Our Founders
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 […]
Formerly St. Martin de Porres House of Hope - A Supportive Community for Women in Recovery Since 1983
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 […]
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 […]
Our music program provided by Harmony, Hope & Healing offers our women and children a creative outlet. The Choir/Ensemble performs approximately 30 outreach concerts a year at churches, schools and community […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]