West Jordan, Utah  ·  Day Treatment  ·  IOP  ·  General Outpatient  ·  Peer Recovery Services

I Made a Differenceto that one

A man was walking his dog along the beach. When he saw a boy throwing starfish into the ocean. Curious he asked the boy "What are you doing?" The boy replied. "The sun is coming up, the tide is going out and if I don't throw them back, they will die" The man scanned the beach and saw hundreds of starfish. "But there are so many, how can you possibly make a difference?" he asked. The boy looked at the man as he picked up another starfish. Then throwing it back into the ocean he said. "I made a difference to that one"

"connecting the Gap Between Being Sober & Living Sober"

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Our Foundation

Recovery is not a destination.
It is a decision you make every single day.

The Next Right Thing in Recovery isn't built on theory. It's built by people who've been through it — who understand recovery because they've lived it, not just studied it. That's why they saw what so many programs miss: people getting sober, then relapsing, because nobody ever taught them how to live.

In 2023, The Next Right Thing in Recovery, a licensed treatment center, was founded by Cate Ockey — who also founded an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit: The Right Thing in Recovery: A Peer Connection Clubhouse. Two organizations. Two missions. One founder who saw the whole journey.

Can you imagine it? A community space where anyone in recovery can walk in, any day, and be with other sober people — some seasoned in their sobriety, some brand new to it — in a shared space that is completely free. No fees. No referral required. Most people finish treatment on a Friday and get wished good luck. Here, there is somewhere to go on Saturday.

The Clubhouse was built because being sober and living sober are two completely different things — and the space between them is exactly where most people fall. The Clubhouse lives in that space.

“Most programs teach you how to stop using. We teach you how to start living.”

— Cate Ockey, Founder

The Recovery Journey
Day One
You walk through the door
Assessment, individualized plan, a team that has been exactly where you are
Weeks 1–4
Day Treatment & Clinical Care
Evidence-based therapy, peer support, and the medical care your body needs to heal
Month 2–3
Life Skills & Case Management
Budgeting, employment, housing, credit — the foundation of a functioning sober life
Month 3–6
Outpatient & Community
The Clubhouse, sober connections, and weekly structure that holds it all together
Living Sober
"I made a difference to that one."
9
Programs
14+
Specialists
Utah
Est. 2023
Why We Exist

Nobody Taught Them How to Live

The Next Right Thing in Recovery isn’t built on theory. It’s built by people who’ve been through it, people who understand recovery because they’ve lived it, not just studied it. That’s why they saw what so many programs miss: people getting sober, then relapsing, because nobody ever taught them how to live.

To many people who have never lived with addiction, it seems like a no-brainer. Just get sober and life will fall into place. Sadly, that is not how it works.

Many people who grow up around addiction never get the chance to learn the skills everyone else takes for granted. How to clean a home. How to do laundry, cook a meal, open a bank account. How to interview for a job and dress for it. Social etiquette, professional etiquette, taxes, credit, budgeting, grocery shopping. The list is long.

When you grow up in a house with addicted parents, those lessons get replaced with worries. Where will you sleep tonight? How will you stay warm this winter, now that the rent money went to drugs and you are on the street again? How will you feed yourself and your younger siblings? Finding clothing and a safe place to hide becomes the priority, not education and life skills. For so many people, this is a familiar story: a whole childhood spent in survival mode.

And here is the hard truth. If you do not know how to live and function in your community, you will go back to what you know, because what you know feels safe and normal. Many people in recovery also carry criminal records, one more barrier standing between them and a fresh start. Another is the feeling of being an outsider when you cannot rent an apartment or keep a steady job.

The Formula We Believe In
Recovery Knowledge
How to get & stay sober
+
Life Skills
Work, budget, home, community
+
Health & Nutrition
Body and mind cared for
+
Community
Peers, friendship, belonging
=
A Life That Works
Sobriety that lasts

But picture the other path. If you are taught the skills to live, not just survive. If you learn the recovery tools and the life skills before being sent back into the community. If your basic needs are met. If you have a safe place to sleep with rent you can actually afford. If you have a job with a livable wage, not just one you could get, but one you have been taught how to keep. If your credit is on the mend and your taxes are current. If you know how to shop for food and live within a budget. If you have community ties and healthy friendships.

Then we believe you can and will maintain sobriety.

That is what The Next Right Thing believes: the knowledge of how to be sober, plus the life skills to maintain it, plus physical health and nutrition, plus lasting connection to peers and community, adds up to a life that works. Every person who comes through our program receives an individualized month-by-month plan, tailored to their needs, meeting them wherever they are in recovery.

