Step One Recovery Housing

About Step One Recovery Housing

Step One Recovery Housing is a nonprofit sober living operator based in Phoenix, Arizona, providing transitional housing in Maricopa County for people leaving treatment or incarceration.

A Nonprofit Recovery Housing Operator

Step One Recovery Housing operates as a registered nonprofit, which sets it apart from the for-profit sober living companies that make up a large share of Arizona's market. A nonprofit structure typically means fees are set closer to actual operating cost rather than built around a profit margin, and it usually comes with a board of directors providing outside oversight of how the organization runs its housing.

Transitional Housing for Men and Women

The organization houses both men and women, an approach that requires separate living arrangements and separate house cultures under one operator rather than one mixed household. Running both populations under a single organization lets the operator maintain one consistent set of expectations, referral relationships and staff even while keeping day-to-day housing single-gender.

Certification Is Voluntary in Arizona

Arizona does not require sober living operators to certify through the Arizona Recovery Housing Association, the state's voluntary NARR affiliate, and Step One Recovery Housing has not pursued that certification. Its actual legal obligation, if any, runs through the Arizona Department of Health Services, which licenses sober living homes at the state level and is a separate track from AzRHA's ethics-based certification.

Serving Phoenix and Maricopa County

Based in Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, the organization sits inside the state's largest concentration of treatment providers, courts and social services. That location supports the kind of referral relationships a transitional housing nonprofit depends on, including reentry programs and treatment providers who need a next step for someone leaving a higher level of care.

Reaching Step One Recovery Housing

Referrals and applications go directly to the organization. Questions worth asking an operator with this structure include how long it has run housing in Phoenix, which agencies refer to it, and how fees are set and documented for a nonprofit program. A nonprofit operator should be able to answer all three without difficulty.