Shelton Housing First

About Shelton Housing First

Shelton Housing First is a sober living operator based in Shelton, Washington, running certified recovery housing across Mason and Thurston counties. The organization started in 2023 with a cluster of houses along Pioneer Way in Shelton and has since added a location in Olympia, and every property it operates carries Level 2 certification from Washington's recovery residence registry.

A Mason County Sober Living Operator

Shelton Housing First keeps its housing model straightforward: affordable, drug-free rooms with a live-in structure and a daily routine built around accountability. The organization describes its approach as holistic, pairing stable housing with everyday support so residents can hold down a job or an outpatient schedule without losing their address in the process.

Recovery Homes on Pioneer Way and Railroad Avenue in Shelton

Seven of the operator's eight Washington properties sit in Shelton:

• 907 Pioneer, a men's sober house.
• 909 Pioneer, a men's sober house.
• Pioneer Unit 1, a men's sober house.
• Pioneer Unit 2, in Shelton.
• Pioneer Unit 3, a men's sober house.
• Pioneer Unit 4, in Shelton.
• Railroad, a men's sober house.

Clustering this many houses in one city lets Shelton Housing First move a resident between units without changing the community, the bus stop or the staff who already know him.

A Second Location in Olympia

The Ulery House extends the operator into Olympia, the Thurston County seat, a short drive north on US 101. Adding a location in the state capital gives residents access to a larger job market and a wider range of outpatient providers than Shelton alone can offer, while keeping the same operator and the same house standards.

WAQRR Certification Across the Portfolio

Every Shelton Housing First property is certified at Level 2 through the Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences. Certification is voluntary in Washington, and an operator that has certified all eight of its houses has chosen to work under a published code of ethics, written fee and rule disclosure, and a complaint process that sits outside the house itself.

Applying to a Shelton Housing First Sober Home

Applications go through Shelton Housing First directly. Because the operator runs several men's houses in the same city, a man who does not fit well in one unit can often be moved to another without starting over with a new landlord or a new set of house rules.