9 Programs
& Services Clinical · Peer · Community
20+ Clinicians, Counselors
& Peer Specialists Licensed · Certified · Lived Experience
Whole
Person Approach to Recovery Not a diagnosis. A human being.
Body
Mind
Soul Holistic Healing Model Treatment that sees all of you.
What We Offer

Support for Every Move

Clinical · Structured

Day Treatment & IOP

Structured multi-hour daily treatment alongside your real life. Evidence-based therapy, peer support, and the life skills no one taught — all alongside clinical care.

Continuing Care · Long Term

General Outpatient

The most dangerous window in recovery is after treatment ends. GOP exists to hold that bridge — clinical support, real accountability, and community during the months that determine everything.

Navigation · Whole Life

Case Management

Individualized treatment plans coordinating every area of life — housing, employment, legal navigation, credit repair, and tax prep. Because recovery touches everything.

Free · Daily · Nonprofit

Peer Connection Clubhouse

A free on-site space to socialize, work out, and connect with others in recovery every day. Operated by The Right Thing in Recovery, an independent 501(c)(3) — because connection is the cure.

Now Open  ·  Murray, Utah

Continuum Medical

It took almost a year to open The Next Right Thing. Six months later, we opened the doors to our clinic. If you hate waiting all day at walk-in clinics, come see us — there’s no wait. We take all Medicaid and most major insurances, and we do everything from physicals to MAT treatment.

✦ Routine check-ups & physicals✦ MAT (buprenorphine, naltrexone) ✦ Chronic condition care✦ Lab work & screenings ✦ Acute illness care✦ Confidential & respectful

279 E 5900 S, Suite 200, Murray, UT 84107
Office: (801) 421-2810

Continuum Medical flyer: primary care and MAT treatment, 279 E 5900 S #200 Murray UT, 801-421-2810
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Connecting the Gap Between Being Sober and Living Sober

Most programs teach you how to stop. We teach you how to start — budgeting, cooking, building credit, finding work, making sober friends, and showing up for your family. That is what lasting recovery looks like.

— Cate Ockey  ·  Founder & Executive Director  ·  West Jordan, Utah

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Someone made a difference to you — a sponsor, a friend, a stranger at the right moment. Tell us about them on Facebook. Tag them. Let them know.

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Make an Impact

Every dollar throws a starfish back

The Peer Connection Clubhouse — operated by The Right Thing in Recovery, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit — Your donation is tax-deductible and goes directly to serving individuals in recovery in Utah.

Grateful Partners

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, two program partners and sixteen local businesses keep this work standing — from refurbished bikes to blankets to Scavenger Hunts by Let's Roam. Every one of them is named, by name, on our community page.

Why We Exist

The Gap Nobody Talks About

Being sober. Living sober.
Two different things.

The Next Right Thing in Recovery isn’t built on theory. It’s built by people who’ve been through it — people who understand recovery because they’ve lived it, not just studied it. That’s why they saw what so many programs miss: people getting sober, then relapsing, because nobody ever taught them how to live.

To many people who have never lived with addiction, it seems like a no-brainer. Just get sober and life will fall into place. Sadly, that is not how it works.

Many people who grow up around addiction never get the chance to learn the skills everyone else takes for granted. How to clean a home. How to do laundry, cook a meal, open a bank account. How to interview for a job and dress for it. Social etiquette, professional etiquette, taxes, credit, budgeting, grocery shopping. The list is long.

Cate, Founder
It Is Never Just One Thing

Addiction Rarely Travels Alone

It stacks. First the family that broke before you did. Then the substance that promised relief. Then the trauma nobody ever helped you unpack. Then the social skills you never got to learn, because survival came first. Then the criminal record that follows you into every application, every lease, every interview — and the doors that quietly close because of it.

The system treats each of these like a separate problem. A separate waiting list. A separate case number. But they were never separate problems. It was one person, carrying all of it at once.

That is why the full continuum exists. Treatment for the addiction. Skills for the living. Community for the loneliness. A plan for the record, the credit, the resume, the housing — all of it, in one place, from people who have carried it too.

No matter how broken you think your story is,
you are not too far gone. Not here.

There is no starting point too low and no version of you we will not meet. To everyone else you may be one of hundreds on the beach. To us, you are the one.

Why This Exists

The Gap We Refuse to Ignore

In 2023, Cate Ockey founded The Next Right Thing in Recovery, a licensed treatment center. She also founded The Right Thing in Recovery, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, home of the Peer Connection Clubhouse. Two organizations. Two missions. One founder who saw the whole journey — treatment is where recovery begins, and community is where it lasts.

