Yes. Here are some Halfway Houses in Washington, DC:
Executive Addictive Disease Progs Inc: 4335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
Federal City Recovery Services: 920 Bellevue Street SE, Washington, DC 20032
Safe Haven Ministry: 1140 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 924 Washington, DC 20002
Salvation Army: 2100 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002
Samaritan Inns: 2523 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Washington Halfway House For Women: 1819 H Street N.W. 300, Washington, DC 20006
Efforts from Ex-Convicts Halfway House Ex-Offenders: 1329 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
According to doc.dc.gov, the DC Department of Corrections contracts with several community release programs who operate facilities known as community correctional centers or halfway houses.
The agency has contracts with three private and independently operated halfway houses:
Extended House, Inc.
Fairview
Hope Village
The US District Court for DC and the Superior Court of DC place pretrial offenders and sentenced misdemeanants in halfway houses as an alternative to incarceration.
The halfway houses offer a variety of educational opportunities and other programming services that include the following: Case Management , Employment Assistance/Job Readiness, Individual and Group Counseling, Substance Abuse Intervention in-house NA/AA Meetings/Referrals, Academic Tutoring, GED Preparation, Basic Life Skills, Family Planning, Peer Association, Financial Assistance, Health Issues, Interpersonal Communication/Socialization Skills, Stress/Anger Management, AIDS/HIV Awareness, Bible Study/Prison Fellowship (provided by volunteers), and Social Services Assistance/Referrals.
Tip! While studies do show that halfway houses lessen the chances of relapse for those who choose to live in them, not all halfway houses are the same.
Before the decision is made to attend a halfway house, there needs to be some research and thought regarding the quality of support, service and discipline of the halfway house in question. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when looking for a quality halfway house shared by pbinstitute.com.