Footprints, Inc

About Footprints, Inc

Footprints, Inc is a recovery housing provider in Kansas City, Missouri, serving men in Jackson County through its Turning Point program. Founded in 2001 by Wayne D. White, the organization grew out of work with homeless veterans and now runs housing alongside outpatient recovery services.

A Kansas City Recovery Housing Provider

Footprints, Inc operates as a certified provider of outpatient substance use disorder treatment under Missouri's Department of Mental Health, and its Turning Point housing sits alongside that clinical work instead of replacing it. Residents typically draw on the organization's own recovery center for group therapy and skill-building while living in Turning Point housing.

Turning Point and Turning Point: Next Step

Footprints runs Turning Point as a two-stage men's program in Kansas City. Turning Point serves men early in the housing track, and Turning Point: Next Step is the follow-on residence for men who have built enough stability to need less daily oversight. Both operate along the Troost Avenue corridor near the organization's other services.

MCRSP Certification

Both Turning Point houses are listed with the Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers. Certification in Missouri is voluntary, so an operator carrying it across its housing has agreed to a published code of ethics and outside review of complaints, on top of whatever clinical certification it already holds through the state.

Serving Jackson County and the Kansas City Metro

Kansas City anchors Jackson County, and Footprints' housing sits inside a broader footprint that includes veteran services and outpatient treatment. That concentration of services in one part of the city means a resident can keep a therapy appointment, a recovery meeting and a housing address all within reach.

Who Turning Point Serves

The program is built for men moving out of homelessness, treatment or incarceration who need a structured address paired with ongoing recovery support. Many residents come through the organization's veteran services or its outpatient program, though the housing itself is not limited to veterans.