Helen Smith Girls' Group Home

Helen Smith Girls' Group Home, tucked away in historic Takoma Park, Maryland, is a long term program which houses eight adolescent girls. Through intensive counseling, the girls receive the needed guidance to negotiate the tricky terrain of girlhood and the difficult issues that may arise. They are encouraged to examine their choices and shown how to become a change agent in their own lives. Through diverse programming and with the help of consistent, professional staff, the girls build solid skills and are allowed to grow through the appropriate milestones and to prepare for the transition to adulthood.

POPULATION SERVED

Eight adolescent girls, ages 13-17, from throughout the state of Maryland

SERVICES OFFERED

• Program uniquely tailored to meet the needs of adolescent females
• Individual and group therapy; building strength of personal identity, providing self-esteem and confidence
• Employability development and placement with potential career development
• Educational advocacy and support, tutoring and college prep
• Case management, referral and coordination for health services, substance abuse treatment, family therapy, and additional necessary services
• Recreation and constructive use of leisure time
• Life skills training to support self sufficiency and independent living
• Length of stay is typically long-term (9-24 months)