A History of Recovery for Women

How it Started

St. Monica’s Home began in 1964 when Pat Wall, a parishioner of St. David’s Episcopal Church, partnered with Father Eric Asboe and Bishop Rauscher of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska to support unwed, unhoused mothers.

A four-bedroom home was rented, and by 1965, due to need, a larger seven-bedroom house was purchased. St. Monica’s became a 501(c)(3) in 1976, and adopted the Therapeutic Community model, a long-term residential substance use treatment program using “community as method.” In the mid-1990's, it launched Nebraska’s first “Mommy and Me” program.

Today, St. Monica’s serves more than 250 women annually across a full continuum of care, remaining true to its founders’ vision of a safe, home-like place where women can heal and get well.