First Stop Recovery

First Stop Recovery is a recovery housing provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offering sober supportive housing for men and women working toward lasting recovery from substance use.

Located in the Kensington neighborhood, this nonprofit serves people coming off the street, leaving treatment or returning home from incarceration.

With an open door philosophy, First Stop Recovery welcomes residents regardless of money, ID, insurance or sobriety at entry.

Recovery Housing and Support Programs

The core offering is structured recovery housing that provides a bed, meals and chores, curfew and separate spaces for men and women.

Walk in intakes are available Monday through Friday, giving immediate access to housing and a next step plan when space allows.

Residents can expect on site peer support and weekly recovery meetings including AA, NA and resident only house meetings.

Clinical counseling, trauma informed group therapy and medical care are accessed through partner organizations, along with re-entry support such as resume help, ID assistance and employment pathways.

Key Facts

• Location: Kensington, Philadelphia accessible via the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line to Somerset and Route 60 bus service
• Programs offered: Sober supportive recovery housing, peer support and recovery meetings
• Who they treat: Men and women, including people experiencing homelessness, leaving treatment or returning from incarceration
• Approach: Peer led, community rooted model built and staffed in part by people with lived experience
• Payment options: No cost to low cost housing with no insurance required; no one is turned away for lack of money
• Features: Structured daily living and meals, on site meetings open to residents and the neighborhood
• Re-entry support: Counseling referrals, vocational pathways and employer referrals through partners