Hope Haven was founded in 1976 by Arietta Black and Alice Trotter. Concerned with the lack of resources for women in early recovery from alcoholism, they went door to door gathering signatures of support, which they leveraged into a grant from Lance, Inc. Hope Haven used those funds to open its first home in 1977, serving five women seeking to rebuild their lives on a solid foundation of recovery.

Through the years the program grew and expanded in response to community needs. Today, Hope Haven is a licensed Therapeutic Community, which is a national best practice for the treatment of substance use disorder. Located on an eight-acre former motel complex, we serve more than 300 men, women, and children annually, including single men and women, single moms with kids, single dads with kids, and intact families. Residents work to rebuild their lives through our long-term residential program that includes individual and group counseling, medical and mental health care, workforce development, job readiness, assistance with employment and permanent housing, and more, preparing them for healthy independent living.