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Men’s Recovery Support | Brooklyn, Maryland
Damascus House is a nonprofit that helps men strengthen early recovery through residential structure, outpatient care, accountability, and a community built around lasting change.
A private conversation. Clear next steps. No pressure.
Nonprofit organization
For more than four decades, Damascus House has been part of the lives of individuals and families throughout the recovery community.
Levels of care
Recovery looks different for everyone. Damascus House provides multiple levels of support designed to meet individuals at different stages of their recovery.
A structured place to live while you build recovery skills, with accountability, clinical support, and help growing toward independence.
Client-centered clinical care several times a week while living at home or in sober living, with treatment based on individual need.
Ongoing, lower-intensity professional support for men who are ready to carry more of daily life on their own.
Placement is based on an individual assessment and clinical need. A call with our team is the best way to talk through which level may fit.
Most men do not relapse because they stopped caring. They relapse because the days after treatment are unstructured, the old environment is still waiting, and there is no one nearby who understands what early recovery actually takes.
Damascus House is built around the parts that are hard to hold alone: a steady routine, a stable place to live, clinical guidance, peers who notice when something is off, and practical skills for work, family, and responsibility.
You do not need to have it figured out before you call. A conversation is enough to start.
Programs
Care is client-centered, with evidence-based interventions. Timelines vary with individual need and ASAM criteria; many IOP and OP clients live in sober living.
Residential Recovery
Residential treatment typically lasts a minimum of 6 months and includes at least 9 hours of therapeutic activity each week, plus outpatient treatment for additional support. Length of care varies with individual need and ASAM criteria.
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Intensive Outpatient Program
IOP includes a minimum of 9 hours per week and usually lasts 6+ months, based on individual need and ASAM criteria.
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Outpatient Program
OP includes 1–8 hours per week, with no set duration. Length of care is based on individual need and ASAM criteria.
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Daily life
Predictable routine that makes early recovery manageable.
One-on-one time to work through what recovery is asking of you.
Regular groups where honesty is expected and shared.
Outside support meetings help build connection beyond treatment.
Practical work on responsibility, routines, and next steps.
Exercise and healthy habits as part of the day.
The exact schedule and services depend on individualized needs and current availability.
Community in action
Time together outside the house gives our community room to connect, enjoy the day, and build relationships grounded in shared experience.
These recent moments are a reminder that recovery also includes belonging, encouragement, and making good memories together.
A recent Damascus House community outing.
Pathway
Placement is individualized and the exact path varies. Some men begin with residential support, others start in outpatient care.
Detox or higher-intensity treatment happens elsewhere before residential support begins.
A supervised living environment with staff support around the clock.
Counseling, groups, outside support meetings, life skills, and accountability.
Continue structured therapy while carrying more of daily life yourself.
Ongoing meetings, peer support, and an aftercare plan.
Our residences
Our six residential houses provide supportive recovery environments built around structure, accountability, community, and continued growth.
Carroll House
Certified Recovery House
Pete House
Certified Recovery House
Joey House
Sober living
Serenity House
Sober living House
Charlies House
Sober living House
Blevens Place
Sober living House
Our legacy
Damascus House is a nonprofit organization that has served Maryland’s recovery community for more than 40 years.
In that time, it has become a familiar name in local recovery circles. People still talk about their time here decades later, and many of the men walking in today were sent by someone who once walked in themselves.
About Damascus HouseMeet our staff
Recovery happens between people. These are the staff members who show up for our residents every day.
Alita
Executive Director
Todd
Program Director
Admissions
Jessica
Clinical Director
Sherard
Operations Manager
More than four decades. Countless stories of recovery.
For more than 40 years, Damascus House has been part of Maryland’s recovery community. Some of the people we meet today still remember walking through our doors decades ago.
When I left, I had the tools needed to stay clean.
“This place helped me change my life.”
Experiences vary from person to person. Testimonials do not guarantee results.
Call to speak privately with our team about residential and outpatient options, current availability, and what a first step could look like.
Damascus House is located at 4203 Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn, MD 21225, serving men from Brooklyn, Baltimore, Glen Burnie, and Anne Arundel County. For admissions call (410) 789-7446.
Private conversation, no pressure
(410) 789-7446