At Marian House, individuals are provided with supportive services such as meals and personal supplies, rehabilitation counseling, case management life skills training, job readiness, pre-GED and GED education, referrals for medical care, and a savings program to prepare women for independent living.

MARIAN HOUSE I is the transitional housing and intensive rehabilitation phase which provides comfortable, structured community living. Women are given the opportunity to move into a more independent living environment in the second phase of the program.

MARIAN HOUSE II allows women to continue to live in community settings with other women striving to achieve similar goals for independent, healthy living.

Provided through a Shelter Plus care grant that we receive to assure that payments are affordable.

Scattered site program helps with finding suitable housing with the assistance of our staff. We enter into a rental agreement with the landlord of an apartment or home, allowing you to live independently with the assistance of rental subsidies.

MARIAN HOUSE III houses approximately 80 women and families in the permanent housing program where you receive community support, case management, home visits and access to support services such as educational, rental and employment assistance.

As residents progress throughout the phases of the Marian House program, counselors and staff encourage them to reconnect with family members when appropriate. Many of our women have experienced separation from their children and families. Marian House encourages and facilitates the reunification process through supervised visits and special events.

Services offered by the full time education coordinator and provide access to our George McManus Education Center. Each resident receives an educational assessment upon entry, creating a plan.

We partner with the Greater Homewood Community Corporation to provide an onsite GED class, with individual tutoring and self-directed study offered.

We have a full time employment counselor who assists you with developing a comprehensive employment plan which includes pre-employment activities (i.e. resume writing, interview training.) In addition, job search assistance, job development, and employment retention. Supports for both the resident and employer are provided.

Residents are encouraged to work together to support one another in their recovery efforts. At Marian House residents learn how to trust themselves, staff and one another. They also learn how to develop healthy, supportive relationships. Community is developed through shared chores, community meals and celebrations and the sharing of common living spaces.

During her stay at Marian House, each resident learns the importance of basic life skills. Each resident completes weekly household chores, which are assigned and supervised by our House Manager. Residents also prepare and share an evening meal together each weeknight, which reinforces the element of community.

Marian House provides on site addiction treatment services and each resident is assisted with developing a recovery plan that includes activities within Marian House as well as within the greater community. Marian House provides a weekly, comprehensive addiction group on site for all incoming residents. Participants receive at least twenty-one hours of addiction education which include the disease model of addiction; early recovery; dual diagnosis; trauma symptoms and etiology; relapse prevention and spirituality through this process. Residents are also referred to outpatient drug treatment programs as needed and are expected to participate in the 12-step fellowship programs of AA and/or NA.

Provide personal rehabilitation counseling from our staff therapists. Through therapy, our counselors help residents overcome their issues.

Referrals are made to additional services such as health care and psychiatry as needed.

Receive support services after the residential part of the Marian House Program, improving housing stability and quality of life for women and their families.

Our Alumnae Coordinator supports you through occasional house visits and lunchtime chats. We assist with educational opportunities, employment referrals, and financial matters such as debt reduction, credit repair, financial planning, and income tax preparation. Staff members send birthday cards and notes of encouragement, and respond when women relapse.

Serves women who are ready and able to reunite with their children. The Family Tower can house four families in four three-bedroom apartments for up to two years, with 10-12 families are housed in shared living environments.
Residents of this program have access to all Marian House I supportive services including individual, family and child therapy as well as education and employment assistance. The children living in these units also have access to tutoring and enrichment services as needed.