guthrie house vision

Empowering women to build positive futures

Guthrie women

Alice’s Story

Changing your life is not an easy thing to undertake and when you add a debilitating substance use disorder coupled by psychological trauma, ill health and a troubled past it make for an even more difficult task to accomplish. Alice is an Aboriginal woman who grew up in a community immersed with a history of… Read More »Alice’s Story

Lisa’s Story

Lisa is an Aboriginal woman who was 37 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she first contacted Guthrie House. Her four other children had been placed into out of home care three months prior and she was fearful that the same would happen to her newborn. Lisa admitted to needing help with issues around… Read More »Lisa’s Story

ABOUT US

Guthrie House Co-operative Incorporated is a not-for-profit transitional service for women, including women with babies in their full-time care. Guthrie House is the only service of its kind that supports women who have a history of alcohol and other drug abuse and current involvement in the criminal justice system. This can include release from a correctional centre on a community-based sentence such as a Parole Order, Probation Order, Drug Court Order or Intensive Correction Order.

Cultural Support

Guthrie House Co-operative Incorporated is a not-for-profit transitional service for women, including women with babies in their full-time care. Guthrie House is the only service of its kind that supports women who have a history of alcohol and other drug abuse and current involvement in the criminal justice system. This can include release from a correctional centre on a community-based sentence such as a Parole Order, Probation Order, Drug Court Order or Intensive Correction Order.

What we do

We provide a 3-month holistic residential program for women involved in the criminal justice system and their accompanying children, to successfully transition to the community

Key services

  • Drug and Alcohol Support and Education
  • Assistance to reach your goals
  • Learn new things
  • 24/7 Support and Connection