About
A Maryland nonprofit for men rebuilding, for over 40 years.
Damascus House exists for a straightforward reason: men in early recovery need somewhere steady to stand while the rest of life comes back together, and that kind of place should be within reach.
Affordable, compassionate care, close to home
Damascus House is a nonprofit organization that has served Maryland’s recovery community for more than 40 years. Across those decades, it has become part of the story of many individuals and families.
We serve adult men working through substance use disorders, most of them from the Baltimore area and Anne Arundel County. Some arrive straight from inpatient treatment. Some come after years of trying to manage it alone.
What we offer is not complicated: a stable place, a routine that holds, counseling and groups, daily 12-step connection, and people who expect something of you and stay in the room when it gets hard.
The work is quiet and it takes time. That is the point.
Where we are
Damascus House is located at 4203 Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn, MD 21225, in Brooklyn, within Anne Arundel County and just south of Baltimore City.
As reported by the public program profile, the location sits roughly four miles south of downtown Baltimore, about five miles south of the Inner Harbor, and around seven miles north of Glen Burnie.
What we hold to
- DignityEvery man is treated as a person, not a case or a diagnosis.
- AccountabilityExpectations are clear, and they are held with care rather than shame.
- ConsistencyThe same routine, the same standards, day after day.
- CommunityRecovery is shared work, and no one carries it alone here.
- Practical progressSmall, real steps toward work, housing, and independent living.
You do not have to figure out the next step alone.
Call to speak privately with our team about residential and outpatient options, current availability, and what a first step could look like.