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Built by men who lived the value of a good sober home

Anchor & Ascent was founded by two men in long-term recovery who want to give other men the same foundation that changed their lives.

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Experience that came home

Both of our founders came to South Florida for their own recovery and landed in structured sober living homes that changed the course of their lives. Today, both have built careers in the recovery field as operators and Certified Recovery Residence Administrators (CRRA). Anchor & Ascent is what happens when that experience comes home.

Robert Smith, Founder & CEO of Anchor & Ascent Sober Living
Founder & CEO

Robert Smith

With more than ten years in continuous recovery, Robert came to Florida for treatment and credits the structured sober living home he entered afterward with springboarding his recovery. He has spent nearly a decade in the recovery field, rising to operations executive and earning his CRRA credential, and has served as a property manager, on-site supervisor, and administrator at an established recovery residence in Delray Beach. Anchor & Ascent is his answer to a simple question: how do you give other men what was given to him?

Colin Keffner, Co-Owner & COO of Anchor & Ascent Sober Living
Co-Owner & COO

Colin Keffner

With over six years in recovery, Colin's own path ran through a South Florida sober living home he still describes in one word — brotherhood. He has spent nearly six years in the recovery field, growing into a director-level operator and earning his CRRA credential, with hands-on experience in admissions at an established Delray Beach recovery residence. He helped build Anchor & Ascent to create that same brotherhood for more men.

What we stand on

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Stability

A steady, predictable home where recovery can take root.

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Accountability

Honesty, responsibility, and follow-through — supported and expected.

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Brotherhood

Men who show up for each other, on the good days and the hard ones.

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Structure

Routines and standards that build consistency without feeling institutional.

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Respect

For each resident, the home, the neighbors, and the community.

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Responsible operations

Run to a real standard of care, ethics, and safety.

Certified & accountable

FARR Certified — Level II Recovery Residence

Independent certification means our homes have been reviewed against Florida's recovery residence standards — so residents, families, and referral partners can place with confidence.

Anchor & Ascent Sober Living is certified by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR) as a Level II recovery residence under Section 397.487, Florida Statutes, and operates under the NARR Code of Ethics. Both owners are Certified Recovery Residence Administrators (CRRA).

Certification covers both of our Boca Raton homes and holds us to standards for safety, ethics, resident rights, and quality of operation — the same standards professional referral sources look for when placing someone they're responsible for.

FARR — Florida Association of Recovery Residences, Certified NARR — National Alliance for Recovery Residences
CertificationFARR Level II
Program ID3103
Certified sinceJuly 2026
CRRA on staffRobert Smith & Colin Keffner
FARR Certificate of Compliance for Anchor and Ascent Sober Living, Level II recovery residence, Program ID 3103
Our FARR Certificate of Compliance — Level II Recovery Residence.
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