Casa Milagro
Casa Milagro, established in 1988, provides transitional housing for women
35 or older with chronic mental illness. During 2006-2007, the group home provided a stable home environment to 11 women. The 18-month program provides extensive case management helping the women to learn healthy lifestyles, including exercise, good nutrition and adherence to medical and drug therapies. After a professional assessment, each woman helps develop her own individual treatment plan and goals. Services are designed to increase the residents’ independent living skills, while connecting them to appropriate community resources. The women also participate in group, individual and art therapy. Upon graduation, the women are encouraged to participate in AfterCare, a Barrett Foundation support program created to ease the transition into independent living. More than 80% of the graduates are able to live independently, and graduates are eligible to move into Casa Verde.
