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Penn North Recovery Center (MDCHI, Inc.)

Penn North Recovery Center (MDCHI, Inc.)

Maryland Community Health Initiatives, Inc.

ABOUT

Recovery support for substance abuse, poverty, homelessness.


Phone


(410) 728-2080 voice
(410) 728-2038 fax

Location

2410 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21217

Website

Hours

Monday: -
Tuesday: -
Wednesday: -
Thursday: -
Friday: -

General Information


Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and families struggling to overcome substance abuse, homelessness, unemployment, poverty, crime, and violence.

No appointment or referral necessary, Walk-Ins Welcome!
Call for Saturday and Sunday Schedule (varies)

Services


Employment Assistance

About

Penn North's job readiness and placement assistance program provides assessment, training, and personalized coaching that enables you to enter or re-enter the workforce. Our goal is to help our clients secure and maintain living-wage employment.

Our Services Include:
- Resume Development
- One-On-One Job Coaching
- 6-Week Job Readiness Classes
- Federal Bonding
- Expungement Informational Sessions
- GED Classes
- Computer Literacy Classes

Service Categories

Education
Acudetox

About

Five small, pre-sterilized, disposable needles are placed into specific sites on each ear. You sit quietly in a group setting for about 45 minutes, relaxing or meditating.

Acupuncture treatment for addictions is clinically effective, cost-efficient, drug-free, and compatible cross-culturally. The combined application of acupuncture with counseling and self-help groups such as AA and NA enhances your opportunities for success.

Drug and Alcohol Addiction

About

Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. Individual counseling and group therapy provided, as well as education and support to sustain recovery from substance abuse.

Clients also are encouraged to attend NA meetings offered.

How to Apply:

All clients undergo a comprehensive clinical assessment during which a plan of treatment is developed.
Wellness & Community Services

About

Services Include:

- Weekly Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Groceries Provided Monthly in Partnership with the Maryland Food Bank
- Monthly Healing Circles Facilitated by Power Inside
- Smoking Cessation Classes
- Bi-Monthly Sex Education, HIV, and STD testing, Facilitated by Total Healthcare
- Nutrition Education and Cooking Classes
- Massage, Zero Balancing, and other forms of bodywork
- Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and other martial arts
- Mind-Body techniques including Yoga, Meditation, Visualization, and Breathing
- Exercise and Fitness Equipment
- Art Therapy
- Referrals to Outside Services

Service Categories

Food, Goods, Education