What We Do
Crisis Stabilization
Woodley House operates a safe, stable group home for adults experiencing a mental health crisis.
Residents must be over the age of 18, voluntary and appropriate for outpatient services, able to maintain safety of self and others, and not in need of medical detoxification or inpatient medical care.
Residential Care
Woodley House offers a full continuum of residential care to support every step of the journey toward recovery. Residential services range from crisis care to group home stabilization to supported independent living.
Crossing Place
A group home for adults in crisis or who are experiencing an acute phase of their illness, is our eight-bed short-term psychiatric crisis stabilization home in Woodley Park and was one of the first psychiatric crisis homes in the nation. Professionally staffed 24/7 by Crisis Specialists, it offers intense supervision for people experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Contact Crossing Place: (202) 830-3517.
Holly House
An eight-bed group home in Shepherd Park that provides permanent housing and support. Residents receive individualized Life Skills Training in one-on-one and group settings. Contact Holly House: (202) 830-3512.
Valenti House
Our flagship 20-bed group home in Woodley Park, is staffed 24/7 by Residential Advisors. Residents can stay from six months to several years and receive personalized Life Skills Training services each week through group and individual meetings with Skills Trainers. Contact Valenti House: (202) 830-3516.
Supported Independent Living
Supports shared living apartments, condominiums and a group home throughout Washington, DC for adults who do not need 24-hour supervision but still need the security of our Life Skills Training program and regular support and supervision. Contact SIL: (202) 830-3578.
Support Services
Woodley House enables District of Columbia residents with mental health disorders to live full and healthy lives with dignity by providing supportive housing and services.
Woodley House offers a range of services, including recovery support services for our residents who experience a substance use disorder, co-occurring with their mental health disorder. We believe that an integrated service approach serves those with co-occurring disorders best.
Our Support Services staff also offer critical life skills training to our residents, providing the opportunity to gain skills lost due to their illness or further develop skills to transition toward increased independence. Life skills training can include: personal hygiene and healthy lifestyles, budgeting and financial management, cooking and nutrition, general housekeeping and apartment maintenance, job search readiness, medication education and symptom management, anger management, self-esteem and being a good roommate/tenant.
Residents also regularly meet individually and in groups with Recovery Support Specialists to achieve their personal goals.
Our Food Pantry is open to the public every Tuesday afternoon and provides food staples, frozen meat, and fresh produce to Woodley House residents and our community neighbors in need.
LIFE SKILLS TRAINING
Mental Health Life Skills Training (known as Mental Health Rehabilitation Services – MHRS) provides a lifeline for adults living with mental illness who are working toward greater independence in continuing their recovery. Woodley House residents receive MHRS support to teach critical life skills including personal hygiene and healthy lifestyles, budgeting and financial management, cooking and nutrition, general housekeeping and apartment maintenance, job search readiness, medication education and symptom management, anger management, self-esteem and being a good roommate/tenant. Residents meet with Recovery Support Specialists, both individually and in groups.
Although originally created for residents of Woodley House, our Life Skills Training is also available for other members of the community on a case-by-case basis. Our Recovery Support Specialists work with clients to master skills to achieve their personal goals, meeting them in their homes or any convenient location.
Email woodley @ woodleyhouse.org for more information.
Food Pantry
Our weekly Food Pantry is available to all District of Columbia residents.
Woodley House Food Pantry
Valenti House
2711 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Hours
Open every Tuesday
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Contact
Call: 202-830-3508
Email: woodley @ woodleyhouse.org
Support
Donate to the Food Pantry or start your own food drive.
Learn more here.
The Woodley House Food Pantry is open to all District of Columbia residents and is centrally located on Connecticut Avenue, NW near the Woodley Park Metro and bus lines. Proof of Washington, DC residency is required. Please bring a current photo ID, such as a driver’s license, passport or other identification card, along with proof of residency, such as a utility bill, etc. For more information, contact us at 202-830-3508.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Starting in 2023, Woodley House is a certified provider of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) services in the District of Columbia. PSH is an evidence-based solution for chronic homelessness, combining rent support (in the form of a housing voucher) with intensive, ongoing case management to ensure stability. By expanding into PSH, Woodley House is now able to provide support services for families with children for the first time in our organization’s history.
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS
Permanent Supportive Housing is the District of Columbia’s signature program for supporting individuals and families who are at risk of chronic homelessness.
In 2023, Woodley House served 82 Permanent Supportive Housing clients—including 41 households and 41 children—at homes across the District.
With our expansion into Permanent Supportive Housing, Woodley House expects to be able to serve more than 600 individuals a year by 2030.