How it works

Apply yourself, or have someone refer you — a family member, a court, an agency, a recovery program, a hospital. We ask for your name, a way to contact you, the county you would like to be in, and when you could move.

If someone else is applying on your behalf, they are asked to confirm they hold your signed release first. We do not take a third party's word about your recovery without it.

A real conversation, not a form. What you need, what you are working with, what is open, and what it costs. This is also where we tell you if Smart Step is not the right fit — if you need medical care first, we would rather say so now.

Before you commit to anything, you see the house you would be living in and meet the people there. Nobody moves into a Smart Step residence sight unseen — the tour is a requirement of our own move-in process, not a nice extra.

Three documents, and you get to read all of them before signing:

• The occupancy agreement — your right to live here, tied to being in the program.
• The program participation agreement — what you agree to while you are here.
• The house standards — the rules of the house, the same for everyone.

Signing is electronic and we record which version you signed and when. If the documents change later, you see the new version and sign again. You are never held to a rule you never read.

The one-time move-in fee of $150 is due at move-in, and the weekly program fee of $250 starts. You get a bed, secure storage for medication, and a house that already knows your name.