Most people finish treatment on a Friday and get wished good luck. Here, there is somewhere to go on Saturday. Because being sober and living sober are two completely different things — and the space between them is exactly where most people fall. The Clubhouse lives in that space.

"If you are taught the skills to live — not just to survive — and you have community ties, healthy connections, and know how to function in society, then you can and will maintain sobriety."

— Cate Ockey, Founder

Core Philosophy

What We Believe

01

Healthy Community Connection

The opposite of addiction is not sobriety — it's human connection. Our programming is designed to rebuild authentic human bonds that make long-term recovery possible.

02

Life Skills Are Recovery Skills

Sobriety without life skills is a house built on sand. We offer classes on functioning in a sober life — budgeting, cooking, cleaning, credit repair, job interviewing — the practical foundation that makes independence real.

03

Meet People Where They Are

There is no one-size-fits-all recovery. We start where you are and build from there, because everyone deserves individualized treatment.

04

Lived Experience Matters

Many of our staff carry their own recovery journeys. That lived understanding isn't a liability — it is the most powerful clinical tool we have.

05

Dignity in Every Interaction

You are more than a diagnosis. Every person who walks through our door will always be treated with empathy and unconditional respect — as a whole human being, not a case number.

06

Community Is the Cure

Our Peer Connection Clubhouse exists because we believe that healthy community — sober friends, shared activities, real accountability — is itself medicine.

Where Our People Work

Rent A Husband

A handyman crew serving the Salt Lake Valley — interior work, exterior maintenance, and rental turnovers. Two to four people show up together with a lead who knows the job, so a homeowner's list gets finished in one visit instead of three.

We did not start a handyman company that happens to hire people in recovery. We started a company so that people in recovery would have somewhere to work. A paycheck is not a footnote to recovery. It is how somebody makes rent, opens a bank account, and eventually signs a lease with their own name on it.

Run by Koby. Licensed, insured, and an LLC — backed by a recovery center.

Get a job priced → In recovery? Put your name down
The Policy Case

Utah does not have a sobriety problem. It has a sustainability problem.

Research consistently shows that relapse is not a failure of willpower — it is a lack of systems in place. Leaving treatment without a safety net such as roots, sober community, and life skills means returning to survival mode. Return to use is the predictable outcome. The Next Right Thing in Recovery was built to interrupt that cycle — closing the gap between simply being sober and living a lasting sober life.

Our model is designed with evidence-based and client-centered treatment in mind and is built for the very people the current system is failing. This allows us to pave the way from sobriety to long-term community reintegration and stabilization.

Our dual structure — a licensed for-profit treatment center paired with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Peer Connection Clubhouse operated by The Right Thing in Recovery — serves clients across the full continuum. Recovery is about closing the gap. We serve everyone — regardless of where you are. Recovery has no county lines.

Why It Matters

The Difference We Make

"I had been sober three times before I came here. Every time I relapsed, I told myself I was weak. What I didn't know was that I'd never been taught how to actually live. The Next Right Thing taught me that."

— Program Graduate

"The Clubhouse saved me. I had nowhere to go where I felt safe and sober at the same time. Having a place to just be — without substances, without judgment — that changed everything."

— Current Client

"Cate gave me a plan when my life had none. Month by month, she helped me rebuild — housing, a job, my credit, my relationship with my kids. I have a life today."

— Program Graduate

"I never thought I'd say this, but I actually know how to cook now. Budget. File my taxes. Those things sound small. To me, they were everything."

— IOP Graduate

Licensed Treatment  ·  West Jordan, Utah
Serving Everyone, Everywhere

Our Programs

A full continuum of care — from structured day treatment through long-term outpatient support — built around one belief: recovery is about building a life, not just achieving sobriety.

Clinical · Structured
01

Day Treatment / IOP

Multi-hour daily treatment while maintaining home, work, and family. Evidence-based modalities, strength-based therapy, and real life skills no one taught — side by side.

Continuing Care · Long Term
02

General Outpatient (GOP)

Long term clinical support, life skills reinforcement, and community connection during the critical window after IOP. We meet you where you are and stay as long as you need.

Court-Ordered · Assessments
03

Domestic Violence Classes

Court-ordered DV offender classes and assessments that go beyond compliance — raising genuine awareness and teaching coping strategies that protect families.

Family · Child Development
04

Parenting Classes

Effective communication, age-appropriate discipline, child development guidance, and breaking generational cycles — for parents who want to fully show up for their children. Reunification supervision available.

Court-Ordered · Online & In-Person
05

DUI Classes (Coming Soon)

Court-ordered Prime for Life program available online and in-person. Evidence-based curriculum addressing choices, risk, and consequences — designed for lasting change.

