We are a nonprofit healthcare provider and housing developer helping people build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery in Salt Lake County.
in which clients move step by step — from residential care, into sober housing, and ultimately back into the community.
designed for people whose mental or behavioral health conditions mean they need long-term support.
Everyone deserves the chance to recover.
Join us in making it real.
A “hospital without walls,” the Assertive Community Treatment model delivers psychiatric care, case management, and support directly to individuals where they live — reducing reliance on emergency systems and helping people remain housed and connected to care.
Vision 2030: Recovery, Housing, and Healthcare — Together
By 2030, First Step House will double access to permanent supportive housing, expand healthcare beyond clinic walls, and ensure people with the most complex needs don’t fall through the cracks.
This vision goes beyond buildings. It’s about creating stability, delivering integrated care, and supporting recovery for the long term — especially for people who have been left out of traditional systems.
We’re building a future where recovery is healthcare—and housing makes it possible.
I finally felt like someone cared about me as a whole person.
Now I have a home, a job, and a future I never thought possible.
Valor House gave me a safe place to heal.
Residential treatment was the best decision I have ever made.
First Step saved my life, and I love that I can still participate in stuff there even though it’s been a long time since I graduated.
The greatest way that I can express my gratitude is to go forward and lead a happy, healthy, fulfilled life. I plan to do precisely that.
If you’re thinking of joining First Step House, stop thinking and get steppin’. The only thing you have to lose is unnecessary suffering.
