For over thirty years, Micah House has helped women struggling with addiction and homelessness to live independent, stable lives.
A House and a Home
Micah House is a two-year transitional home for women overcoming substance abuse and homelessness. We are a safe place and a stepping-stone for those eager to transition to productive, stable, independent lives. Our residents benefit from mutual support while living in a family-style setting.
Leading Independent Lives
At Micah House, we invest responsibility for success directly with residents. While 24-hour aid is available, our residents live and work without full-time supervision. Residents pay a modest program fee, and through a savings and matching program (where Micah House matches funds saved by the residents), are encouraged to prepare for their next move.
Counseling & Social Support
Our residents receive counseling and supports addressing physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being, as well as recovery, financial stability, career skills, education, and family supports. Micah House also has an education fund to support the educational and professional goals of current and former residents and funds to provide specific supports identified by residents, such as financial literacy.
Our Story
Toward the end of the 1980s, members of Washington DC’s Temple Micah were inspired by a District-wide movement called One Congregation One Home to be a part of addressing homelessness.
The movement called on religious organizations to help tackle some of DC’s gravest social issues.
In 1989, Micah House was established as an independent, nonsectarian nonprofit organization, and in 1990, we welcomed our first residents to a transitional group home, rented in the Petworth neighborhood.
While DC’s One Congregation One Home movement did not become as widespread as leaders had hoped, Micah House has survived and thrived for over three decades.
In 2003, Micah House purchased a newly renovated house in Petworth, and our residents moved into a beautiful and spacious home that comfortably accommodates up to four women at a time.
Since opening our doors, Micah House has continued to serve women recovering from addition and homelessness. As more and more women have lived under our roof while working to become independent, they serve as role models to residents ready to change.