Reunification at New Phoebe House
Reunification looks a little bit different for everyone here at New Phoebe House. No matter what it looks like, it is an exciting, beautiful, and
February 9, 2018
Our Mission: Through housing, services, support, and treatment, we serve Pierce County mothers and children impacted by chemical dependency, homelessness, and trauma. We help mothers achieve and maintain safe reunification through clean and sober living, healing, and self-sufficiency.
Our History
In 2002, Pierce County was experiencing a high incidence of methamphetamine labs, production, and usage. Many young people were exposed to methamphetamine (many times by their parents) and its highly addictive properties. Young women with children developed chemical addictions. Children were removed or put in foster care because the mother was unable to care for her children.
In many instances, the women experienced homelessness or incarceration. As a result of this cycle, they needed a place to recover… when others had given up on them.
A group of concerned citizens banned together with the City of Tacoma and Pierce County to address this need and New Phoebe House Association opened its doors in December 2002, and has been serving women at full capacity ever since.
Although today the challenge of methamphetamine addiction continues, we also serve women with addictions to other chemicals, including alcohol and crack cocaine. The residents of today are, in many cases, the children of the early meth addicts in our area.
Board of Directors
- Lucy Ritchie, Board President
- Christina Fitzer, Board Vice President
- Venice Robinson, Board Secretary
- Karrie Betts, Past President
- Shauna Schraft, Director
- Peter Bortel, Director
- Stefanie Love, Director
- Mindy Jensen, Director
- Jesse Jensen, Director
Our Staff
- Lisa Talbott, Executive Director
- Renee Munoz, Lead Case Manager
- Chelsea Arbogast, Case Manager
- Clovisia Johnson, Case Manager
- Ashlee Christiansen, Phoebe Kids Play Educator
- Tarae Blackmon, Recovery Support Specialist
- Kerri O'Farrell, Development & Communications Manager
- Courtney Rhodes, Bookkeeper
We are very excited to introduce the talented individuals we recently welcomed as members of our staff. Change can be difficult. Fortunately for us, that
Over the last weekend in August, 12 mothers, 13 children and 8 staff members headed off to Camp St. Albans for our annual Mother-Child Bonding
Those of you who have known New Phoebe House for a long time may or may not know Donna. Donna has been our finance manager
By Rachel Hogan It’s my pleasure as the new Vocational Manager to introduce myself. My name is Rachel Hogan, I have an associate’s degree in
Change happens. It’s not always fun, but it is inevitable. Recently, we’ve gone through a lot of changes at New Phoebe House. We’ve come to
Dysfunctional. Unorganized. Lost. Scared. These are the words Melissa used to describe her life before New Phoebe House. She had been fighting a long and
By Heather Sanford I have been a case manager at New Phoebe House for many years, and I have experienced my fair share of ups
Our mission has now expanded to include treatment services for mothers. This year marks the beginning of Holistic Recovery for Mothers (HRM), a trauma-informed integrated behavioral
Our new KidsPlay Director
It is a pleasure to introduce myself! My name is Lily Bieletto, and I’m the new KidsPlay Director here at New Phoebe House. I was
October 30, 2017
Introducing our new staff!
We are very excited to introduce the talented individuals we recently welcomed as members of our staff. Change can be difficult. Fortunately for us, that
October 10, 2017
The great out-of-doors!
Over the last weekend in August, 12 mothers, 13 children and 8 staff members headed off to Camp St. Albans for our annual Mother-Child Bonding
October 9, 2017
An amazing woman
Those of you who have known New Phoebe House for a long time may or may not know Donna. Donna has been our finance manager
October 4, 2017
Meet Rachel!
By Rachel Hogan It’s my pleasure as the new Vocational Manager to introduce myself. My name is Rachel Hogan, I have an associate’s degree in
September 25, 2017
We are very excited to introduce the talented individuals we recently welcomed as members of our staff. Change can be difficult. Fortunately for us, that
Over the last weekend in August, 12 mothers, 13 children and 8 staff members headed off to Camp St. Albans for our annual Mother-Child Bonding
Those of you who have known New Phoebe House for a long time may or may not know Donna. Donna has been our finance manager
By Rachel Hogan It’s my pleasure as the new Vocational Manager to introduce myself. My name is Rachel Hogan, I have an associate’s degree in
Change happens. It’s not always fun, but it is inevitable. Recently, we’ve gone through a lot of changes at New Phoebe House. We’ve come to
Dysfunctional. Unorganized. Lost. Scared. These are the words Melissa used to describe her life before New Phoebe House. She had been fighting a long and
By Heather Sanford I have been a case manager at New Phoebe House for many years, and I have experienced my fair share of ups
Our mission has now expanded to include treatment services for mothers. This year marks the beginning of Holistic Recovery for Mothers (HRM), a trauma-informed integrated behavioral
