Step Denver

A huge shoutout to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel for helping us paint our meeting room! We really appreciate all the help they've provided us over the years - from serving our residents delicious holiday dinners, to going above and beyond to us keep our facility looking as nice as possible for the men.

The fellowship was strong last night at our monthly Cakes and Coins meeting! It was awesome to see guys pick up one year, two years, and an incredible seven years.

BBQ season is definitely in full swing! The guys at one of our sober homes found a pocket of nice weather to enjoy some good food and friendly competition.

Today marks the 43rd anniversary of Step Denver! Founded in May 1983 by Ray Hayworth - Step was originally transitional housing called “Step 13 Evolution Process.”

Tyler Norris was the first Board Chair and Kathy Ellis was the first Executive Director (both pictured below). Thanks to legendary leader Bob Coté, Step quickly evolved into a program focused on helping men achieve long term sobriety through peer support, economic opportunity, and self-reliance.

In 2015, Paul Scudo, with help from Step Alumni, built the structured Steps for Success curriculum you know today. But an organization is only as strong as its people - thank you staff, referral partners, donors, and most importantly, our men for making a lasting difference in the Denver community.

We’re happy to share that the first Step Springs Sober Living Home is up and running! This marks the launch of Step Spring’s Phase IV - the final phase of the Step program. It’s great to see the first replication of Step Denver’s model rebuilding lives in Colorado Springs.

OPEN MEETINGS: Please join us for our open to the public 12-step meetings!

Narcotics Anonymous - Saturdays at 9:30 AM
Alcoholics Anonymous - Sundays at 6:00 PM

Step is located at 2029 Larimer Street in Denver.
Parking is available on our lot next to the building.
Feel free to call us for more information at 303-295-7837.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Co***ne Anonymous, and Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Resources:
https://daccaa.org
https://ca-colorado.org/meetings/denver-metro-area
https://denverna.com/meeting-list

A big thanks to everyone who made this month's Cakes and Coins meeting extra special! One guy picked up a year, and Step Springs staff Sean and Mark came up to Denver to pick up two and seven year chips! A resident's kids even showed up to celebrate his achievement. It's always nice to see hard work pay off.

Click the link below to check out the article that the Denverite recently published about us lowering our minimum entry age from 21 to 18:

Denverite Article: Drinking doesn’t start at 21. Neither does this treatment center | Step Denver Kyle Harris – Many of Step Denver’s clients start drinking at 12, so it changed its rules. Step Denver, a low-cost recovery program for men, has lowered its minimum entry age from 21 to 18. The reason: Addiction starts far younger, with many Step clients starting to drink around 12 or 13. “I.....

A few days ago some residents at Step had a grill out and Popdarts tournament! The guys competed for small prizes (and bragging rights) while enjoying food grilled by another resident.

We recently got to sit down with Step resident Nick! Step allows residents to enter the program up to three times – Nick opened up about how his third time at Step is different:

“I spent a month just slowly drinking myself to death. I got frostbite, and have nerve damage now. I probably came a lot closer to death than I ever have before.”

“My first few weeks here, I could barely walk. Every step was like agony - I've never experienced that level of pain before.

“Since coming back here, I just have a very different overall attitude. Every time I’ve been in a recovery program, I’m like, ‘I need to be sober now. I can’t even think about drinking.’ But once I get my sh*t together, I’m like ‘Maybe I can try.’ This time, I don't even want to find out, because it will kill me. I'm taking my recovery a lot more seriously.

"I have a lot more purpose. I finally got a job that I don't hate. I'm a groundskeeper - it's very peaceful. I paid off all my debt, and actually have money to spare. Everything is just working out.”

We asked Nick what he would say to someone struggling with addiction, and he had this to share:

“If you want to stop suffering, this is the place to do it. If you want to get sober – and not just sober, but to have a better life, this is the place to do it. Step has saved my life in more ways than one.”