Navigation · Coordination
06

Case Management

Individualized treatment plans coordinating every area of life — social services, healthcare, housing, legal navigation, employment, credit repair, and tax preparation.

Housing · Transitional
07

Transitional Housing / Sober Living

Temporary to long-term housing for individuals every step of the way — from treatment to permanent housing. We serve everyone, regardless of where you are. Stable housing is one of the highest predictors of sustained recovery.

Employment · Career
08

Pro Recovery Employer Connections

Our pro recovery employer partners enjoy working closely with our clients, fostering seamless reintegration into society. Our community partners build relationships, offer training, and create positions for people in recovery — aligned with each individual's skills and goals.

Free · On-Site · Daily · Nonprofit
09

Peer Connection Clubhouse 501(c)(3)

A free, daily community space operated by The Right Thing in Recovery: A Peer Connection Clubhouse — an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Most programs discharge you on a Friday. We built a place for Monday. The Clubhouse itself is medicine.

Now Open  ·  Murray, Utah

Continuum Medical

It took almost a year to open The Next Right Thing. Six months later, we opened the doors to our clinic. If you hate waiting all day at walk-in clinics, come see us — there’s no wait. We take all Medicaid and most major insurances, and we do everything from physicals to MAT treatment.

✦ Routine check-ups & physicals✦ MAT (buprenorphine, naltrexone) ✦ Chronic condition care✦ Lab work & screenings ✦ Acute illness care✦ Confidential & respectful

279 E 5900 S, Suite 200, Murray, UT 84107
Office: (801) 421-2810

Continuum Medical flyer: primary care and MAT treatment, 279 E 5900 S #200 Murray UT, 801-421-2810
What Others Skip

Life Skills No One Taught

Many individuals in recovery missed the essentials most people learned along the way. We offer classes on functioning in a sober life — budgeting, cooking, cleaning, credit repair, job interviewing, tax prep, and navigating everyday systems. These are the life skills no one taught, and they are available to all of our clients.

✦Budgeting & Finance
✦Credit Repair
✦Tax Preparation
✦Job Interviewing
✦Cooking & Nutrition
✦Home Management
✦Social Skills
✦Community Navigation
Clinical Excellence · Lived Experience

Our Team

This team wasn't built from a résumé stack. Every single person standing behind this organization was chosen deliberately — because of who they are, what they've survived, and the specific way they show up for someone in the hardest chapter of their life.

Some carry clinical credentials earned over decades. Some carry something no degree can give you — the lived knowledge of what it actually feels like to rebuild your life from nothing. Most carry both. That combination is not an accident. It is the whole point.

When you walk through our doors, you will be met by someone who either has the clinical tools to help you, the personal experience to understand you, or both. That was built in, one hire at a time.

Why It Matters

Lived experience isn't a liability in this building. It is the most credible clinical tool in existence — and this team carries it.

How They Were Chosen

Not one person on this team was hired to fill a slot. Each one was chosen because of something specific — a story, a skill, a way of seeing people that nobody else here has.

What You Can Expect

Empathy at every interaction. That's not a tagline. It's how this team was built to operate.

The Right Thing In Recovery · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN 93-4316358 · Tax-Deductible

Every Donation Throws a Starfish Back

Most people in recovery don't relapse because they gave up. They relapse because someone handed them sobriety and nothing else. No plan. No skills. No community. Just a discharge date and a prayer.

The Right Thing In Recovery exists to close that gap. Every program we run — peer support, life skills, the Clubhouse, transitional housing, job placement — is built around one conviction: that recovery requires more than clinical treatment. It requires a community, a plan, and someone in your corner who has actually been there.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, every gift is fully tax-deductible and goes directly to the people sitting across from our team every day in West Jordan, Utah. No overhead bloat. No corporate intermediary. Just real work, real people, and real change.

$25
Covers

A week of Clubhouse access for someone in early recovery — a safe place to be, and people who get it

$100
Covers

One week of peer support services for someone in early recovery — the most critical window after treatment

$500
Covers

One full month of Clubhouse programming — the sober community space that keeps people connected long after treatment ends

Make a Gift

"I had been sober three times before. Every time I came back here, something was different — someone was actually teaching me how to live."

— Program Graduate

Select an Amount

Tax-deductible · 501(c)(3) · EIN 93-4316358 Written receipt emailed with every gift

What a Donation Actually Does

$25

A week of Clubhouse access for someone in early recovery — a safe place when nowhere else feels safe.

$50

A life skills session — budgeting, job prep, or credit repair — the practical tools that keep someone sober long-term.

$100

A case management session — one hour where someone's housing, employment, or family situation moves forward.

