by The Magdalen House | Jan 21, 2020 | #Expansion, #Free, #Women, Impact, Volunteer
By Lisa Kroencke, CEO With March being Women’s History Month, I’ve been reflecting on the many women who have been a part of our Maggie’s history. Since our doors opened in June of 1987, we’ve worked toward a single purpose: helping women achieve and sustain recovery...
by The Magdalen House | Sep 12, 2019 | #Hopeless, Community, Disease, Family, Recover
Judy’s story is absolutely beautiful. It’s a theme that we are continually blessed by: those women and families that we serve, turn around, walk through our doors, and serve the new women and families at The Magdalen House. Judy is a dedicated volunteer in our Family...
by The Magdalen House | Jul 19, 2019 | Community, First Step, Impact, Volunteer
We are astonished and excited about the incredible increase of women coming through The Magdalen House this year. To say that the First Step Program has helped more alcoholic women and their families in the first half of 2019 than ever before in our history is a big...
by The Magdalen House | Jul 18, 2019 | #Detox, #Free, 12 Steps, First Step, Meetings
The Magdalen House First Step program provides a safe and comfortable setting for an individual with alcoholism to physically separate from alcohol so that they may learn about alcoholism and begin working 12-Step spiritual principles to achieve sobriety. But it’s so...
by The Magdalen House | Jun 7, 2019 | #Detox, #Free, #Treatment, Community, First Step, Next Step
Being an organization that helps alcoholic women recover from alcoholism, it’s common to be asked, “Is Maggie’s a treatment center?” or “Does The Magdalen House offer an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?” These are helpful questions to ask, especially when...
by The Magdalen House | May 31, 2019 | #Free, Community, Disease, Mental Health, Stigma
Did you know that alcoholism is a mental illness? From the National Institute of Mental Health: “Substance use disorder changes normal desires and priorities. It changes normal behaviors and interferes with the ability to work, go to school, and to have good...
