reporter: donny conklin is steven's cousin but more like a brother. his father died from a heroin overdose 22 years ago. he's struggling with heroin addiction, too. after steven died, he stopped and looking for help. >> this opened my eyes, i would have never got clean. like i've tried, like i wanted to, and i've been doing it [ bleep ] to not be sick, you know? like the devil. reporter: one thing that's keeping the family together is they will not let steven's death be in vain. they made it life's mission. >> we want to impact lives, tell steven's story, we want to sit in front of lawmakers, we're here to make a change.. >> he is. >> good to see you, too. this place is beautiful. >> this is sober living house. each bedroom holds two guys, we have one bedroom that does sleep one. everything that you see. guys try to get out as often as they can. all the stuff is donated. the bags with -- >> we make the blessing bags. >> how long you been in the house for? >> three weeks. almost a month now. >> how are you liking it? >> love it. love it, man. we're all