$250+

A full month of Clubhouse programming for one person — the community events and accountability that changes lives.

Your Gift Is Tax-Deductible

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Gifts are received by The Right Thing in Recovery, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 93-4316358. The Peer Connection Clubhouse is a program of the organization, so your receipt will carry the legal name above. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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Your written acknowledgment is emailed with every gift — you never have to ask for it. It states the organization, the amount, and that no goods or services were provided in exchange. The IRS requires that acknowledgment before a gift of $250 or more can be deducted.

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Questions about donations, in-kind gifts, or procurement?
Contact Ryan Anderson
Ryan@nextrighthing.com
(385) 253-0538

Other Ways to Give

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For corporate sponsorship, planned giving, or in-kind procurement, contact Ryan Anderson at Ryan@nextrighthing.com

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Community · Events · Resources

Where Recovery Meets Community

This is the gap, made visible. Every graduate who builds something for the next person. Every event that pulls someone out of isolation. Every resource that gets handed to someone who needed it three years ago and didn't have it. This is where we keep it all in one place.

Grateful Partners

Sponsor of the Month

Every month we thank one local business by name for showing up for recovery — and tell you what their gift actually made possible.

September 2026

Minky Couture

Read the Spotlight →
Mark Your Calendar

NRT & Community Events

A mix of NRT's own gatherings and recovery-focused events happening around Utah.

Flannel to Formal Masquerade Fundraiser
Upcoming · Tickets On Sale Nonprofit Fundraiser
Friday, November 13, 2026 · Ribbon cutting 5:00 PM · 6:00–10:00 PM
The Flannel to Formal Masquerade — our biggest night of the year

Dinner, a silent auction, the Starfish Wall and an open house of our new home — come in flannel, a tux, a mask, or all three. Every ticket, sponsorship and donated item benefits The Right Thing in Recovery, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, funding sober activities, transportation, peer support and resources for people rebuilding their lives. $35 a seat · $60 couples · dinner included.

📍 7669 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan, UT 84084
Proceeds benefit The Right Thing in Recovery, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 93-4316358
Community · Sober Fun
Haunt Season · September–November 2026
Nightmare on 13th — Utah’s Scariest Haunted House

A night of screams with zero hangover. Bring your sober crew and save:

$6 off any ticket
Reserve online with code MC4VT8
20% off
Code NIGHTMARE
Not valid Fridays & Saturdays in October, the Day Haunt or 13th Manor. Not valid with any other offer. No cash value.
Get Tickets
📍 320 West 1300 South, Salt Lake City · nightmareon13th.com
NRT Hosted
Recap · September 2026
Flaming Gorge Camping Trip — Thank You!

Tents, a campfire, a circle of chairs under the cottonwoods and horses in the valley. The Next Right Thing family traded screens for sky in Flaming Gorge country. Thank you to everyone who pitched in, cooked, and kept the fire going.

See the photos ↓
📍 Flaming Gorge Country
NRT Hosted Nonprofit Fundraiser
Recap · September 4–7
2nd Annual End-of-Summer Yard Sale — Thank You!

Four days of furniture, tools and housewares over Labor Day weekend, with new tables out every morning. Thank you to everyone who came, everyone who gave, and everyone who sent somebody our way — and to the neighbors who let us take over a driveway for four days. Every dollar goes to The Right Thing in Recovery, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Entries to the free prize drawing are closed; the winner is posted on the sale page.

Keep it going — give →
📍 7437 S Ramanee Dr, Midvale, UT
Coming Soon Nonprofit Fundraiser
Our annual February fundraiser · date to be announced
All In for Recovery — Texas Hold’em Poker Fundraiser

All In for Recovery is coming back. A night of cards, community, and betting on people instead of odds. Every seat at the table benefits The Right Thing in Recovery, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, funding scholarship beds and support for people who cannot pay their own way. Date, time, buy-in and venue are being finalized now.

📍 Details coming soon · watch this page or call (801) 816-4977
Proceeds benefit The Right Thing in Recovery, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 93-4316358
NRT Hosted
Recap · July 17 & 18
The Right Thing in Recovery Car Wash — Thank You!

Around 70 cars over two sunny days at Fellowship Hall — washed by hand, with heart, by people building a new way of life. Thank you to Fellowship Hall for hosting us and to every driver, volunteer, and kiddo with a sponge who made it happen.

See the photos ↓
📍 Fellowship Hall · 2060 S Windsor St, SLC
NRT Hosted
Recap · Friday, July 31
Lagoon Day — Sober Summer Outing

The NRT family spent a full sober summer day at Lagoon — rides, food, and a whole lot of laughing. Proof that fun does not require anything but the people you are with.

