Residents head out to work, job searches, or appointments. The discipline of having somewhere to be is central to the program.
Evenings bring the household back together. Shared meals, honest conversations, and the kind of community that forms when a group of women is all working toward the same goal. House meetings keep expectations transparent and give every resident a voice.
Austin’s women’s AA and NA meeting circuit is active and welcoming. Many residents find a women’s home group within the first week and build connections through the local recovery community that last long past their time in the house.
The Women's Community at ACTS
The community at our women’s home is one of the most genuine things about it. Residents support each other through hard mornings, celebrate each other’s milestones, and show up for each other in the way people who understand one another can.
Many women arrive at our home having been through other sober living environments that did not feel safe, did not feel serious, or did not feel built for them. What they find at Meadows Women’s is different. A network of women who know what it is to rebuild, and who take the work of supporting each other seriously.
What to Expect When You Move In
When you arrive at the Meadows Women’s home, your furnished room will be ready, and you will be welcomed by women who remember their own first day. The house expectations will be walked through clearly and completely from the start. Nothing is left to assumption.
The first week is the adjustment period. New routines, new faces, new expectations all at once. Every woman in this house has been through those same first days. The community at Meadows Women’s understands what they require and does not leave new residents to navigate them on their own.
For a full overview of the process, call (512) 900-5711, and we will walk you through it.
Who Thrives at the Women's Home
The women who do best at Meadows are the ones who are ready to invest in the community as much as they draw from it. They come in willing to be held accountable, willing to hold others accountable, and willing to do the honest daily work that sobriety requires.
They do not need to have everything figured out when they arrive. They need to be ready to show up, be honest, and take the house’s expectations seriously. The program builds everything else from there.
If you have tried recovery before and the environment did not hold you to a real standard, this home is worth a serious look. The women here are not competing with each other. They are rooting for each other. That distinction matters more than most people expect when they first walk through the door.
A Word from Former Residents
Women's Sober Living in Austin TX
Our women’s home is located in Austin TX, a settled, residential neighborhood with easy access to public transportation. Getting to work, meetings, and appointments is practical from this location without needing a car.
The proximity to our Meadows Sober Living Home next door creates a broader ACTS community on the street. Residents from both houses often cross paths at meetings and events, strengthening the recovery network available to everyone.
How to Apply for Women's Sober Living in Austin TX
Call us at (512) 900-5711 or visit our admissions page. We will talk through your situation and make sure this is the right fit. There is no obligation when you call. If the women’s home is full, we will let you know and discuss all available options.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the ACTS women's home exclusively for women?
Yes. Our Meadows Women’s home is a women-only community. Our other four ACTS locations serve adults in recovery.
Where is the women's home located?
At our Austin, TX location. Learn more on the Meadows Women’s home page.
Does the women's home follow a 12-Step program?
Yes. All ACTS homes are built around the 12-Step model. Learn more on our 12-Step program page.
What is the minimum sobriety requirement?
We ask for a minimum of 30 days of sobriety before moving in.
How do I apply?
Call (512) 900-5711 anytime – we answer 24/7. More answers on our FAQ page.