Chief Executive Officer

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY

Marian House is a holistic, healing community for women and their children who need housing and rehabilitative services. We provide a safe, sober, and loving environment that challenges women to respect and love themselves, confront emotional and socioeconomic barriers, and transition to stable and independent lives.

Marian House was founded in 1982 as a joint project of the Sisters of Mercy, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and lay women in response to the dire circumstances that befell women at the Baltimore City Women's Detention Center. Two sisters and a lay volunteer noticed that it was difficult, if not impossible, for many of the women being released from incarceration to rebuild their lives as housing, employment, and support were scarce. Thus, they came together and founded Marian House to fill these voids and reduce recidivism rates.

Since its founding, Marian House has become known as a leading organization providing high quality rehabilitative services to women who suffer from complex histories of trauma, including mental health disorders, substance use disorders, physical and sexual abuse, those re-entering the community after incarceration, and other unstable life situations. Over the past 42 years, Marian House has served over 4,600 women and their children and has continuously modified its program to achieve strong, lasting results.