Marian House II
After completing six to eight months in the Marian House I program and obtaining employment as well as accomplishing other goals, women are given the option to either move to the community or to transition to one of our Marian House II programs.
At Marian House II, women continue to live in community settings with other women, in either row homes or at our central Marian House II facility on old York Road that houses 9 women. They receive support services and work on the goals of Marian House I but with a less structured and more independent living environment. Case Management and crisis intervention services are provided throughout the week. The Case Manager’s office is located at the central facility, and she also travels to visit the women who live in the community row homes. In these environments women continue to be responsible for chores, establishing savings, and continuing in their recovery. Monthly house meetings are held and other workshops and groups are required. The education and employment services located at the Marian House program center continue to be available to residents of Marian House II.
If a Marian House woman is ready to reunite with children, she may be able to move into the transitional Family Program. This is a tower attached to the Marian House I facility, but with its own separate entrance. In this tower, four three bedroom apartments house four families for a period of up to two years. Residents have access to the same support services as available in Marian House I. This includes individual and family therapy, education and employment assistance. The children living in these units also have access to tutoring services as needed. Often, the women chosen to be placed in the family program are initially in Marian House I, and once established in their individual lives and employment, are helped to reunite with their children through placement in this part of the Marian House continuum of services. The family tower was made possible through the generous support of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
