Step Toward Success
Also known as Scattered Site Reintegration
ResidentialDual diagnosisMedicaidPrivate insuranceSelf-pay
About Step Toward Success
Step Toward Success helps people who are working to recover from substance use disorders through transitional housing after they finish a high-intensity treatment program. The center offers peer-supported apartments for men, women, and parents with young children, using a trauma-informed model to build a solid foundation for long-term progress.
Their wraparound recovery services combine peer support, group counseling, and relapse prevention planning. Participants collaborate with their care teams to define and track personal recovery goals. By integrating evidence-based approaches with trauma-informed care, residents strengthen their confidence and prepare for a steady return to everyday community life.
The residential setting includes apartments connected through a supportive network, located in homes created to encourage shared encouragement. Each home provides private bedrooms, common gathering areas, and convenient access to transportation and local resources. This arrangement creates a secure, comfortable place to live while focusing on recovery and moving toward a renewed life.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential · Long-term residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Adult women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education
- Other services
- Case management service · Social skills development
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Smoking Cessation
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Stress Management · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Trauma Informed
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Employment Counseling · Mentoring and Peer support · Outpatient Treatment
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Step Toward Success
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by New York. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Step Toward Success
Step Toward Success reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. With New York Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Buffalo
Measured from the population center of Erie County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Buffalo, about 1.6 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Buffalo, about 3.1 miles (10 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Buffalo, about 1.3 miles (44 within 25 miles)
See the Erie County treatment map, methadone clinics near Erie County and Suboxone doctors near Erie County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Step Toward Success offer?
Step Toward Success reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Step Toward Success accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Step Toward Success located?
2671 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Buffalo?
From the center of Erie County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Buffalo, about 1.6 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.