📍 Lagoon Amusement Park · Farmington, UT
NRT Hosted
Recap · 4th of July Weekend
We Walked the West Jordan Parade!

The Next Right Thing family hit the streets of West Jordan for the 4th of July parade — handing out flyers, meeting neighbors, and celebrating every kind of freedom, including freedom from addiction. Thank you to everyone who waved, cheered, and stopped to talk recovery with us. Scroll down to see photos from the day on our community wall.

📍 West Jordan, Utah
Community
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Salt Lake Recovery Day — National Recovery Month

Utah's recovery community gathers each September to honor Recovery Month — a free celebration of hope and healing with the statewide recovery family, hosted by USARA. Come connect, celebrate, and stand with Utahns in recovery. Details and updates at recoveryday.org.

📍 Salt Lake City · recoveryday.org
NRT Hosted
Weekly · Thursdays · 8 PM
Sober Riders Meeting

Weekly Sober Riders gathering on Thursday nights.

📍 The Next Right Thing
NRT Hosted
Weekly · Thursdays
Clubhouse Social Night

Low-key weekly gathering at the Clubhouse. Games, connection, sober community.

📍 The Right Thing in Recovery Clubhouse
Community
Date Coming Soon
Recovery Walk / 5K

A community recovery event NRT is proud to promote and attend alongside local partners.

📍 Location TBD
Community
Friday Nights
Sober Softball League

Ongoing community recovery sports and activities open to anyone building a sober life.

Questions? Ask Billy
NRT Hosted
Monthly · First Saturday
Family Connection Day

Bringing families back together through guided activities and connection time.

📍 The Right Thing in Recovery Clubhouse
Community
Date Coming Soon
Utah Recovery Conference

Statewide gathering of recovery organizations, providers, and advocates.

📍 Location TBD
Scroll for more events ↓
Out In The Community

Thank You, West Jordan!

This 4th of July, The Next Right Thing family walked the West Jordan parade — celebrating every kind of freedom, including freedom from addiction. To everyone who waved, cheered, and stopped to talk recovery with us: thank you. Your independence didn’t come easy. It came one day, one choice, one next right thing at a time.

“I made a difference to that one.”

NRT at the West Jordan 4th of July parade
The whole crew, bags in hand
NRT at the West Jordan 4th of July parade
Sunshine and smiles on the route
NRT at the West Jordan 4th of July parade
Walking the route, flyers flying
NRT at the West Jordan 4th of July parade
Spreading the word, one hand at a time
NRT at the West Jordan 4th of July parade
Hats on, hearts out
NRT at the West Jordan 4th of July parade
The Next Right Thing family
Parade photo enlarged
Two Days of Suds & Service

The Right Thing in Recovery Car Wash

Friday and Saturday, July 17 & 18, the community came through — around 70 cars washed over two days at Fellowship Hall. Kids with sponges, graduates with hoses, families waving pink signs on the corner. Thank you to Fellowship Hall for opening their lot to us, and to every single person who pulled in, donated, volunteered, or honked on the way by.

Clean cars. Good vibes. A community showing up for recovery.

Volunteers washing a car at The Right Thing in Recovery Car Wash
All hands on deck — even the littlest ones
Pink car wash fundraiser signs by the road
Pink signs, big hearts
Volunteers scrubbing a car together
Suds and teamwork
Car wash crew hard at work
Working the line, one car at a time
Community members at the car wash
Showing up for each other
Clean car and happy crew at the fundraiser
Around 70 cars — thank you, Salt Lake!
Out In The High Country

Flaming Gorge Camping Trip

Tents in the grass, a camp kitchen under the canopy, horses in the valley, and a fire that never went out. The Next Right Thing family headed up to Flaming Gorge country to trade screens for sky. Thank you to everyone who pitched a tent, worked the cooler line, split the wood, and kept the circle going late.

Recovery looks a lot like this: people showing up for each other.

Horses grazing in a green valley below the mountains near Flaming Gorge
The view from camp
Group gathered around a campfire under cottonwood trees, faces blurred for privacy
Around the fire
A circle of camp chairs under the trees with hay bales and mountains behind
Where the real talks happen
Flaming Gorge Market and Mercantile sign with an American flag
Supply run into town
Flaming Gorge True Value sporting goods sign
Last stop before camp
Partner Spotlight

Getting There Without a Car

No car is one of the quietest reasons people lose a job, miss a meeting, or drift back out of recovery. It rarely shows up on a treatment plan, and it ends more of them than anyone admits.

Community Partner

Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

A nonprofit bike shop that puts people on wheels.

