Residential Program

Your past does not define your future.

Our most intensive program, the Residential Program, serves women for up to six months as they learn the skills they need to become self-sufficient, in a safe and supportive environment where they can focus fully on reintegrating into the community after incarceration.

Each woman’s journey through the Residential Program is grounded in an individualized reentry plan developed with her case manager. Services include life skills training, mental health and substance use counseling, optional GED tutoring and mentoring, and referrals to community services for healthcare, legal, and employment needs.

But beyond resources, appointments, and expectations, residents consistently say the Residential Program offers something equally important: compassion, respect, and a restored sense of self-worth. For women navigating the effects of unaddressed trauma and addiction, our staff are trained to work with each resident on how to respond thoughtfully to circumstances and situations — rather than always reacting. These changes may not come overnight, but the women who embrace them carry those skills for the rest of their lives.

Recovery Haven: Specialized Support Within the Residential Program

For women whose journey includes recovery from a substance use disorder, Guest House offers Recovery Haven — a clinically managed residential program operating within our Residential Program at the ASAM Level 3.1 standard of care.

Recovery Haven provides structured, evidence-based support in a peer-centered environment, integrating clinical services with the wraparound reentry support that Guest House has provided since 1974. The program is Medicaid-eligible, removing a significant financial barrier for women who need this level of care.

Recovery Haven is offered in partnership with National Capital Treatment & Recovery (NCTR) and is designed specifically for justice-involved women — recognizing that the path from incarceration to stability often requires both recovery support and reentry navigation at the same time.

At Guest House, we believe a woman’s past does not define her future. Recovery Haven reflects that belief in action.