First Step House began as a small recovery home in 1958. Today, we are a nonprofit in Salt Lake County helping more than 1,700 people each year rebuild after addiction, homelessness, and incarceration.
We specialize in serving people with dually diagnosed substance use and mental health conditions — the very people who have slipped through the cracks everywhere else. At First Step House, they finally receive whole-person care: treatment, housing, medical services, employment support, and long-term recovery management.
I had lost everything and everyone. All that changed when the day I made it to First Step House. I have never been as happy or had as much hope for the future as I do now. Thank you to the Valor House and team.
From the stellar case managers all the away up to the program directors, the therapists, even the peer support staff and transportation drivers. ALL of them gave me hope, encouragement, and belief.
If you haven’t experienced homelessness, it’s hard to understand what people are really going through… It’s a like a cycle— you need money to access resources, but you can’t get the money without the resources.
This has been such a positive experience here, being here. To help me reestablish my life. And give some normalcy back, instead of worrying. I have confidence that all will come together because of Valor House.
For our community, this means safer streets, fewer arrests and ER visits, and fewer people returning to homelessness.
For our clients, it means the chance to reconnect with family, find work, and build a life of purpose and recovery.
Permanent supportive housing, designed for people whose mental or behavioral health conditions mean they need long-term support. Right now, we operate 161 apartments across three downtown buildings, and we will double that capacity in the next three years.
Treatment and recovery housing, where people move step by step — from residential care, into sober housing, and ultimately into independent living. We also offer a dedicated track for veterans.
A continuum of treatment, housing, and support that works where others fail.
Proven results: housing stability, reduced recidivism, and long-term recovery.
Stand with us in building recovery and stability.