Refurbished bikes

Through Bikes-For-Goodwill they put rebuilt bikes back into the community, focused on kids and lower-income households.

Open shop

Put in hours on the shop floor and you get the tools, a bench, and somebody who knows how to fix it standing next to you.

Membership & classes

Individual and family memberships include free bench time, discounts on parts, and access to their community classes.

If you need a way to get to work, to class, or to a meeting — tell your case manager or call us. We’ll make the introduction.

Visit the Bicycle Collective →
Salt Lake City shop · 325 W 900 S · (801) 328-2453
Tue–Fri 11am–6pm · Sat 10am–5pm · Also in Ogden and St. George
When You Need It Now

Recovery & Crisis Resources

Real resources, ready when you need them — chosen because they actually help.

🚨 Crisis Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 — available 24/7
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SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357 · Free, confidential, 24/7
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🤝 Meetings & Peer Support
AA Meeting Finder — Utah
Find local Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
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NA Meeting Finder — Utah
Find local Narcotics Anonymous meetings
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Fellowship Hall — SLC Meeting Schedule
Full Summer 2026 schedule, hours & hotlines for the Hall — a community resource we're proud to share
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🏠 Housing & Basic Needs
Utah Food Bank
Food assistance across the state
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Utah Housing Coalition
Transitional & emergency housing assistance
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💼 Life Skills in 60 Seconds

The stuff nobody sits you down and teaches. Tap a card, steal the lesson, use it today. Want the real thing? Every one of these is taught hands-on inside our program.

💰
The 50/30/20 Budget
tap for the 60-second lesson

Split every paycheck three ways: 50% needs (rent, food, bills), 30% wants, 20% savings or debt. Even $10 into savings counts. The habit matters more than the amount.

💳
Build Credit From Zero
tap for the 60-second lesson

Get a secured credit card, buy one small thing a month, pay it off in full, keep the balance under 30% of the limit, and set up autopay. Six months of that and your score has a pulse.

🗣
The 3-Sentence Interview Answer
tap for the 60-second lesson

Situation, action, result. “We were short-staffed. I picked up shifts and trained the new hire. We kept every customer.” Every question, same recipe. Practice three stories before you walk in.

🧺
Laundry, Decoded
tap for the 60-second lesson

Cold water for almost everything, colors with colors, and if the tag shows a square with a circle, the dryer is fine. When in doubt: cold wash, low dry. You cannot ruin much on cold and low.

🛒
The Grocery Game Plan
tap for the 60-second lesson

Never shop hungry. Shop the walls first (produce, meat, dairy), write the list before you go, and check price-per-ounce on the shelf tag, not the sticker price. Frozen vegetables are not cheating.

🔑
First Apartment, First Try
tap for the 60-second lesson

Landlords check three things: income (aim for rent under a third of it), references, and honesty. Bring pay stubs and a reference letter to the tour. Ask about the deposit in writing — that is normal, not rude.

The 60-Second Reset

Craving, panic, or just a hard moment? Box breathing is the same tool first responders use. Four seconds in, four held, four out, four held. One minute changes your nervous system. Try it right now.

Ready
 
Credit repair, tax prep, job coaching, and every skill above — taught for real, one-on-one, inside our program.

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If you run a recovery-focused event, organization, or know of a resource that belongs here, let us know. This page only works if it stays current and real.

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Your Next Right Move Starts With One Conversation

You don't need the right words. You don't need to have it figured out. You just need to reach out. Every message is read personally — and we will respond.

📞 Call Now  ·  (801) 816-4977 or scroll down to send a message

Treatment Center

7669 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT 84084

(801) 816-4977
cateo@nextrighthing.com

www.nextrighthing.com

Programs Available

Day Treatment  ·  IOP  ·  General Outpatient
DUI Classes  ·  DV Classes  ·  Parenting
Case Management  ·  Job Placement
Transitional Housing  ·  Peer Clubhouse

Crisis Resources

SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357 · Free · Confidential · 24/7

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 — available now

Send a Message

You did it. That was the hardest part.

Reaching out is the next right move — and you just made it. Someone from our team will personally call or text you within one business day, often sooner.

If you are in crisis right now — call or text 988. They are trained for this exact moment, available 24/7.

If you are not in crisis but want to talk to someone who understands recovery and can help you figure out next steps right now, call us directly at (801) 816-4977.

Grateful Partners · September 2026

Sponsor of the Month

Recovery isn't built by one organization. Every month we stop and thank, by name, a local business that showed up for people rebuilding their lives — and tell you what their gift actually made possible.

Sponsor of the Month · September 2026

Minky Couture

A Utah company that makes plush minky blankets — and gives some of that comfort away.

