America’s Road Home contributes to several organizations that combat family homelessness, including Nexus Recovery Center, which offers substance abuse treatment programs in Dallas, Texas. The Nexus program for women who are pregnant or parenting forms a particularly important part of the city’s safety net, as it allows women to bring their children into a residential treatment program.

2.  America’s Road Home contributes to several
organizations that combat family
homelessness, including Nexus Recovery
Center, which offers substance abuse
treatment programs in Dallas, Texas. The Nexus
program for women who are pregnant or
parenting forms a particularly important part of
the city’s safety net, as it allows women to
bring their children into a residential treatment
program.
Women who are over 18 can bring up to three
children with them when they enter the
program.

3.  On top of providing treatment for chemical
dependency, the program teaches
parenting skills and creates structured
routines for the families involved. Older
children go to school nearby, while infants,
toddlers, and preschoolers are cared for by
staff onsite. The whole family also has the
opportunity to participate in an education
program that shows how chemical
dependency and addiction affect the
entire family. Residents in Nexus’ program
for pregnant or parenting women typically
stay in the facility for 30 to 90 days in all.