40 Years of Hope
For 40 years Southside Center of Hope (SSCOH) formerly St. Martin de Porres House of Hope has been a haven for mothers struggling with addiction. SSCOH has remained steadfast in […]
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We Are Expanding
On July 1st, Southside Center of Hope will be taking over Independence House, a permanent supportive housing shelter, in partnership with Interfaith Development Housing Corporation. Interfaith is a non-profit organization […]
Sister Carlotta Retires After 13 Years Of Service
On June 30, 2020, We celebrated Sister Carlotta’s retirement from Southside Center of Hope. Over the last 13 years, Sister Carlotta has impacted dozens of women and helped them on their recovery journey by providing counseling and facilitating anger management […]
Our Work
Located on the Southside of Chicago, Southside Center of Hope provides a 12-step, evidence-based residential recovery program at no cost. Since our founding in 1983, we have helped more than […]
35 Years of Hope: Gloria and Fred Gleave
Gloria Gleave started her career as a computer programmer in the early 1970s and ended it as a certified Project Manager. In the late 1980s, she met Sister Connie Driscoll at […]
My Third Step
The third step is part of the 12-step program I went through to recover from my addiction to substance abuse. Although all of the steps are vital to recovery, […]
Workforce Development Partnership
Southside Center of Hope recently partnered with HHPLift to offer a Workforce Development Program. HHPLift is a nonprofit social enterprise with a mission to forge economic independence through workforce and […]
Meet Peyton
Peyton Spanbauer is our new Development and Communications Manager. She comes from Woodstock, IL and is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Journalism and Mass […]
Reflecting on 39 years of Hope
Southside Center of Hope has had the privilege of welcoming thousands of single women and women with children, to its family, in hopes that we can empower them to live […]
A Message From the Executive Director
No one could have predicted the disruption to our lives and normal day-to-day routines that we have endured the past 17 months. As I reflect on the tremendous toll of […]