What they gave

Five Travel Hugs blankets, each in its own gift bag, shipped to us free of charge.

What it made possible

Their gift goes straight into our fundraising, and our fundraising is what keeps the Peer Connection Clubhouse open for people in early recovery.

Why it matters to us

They call this blanket Travel Hugs. That is close to what the Clubhouse is for: somewhere to land, and something steady to carry with you when you leave. A company built around comfort chose to share some of it with people who haven’t had much.

Visit Minky Couture → @heartofminkycouture

A gift to The Right Thing in Recovery, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 93-4316358. Thank you, Heart of Minky team.

Also thanking · September 2026

Beans & Brews

A Utah coffeehouse with shops across the state

What they gave: a gift basket for our fundraiser.

Nearly every recovery meeting you’ve ever walked into started with a pot of coffee. It’s how a room says stay a while. A local coffee company backing recovery just fits.

Visit Beans & Brews →

A gift to The Right Thing in Recovery, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Want to be next month’s sponsor?

Businesses help with in-kind gifts, event donations and sponsorships. Every one gets a written receipt from our 501(c)(3), and a thank-you here, by name.

Talk to Ryan Anderson — Ryan@nextrighthing.com · (385) 253-0538

Grateful Partners

The People Who Show Up

Some organizations work alongside us every week. Others send what they can, when they can. Both matter, and both are below. Thank you — what you give turns into a safe place to be, a meal, a ride, a reason to keep going.

Program Partners
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
Refurbished bikes and open shop time, so not having a car stops being the reason someone misses work or a meeting.
Utah Food Bank
Food delivered to our houses, week in and week out — the kind of steady that lets someone think past dinner.
With Deep Gratitude
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A steady supporter of this place and the people in it, through much more of our story than most people know. Thank you for standing with recovery in our community.
Masquerade 2026 Sponsors
Our First Stewardship Sponsor
The Massimi Household
The first to step up as a Stewardship Sponsor. Thank you for standing with recovery in our community.

Become a Masquerade sponsor →

Community Supporters
Sobriety Tools  ·  Recovery Resources  ·  Built From Experience

Cate's Recovery Resource Shop

Cate has spent years curating tools, workbooks, and resources that support long-term sobriety — the kind nobody hands you at discharge. Her Etsy shop carries recovery-focused materials designed to help people not just get sober, but stay that way and build a life worth living. Every item was built from lived experience.

Real Words From Real People

What Our Community Says

★★★★★

"The Next Right Thing in Recovery was solid from day one. The team treated me with respect, understood where I was coming from, and never made me feel like just another case. The care was real."

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Randy Grover
Google Review · 5 Stars
Program Graduate
★★★★★

"I came to The Next Right Thing in Recovery on January 27th, 2026. Cate came to pick me up herself. I have never felt so welcomed in my life. This place is changing everything for me."

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Christian
Google Review · 5 Stars
Program Client
★★★★★

"Great people and a great place. Everyone treats you like family the instant you step in. Such a loving and caring environment."

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Kevin Hird
Google Review · 5 Stars
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"The Next Right Thing has amazing staff members who really have empathy and a personal understanding of addiction. That understanding makes all the difference."

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Nascar Jeffs
Google Review · 5 Stars
Program Graduate
★★★★★

"Since I have been out April 14th this place has been amazing — these people have been like brothers and sisters to me. I could not be more grateful."

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Derick Young
Google Review · 5 Stars
Program Graduate
★★★★★

"I was able to get in quickly and the staff went above and beyond for me. They really cared, made everything easy, and helped me every step of the way."

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Rod Hooley
Google Review · 5 Stars
Program Client
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Help Us Find the Next Starfish

Point Us Toward Unmet Need

"The boy didn't wait for a program. He didn't wait for permission. He just picked one up and threw it back."

That's the spirit behind everything we do. Recovery doesn't wait for people to find it — it goes where the need already is. Transitional and sober housing. Shelters. Food lines. The neighborhoods where people are rebuilding with very little help, and haven't yet been offered a moment of genuine care.

If you see a gap — a pocket of your community where people are struggling and services aren't reaching them — tell us. Our team, our graduates and our community partners will look for the right way to help: supplies, a connection to services, or the right partner at the right moment.

We Serve
People in early recovery
Families finding their way
Transitional & sober housing
We Partner With
Churches & shelters
Food banks & pantries
Local businesses & sponsors
We Bring
Supplies & essentials
Connection to services
Peer support that shows up

Tell Us Where the Need Is

Every submission is read personally by Cate and our team. You don't need to have all the answers — just point us in a direction.