What support looks like at Haven Homes of Detroit

Safe housing is where healing begins. Everything we do is what comes after.

1800+

Safe nights of housing in 2025

336+

Service Hours per Resident

Community Partners

100%

Phase 2+ Residents Employed

A phased program built for real life

Healing takes time, and Haven Homes of Detroit is here for it. Our program is structured enough to create stability and flexible enough to honor where each woman actually is. Most residents move through four phases over 18 to 24 months.

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Phase 1 - Months 1-3

Welcome to Haven

The first priority is meeting basic needs and creating safety. Getting settled, getting connected, and beginning to breathe again. No pressure to perform. Just Presence.

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Phase 2 - Months 3-12

Consider the Haven

Residents begin working toward self-identified healing goals. Therapy deepens, sobriety builds structure, and the first steps towards education or employment begin.

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Phase 3 - Months 12-24

Find Your Way Home

The focus shifts to life after HHD. Residents prioritize savings, housing plans, and family stability. Honest preparations for independence with a real foundation built.

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Phase 4 - Post-graduation

Sister for Life

Graduates who choose to stay connected. Some return as mentors. Some become advocates. The HHD community doesn't end at graduation for our residents, it grows.

Support Services at Haven Homes of Detroit

Most people are surprised by how much happens inside our homes. Our program and our network of Detroit-based partners were built around one reality: healing from trafficking requires support across every part of a woman's life. From securing a first ID to navigating child custody, we walk alongside each resident toward the goals she sets for herself.

Finding Stability

Securing IDs and vital documents
Rent-free housing for 18–24 months
Health insurance enrollment
Connecting to a primary care provider
Grocery shopping and meal planning
Nutrition basics and cooking skills
Transportation including rides, ride share, and bus
Budgeting, financial literacy, and credit restoration
Weekly goal-setting and progress check-ins
$1,500 savings match at graduation

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Building Her Future

Criminal record expungement
Open bank accounts
Continuing education support
Digital Literacy
Vocational training
Life skills for independence
Resume writing and interview preparation

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Healing from the Inside

Finding mental health care
Trauma-informed therapy
Support for vision and dental care
AA/NA participation 5-7 days a week
Survivorship groups inside the home
Recreation and self-care
Health Relationship Groups

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Putting Down Roots

Child custody navigation support
Family reunification support
Health relationship courses
Ongoing support after graduation
Connection with 25+ community partners
Ongoing monthly check-in with HHD staff for first 18 months after graduation

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OUR NETWORK

Detroit-based partners who make it possible

No organization supports a community alone. We have built relationships with 24 partners across metro Detroit who extend what is possible inside our homes, from healthcare and legal support to employment and survivorship services.