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Formerly St. Martin de Porres House of Hope - A Supportive Community for Women in Recovery Since 1983
Tatiana and her mother, Maribel, got together for lunch last Saturday, as they have most weekends since June, when Maribel began her recovery journey at St. Martin de Porres House of Hope. “We get together and try to reconnect,” says Tatiana. “After so many years, we had disconnected. My mom’s been an addict my whole […]
Self-awareness is the state of having a clear perception of your own strengths and weaknesses, knowing your own beliefs and motivations and having control of your emotions. This is one of the most important aspects in recovery as it allows you to identify and address triggers, stresses, and thought processes that led you to addiction. […]
In 1983 Sister Connie Driscoll (1993 – 2005) and Sister Therese O’Sullivan, IBVM Co-founded St. Martin de Porres House of Hope. St. Martin de Porres began as a homeless shelter for women and their children. Within a few years, it evolved into a recovery home for substance abusers. Sister Connie and Sister Therese combined their […]
September is National Recovery Month. During the month of September, there is a national observance educating people on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can allow those with a mental and/or substance abuse disorder to live a rewarding life. The main focus of recovery month is to celebrate people who are or […]
Substance Abuse treatment centers for women are necessary because women face several challenges in recovery that are gender specific. Although men and women abuse alcohol or drugs for many of the same reasons, women tend to suffer from addiction because they are in bad relationships, have low self-esteem or self-image problems, or a history of […]
Many individuals who have substance abuse problems also have mental health problems. In fact, the presence of a dual diagnosis is quite common in substance abusers. What is Dual Diagnosis or a Co-Occurring Disorder? It simply refers to two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. Among those with substance abuse […]
We would like to announce and welcome two new staff members that recently joined St. Martin de Porres House of Hope. In April, Yaisa Hagood joined us as the Resource Development Coordinator. Ms. Hagood brings to us more than 10 years experience working in the Non Profit Sector in the areas of fundraising, business development […]
On September 11th St. Martin de Porres House of Hope looks forward to celebrating with our supporters, family and friends at US Cellular Field where the Chicago White Sox will take on the Minnesota Twins. This will be a time for us to come together and celebrate the success of our organization that is only made […]
Our annual graduation ceremony took place on July 31st. During our annual celebration, we honor our GED students for the concentrated time that they spent to further their education. Receiving a certificate of completion is encouraging and satisfying on many levels for our women. The highlight of the day was honoring two women, Afi Atitso […]