Who We Are
Our organization is a long-term treatment facility for women recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction. We provide a structured, drug-free environment to help each woman experience physical, mental, emotional and spiritual recovery.
Against the violent and confusing backdrop of 1969, the year that ended the idealism of the 60's, a vision was made into reality. Downtown Atlanta had changed dramatically as the influx of young people into the nightclub district altered the face of the community around Saint Mark's United Methodist Church. Rather than avoid the situation, a small group of dedicated ministers decided to make a difference. Glenn Galtere, who was working for Atlanta Urban Ministries (later to become Action Ministries) and ministering to the "night people" in the area; Claude Turner, Minister to the Community at Saint Mark's; and Bill Tyson, Pastor of Saint Mark's; met together to discuss opening a house for women who were trapped in the destructive patterns of drugs, alcohol and prostitution and wanted to change their lives.
