STEPBoston
This is the home base for all of STEP’s services and programs. When fully funded, the office was open seven days and four nights a week. Repeated budget cuts have reduced service hours to Monday through Thursday, plus 3 hours on Sunday. STEPBoston offers outpatient individual and group counseling, alcohol and other drug (AOD) evaluations, recovery case management, a violence intervention/ prevention (VIP) program, and other ambulatory services. STEP’s case management services have helped over 26,000 people in the Greater Boston area since the program’s inception in 1972.
STEPBoston is located at 131 Beverly St., Boston, MA 02114, and is open:
- Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday through Thursday: 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM
SERVICES
Outpatient Service on Demand
- Individual outpatient counseling
- Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) evaluations for court referrals
- Crisis intervention
- Outreach
- Integrated recovery case management, which includes referral using STEP as a home base; advocacy, and living skills enhancement. Any and all available and appropriate outside resources are utilized to provide wrap-around services to accommodate each client’s special needs.
- Violence Intervention / Prevention (VIP) Program: 20 weeks of group sessions that specifically address the unmet needs of people struggling with the co-occurring issues of substance use and angry or violent behavior. Participants are usually referred from the courts.
- Self-help and counselor-facilitated groups:
- Reintegration
- Bi-Lingual Latino
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Drop-in and other support services
- Alcohol and drug education
STEPRox:
Part of a statewide system of Recovery Support Centers, STEPRox welcomes anyone with at least little recovery. People in recovery can find a safe, welcoming environment full of people and activities that help to promote a clean and sober lifestyle. The Center is primarily peer-led, offering free activities, life skills assistance, peer-led groups and other recovery support.
STEPRox is located at 9 Palmer St., Dudley Square, Roxbury, MA 02119 and is open:
- Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
STEP INTO RECOVERY (SIR) PROGRAM:
The SIR Program is housed at the Middlesex house of Correction (MHOC) in Billerica, and provides services for 126 inmates who have been identified as having alcohol, drug and violence problems. The program runs in three-month cycles and serves about 500 inmates each year. Originally staffed by 6 STEP counselors, FY10 budget cuts have reduced STEP’s participation to a single program manager’s position, with additional staff provided by the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office.
SIR is located behind the walls at the Middlesex House of Correction, 269 Treble Cove Rd., Billerica, MA, and provides services Monday through Saturday including five week-nights. Graduates move on to other services within the House of Correction, or to pre-release.
SIR is located behind the walls at the Middlesex House of Correction, 269 Treble Cove Rd., Billerica, MA, and provides services Monday through Saturday including five week-nights. Graduates move on to other services within the House of Correction, or to pre-release.