SALLY'S PLACE
Supportive housing for pregnant women and infants
AWRC Treatment-Based Supportive Housing
SALLY’S PLACE
Sally’s Place is a treatment-based supportive housing program for pregnant women struggling with addiction. The program provides a supportive environment in which women are given the opportunity to parent their newborn while in treatment services. The goal is to re-introduce the woman and her child into the community with safe housing, support, and continued resources.
Sally’s Place is a community with six two-bedroom apartments surrounding a communal courtyard. 24-hour on-site staff provides peace of mind and support for women during their pregnancy and new motherhood. The communal nature of the complex promotes a women-helping-women atmosphere where more experienced mothers can advise and support their peers. The women participate in the Women’s Outpatient Program and have access to all of AWRC’s services including educational and vocational training, day care, transportation, healthcare, and medication management.
Sally’s Place does accept clients who receive Serious Mental Illness services. Program duration is 12 to 18 months.
All of AWRC’s supportive housing programs are treatment-based, meaning women must be enrolled in our women’s outpatient substance use program to qualify for supportive housing.
HOW SALLY’S PLACE CAME TO BE:
Sally’s Place opened in 2015 and was named to honor the work of former AWRC CEO Sally O’Malley Whitten Lara. Since its opening, Sally’s Place has provided a supportive home to many women and their babies.