The Women's Home

Located near downtown Houston, our Residential Treatment Program provides housing, behavioral health treatment and wraparound support services to women experiencing homelessness due to substance use and mental health disorders. Our facilities can serve up to 50 women at one time and offer our residents a stable home with up to 18 months of tailored support. Residents participate in residential, clinical and support services simultaneously during their stay to achieve holistic wellness. Our program is licensed by the State of Texas to offer three phases of treatment support: intensive, supportive and outpatient. Our goal is to help women acquire and maintain the four pillars of personal independence – mental stability, sobriety, a sustainable source of income and a safe, permanent home.

Historically, we found that the recovery of residents participating in our residential treatment program was being put in jeopardy because they could not find safe affordable housing. At the same time, we were learning from national best practices that providing permanent housing first, along with supportive services, is an effective approach to addressing homelessness. Our solution was to build Jane Cizik Garden Place, an 87 unit, LEED Silver certified, permanent supportive housing complex that integrates services for both low income and homeless populations in Houston.

Located in Spring Branch, the apartment complex provides over 100 households annually with the opportunity to live independently. To encourage our tenants growth and continued stability, the complex offers on-site case management services to assist tenants in developing the life skills they need to remain housed and independent.

Recent studies have shown a growing trend in family homelessness across the nation - in response, the U.S. Department of Housing and urban Development has committed major resources to end family homelessness. In response to this need, The Women's Home launched Adele and Ber Pieper Family Place (Family Place) in the fall of 2016 - an 84-unit housing complex located in Spring Branch near Jane Cizik Garden Place that provides permanent supportive housing to low-income families and families who have experienced homelessness in the Houston area. Forty (40) units are allocated for families who have chronic histories of homelessness. On-site case workers help tenants locate the services they need to maintain housing and increase their overall stability including educational programs, healthcare services, and other resources. The Women's Home was awarded a 2017 Houston Business Journal Landmark Award in the area of Community Impact for our Family Place
complex.

To help us reduce barriers and create opportunities
for the women we serve, The Women's Home has owned and operated a unique resale
boutique, called The Cottage Shop, in the trendy corridor of Lower Montrose
since 1971. Since its inception, the store has served two very important
purposes within our organization. Foremost, it is a vital work-force training
site for the women participating in our treatment and transitional housing
program. As our residents work towards regaining their self-esteem and confidence
in concert with a strong clinical program, they relearn healthy work habits and
customer service skills as trainees in the shop. It is highly successful in
assisting our residents with re-entering the workforce and becoming productive
members of society again. Secondly, the store functions as a social enterprise
earning income that reduces The Home's reliance on traditional funding sources.
Annually, The Cottage Shop grosses nearly $700,000 which is over 10% of our annual income.