A Friend's House:

a safe place for a fresh start

Do you struggle with self-harm, an eating disorder, severe depression, suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts, substance abuse or an unplanned pregnancy? Have you been physically or sexually abused?

You are not alone, and we want to help!

At A Friend's House (AFH) women receive therapy, training and care they need to learn how to live healthy lives. The entire program is free-of-charge. If you are tired of dealing with the same problems, and are ready to learn how to handle life differently, take the first step:

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Finding Freedom Watch a video about Melissa's transformation through the help of A Friend's House in her own words.

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Changing a Lifestyle: A Graduate's Story - Help for Women

24 April 2013

Changing a Lifestyle: A Graduate's Story

“I wish my mom would have done what you did for your kids by taking this step to get better for them.”
“I don’t think a lot of ladies would need to be at A Friend’s House if they had a mom like you.”
These quotes are from two residents in response to Chantale’s appeal to graduate. Are there better compliments to receive? Chantale took the difficult steps of not only working on herself, but doing so separated from her children.
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Strength through Brokenness - Help for Women

24 April 2013

Strength through Brokenness

One of my favorite quotes by Ernest Hemingway is, “The whole world breaks but afterward we are stronger at the broken places.” This is how I felt in my first stage at AFH. I came here a broken person and everything I am learning and the relationships I am forming are like cement: filling in the broken places and fortifying them, making them stronger than they were before. I am not filled in yet but I am already stronger than when I walked in the door.
I was called many things in my life: a drug addict, a problem child, troubled, a failure, unsuccessful, smart, beautiful, kind and funny. One thing I never expected to be called again was a resident of AFH.
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A Strategic Series: Part 1 - Help for Women

24 April 2013

A Strategic Series: Part 1

Our Board of Directors and executive staff created a strategic plan that outlines AFH strategies for the next 3 to 5 years for reaching six general goals. We will introduce two goals to you in each quarter of this year, and also summarize key steps we’re taking to reach them.
Goal: Invest in our Staff Members.
Our staff members are incredibly valuable to the success of our residents and program. In fact, they are our primary vehicle to achieve our mission. Having staff members who are well-trained, consistent, compassionate and team-oriented are critical.
Goal: Be easily accessible to women in need of help.
Unfortunately, there are countless women in our nation who need help from places like AFH. We want to make it as easy as possible for them to know that help is available and to find information about us.
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Help for Women and Therapy

Core curriculum - Help for Women

Core curriculum

A Friend's House offers women training on developing healthy relationships, managing emotions, handling anger, identifying lies we tell ourselves and exploring worldviews. Residents attend several therapeutic groups each day, and meet with a licensed therapist once a week. Read more

Sample Schedule - Help for Women

Sample Schedule

Every day through the week residents stay busy participating in 4-5 group sessions, exercising, meeting with their advocate, eating healthy meals, working on assignments and completing work details. Read more

Life Skills - Help for Women

Life Skills

A Friend's House realizes that many of the women who enter our doors lack basic life skills. Our goal is to equip them not only with the social skills, but with the professional and life skills needed to live healthy lives. Read more