We open the door to hope and offer a path to recovery for those with substance use and mental health disorders. We empower, support, and nurture all wo walk through our door.
The Door serves as Door to Hope’s Women’s Residential facility, offering residential treatment for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders to women across Monterey County. We provide a safe, structured environment where women can achieve sobriety and mental health stabilization. Since 1972, thousands of women have found refuge, support, and hope within this home. Clients receive individual, group, and family therapy while developing essential life and interpersonal skills needed to rebuild their lives.
The Door has become a true community haven for women to heal from the challenges of substance use, domestic violence, human trafficking, homelessness, and other trauma. For over 50 years, the home has stood with its original roof. Now, weather and time have taken their toll. The roof’s deterioration threatens the structural integrity of the home and the life-changing services provided inside, making its replacement critical to sustaining this vital resource for our community.
Door to Hope’s visibility and impact, particularly has grown exponentially in the last four years. We empower clients to overcome challenges and lead fulfilling lives by addressing the complex needs of underserved communities in Monterey County. Barriers such as limited access, lack of services, and funding gaps often prevent people from receiving the comprehensive support they need. Our culturally and age-appropriate programs fill these gaps.
Door to Hope offers a full continuum of services: Women’s Residential treatment, Youth and Adult Outpatient care, short-term residential treatment for female youth, Integrated Co-occurring Treatment (ICT), and the MCSTART program for young children exposed to trauma or prenatal substance use. We also offer evidence-based prevention programs like Parents as Teachers, Mentor Moms and Dads, Pathways to Safety 2.0, and Smart Tech, alongside harm reduction initiatives.
These programs provide hope, healing, and the tools necessary for long-term recovery and well-being across Monterey County.
Recovery is not a straight path, but every step forward no matter how small is a powerful act of courage and healing. Today I celebrate 9 years abstinent from all drugs and alcohol, Door to Hope helped guide me and support me through it all. Now I work here at DTH giving back what was freely given to me.
- Mendy Forbes, Monterey
