Tabitha House Women's Recovery Home

About this Recovery Home

Tabitha House is a women's recovery residence in South Holland, Illinois, operated by Restoration Ministries. The program serves women in southern Cook County.

A Long-Term Program for Women

Restoration Ministries runs Tabitha House as a twelve to eighteen month residential program for women. The ministry pairs Christian principles with counseling, Bible studies and devotions, and adds educational opportunities and job training.

Court Advocacy and Reuniting Families

Restoration Ministries assigns a court advocate to women on probation and to women who have children in foster care, to assist them in being reunited with their children. That advocacy is part of what the program provides rather than something a resident arranges elsewhere.

Admission Criteria

Women eligible for admittance to Tabitha House must have a minimum of five to seven days clean time. All women must be willing to submit to random drug testing. Women must also be willing to accept authority and commit to the goal of recovery, restoration, reinstatement and re-entry into positive, productive lives.

A Confidential South Holland Address

Restoration Ministries publishes South Holland, Illinois as the location of Tabitha House and does not publish a street. Third-party housing registers record the address as undisclosed. The ministry's headquarters is at 253 East 159th Street in Harvey.

South Holland and the Southern Cook County Setting

South Holland is a village in southern Cook County, just south of the 159th Street corridor where Restoration Ministries has its headquarters. Metra Electric District stations serve the village, which connects this recovery residence to the wider Chicago labor market.

Cost and Who the Program Accepts

Restoration Ministries describes its residential recovery programs as free and faith-based. The ministry states that it does not limit participants by race, color or nationality. Women in the program are described as learning to rise beyond their circumstances and acquire the necessary skills for productive and independent living.

The Ministry Behind Tabitha House

Restoration Ministries operates Tabitha House alongside Harvey House, its men's program on East 159th Street in Harvey. The organization also runs a boxing club and arts center for young people in Harvey and thrift stores in both Harvey and South Holland.