Sojourner House

Our House is Home

Sojourner House provides in-patient residential treatment to addicted mothers and their children. Located in East Liberty, Sojourner House provides 24-hour residential rehabilitation services for 14 families at any given time. Mothers can bring three children with them and stay up to six month while receiving intensive treatment for their addiction.  

Sojourner House is proud to be the only program in Allegheny County that provides each family with their own apartment while the mother receives treatment. Mothers and children can begin to experience the joys and challenges of living as an independent, drug-free family while securely surrounded by round-the-clock support.

To be eligible to participate, a woman must

• be 18 years or older.
• have at least one child aged 12 years or younger, be actively
  seeking custody of a child, or be pregnant.  
• be dedicated to working on her recovery, and willing
  to meet program requirements.

Sojourner House gives preference to women from Allegheny County and the surrounding region, and is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Programs

For admission information, call 412-441-7783

Our Program's Positive Results

Program Completion 

• 60 women were admitted during the 2009-10 fiscal year.
• 25% remained in treatment at fiscal year end.
• 48% successfully reached the national benchmark of 90 days for successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Of families who completed the program:
• 50% moved to supportive housing
• 25% moved in with family or friends
• 25% did not indicate their follow-up housing situation
• The average length of stay was 85 days.  

Children’s Progress

• 56 children were in residency with their mothers, all of whom received a full screening for medical and developmental milestones.
• 100% received medical interventions and are current with immunizations.
• 100% received programming based on assessment levels
• 93% of pre-school children met the goals of age-appropriate fine-motor skills.
• 100% demonstrated achievement level gains in school readiness indicators
• 100% improved social behavior when interacting with their peers.
• 100% improved language skills (letters & sounds)
• 100% showed improvement in cognition & general knowledge.
• 15 children were legally reunified with mothers prior to discharge.
• 6 visiting children (mothers had not regained custody during stay) received services

Services

Sojourner House offers recovery services specifically for addicted mothers in our community. 

• Up to six months in individual apartments
• Evidence-based gender responsive treatment
• Individual, group & family counseling
• Children’s programming
• Linkages to community resources