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Santa Maria Hostel - Houston, TX

Description: The mission of Santa Maria Hostel is to empower women and their families to lead healthy, successful, productive and self-fulfilling lives.
Santa Maria is Texas' largest multi-site residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment center and one of a very few to provide a comprehensive continuum for pregnant and parenting women and their children. Clients progress towards achieving improved mental and physical health, family functioning and economic stability that supports a drug- and violence-free lifestyle.
Santa Maria is proud of its history in providing recovery services which have a long-term impact on individuals and families served. Through these services, clients complete substance abuse treatment, acquire parenting skills, develop job readiness skills, set and attain educational and employment goals, gain critical life skills, get referrals and information on resources and obtain permanent housing.

Emergency Shelter
Santa Maria’s emergency shelter for single women offers a short-term safe and secure environment for women in the Houston area who find themselves homeless or at the risk of becoming homeless or those fleeing domestic violence situations. The goal of the shelter is to serve as a bridge to assist residents in moving from an emergency situation to stable, appropriate housing.
In addition to short-term housing, the following support services are offered:
    Case Management
    Three meals per day
    Assistance finding long-term housing
    Transportation assistance
    Access to primary care
    Access to mental health services
    Recovery support services
    Access to substance use disorder treatment
    Life skills
    Job Readiness/Search assistance

Do you have items to donate? Contact Santa Maria Hostel at the phone number provided above to see if they can use any items you may have to donate.

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Do you have items to donate? Contact Santa Maria Hostel at the phone number provided above to see if they can use any items you may have to donate.