About Gaudenzia
Serving about 20,000 individuals annually, Gaudenzia operates 151 drug and alcohol treatment programs for men and women in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Services include specialty programs for pregnant and parenting mothers, adolescents, and people suffering from co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse.
Gaudenzia continues to improve and expand our services, helping individuals, families and communities overcome the ravages of addiction.
For additional questions or inquiries, please contact us.
Gaudenzia Inc.
Corporate Headquarters:
106 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19401
Main Office:
(610) 239-9600
Payroll and Community Affairs:
(484) 497-9220
In Philadelphia:
1306 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 238-2150
In Lancaster:
208 East King Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 286-9088
In Schuylkill County:
1 South 2nd Street
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-6485
In Pittsburgh:
House of the Crossroads Center
P.O. Box 2548
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 709-6918
In Delaware:
604 W. 10th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 737-4100
In Maryland:
3643 Woodland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 367-5501
Gaudenzia DRC:
3200 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19129
(215) 991-9700
Gaudenzia Erie:
414 West 5th Street
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 459-4775
Assessment and detoxification services are offered at the following locations. In the case of an emergency, please dial 911.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Gaudenzia at Lower Bucks
501 Bath Road
Bristol, PA 19007
(267) 405-6530
Central Pennsylvania
Common Ground
2835 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 238-5553
Erie, Pennsylvania
Crossroads
414 West 5th Street
Erie, PA 16507
(814) 459-4775
Baltimore, Maryland
Gaudenzia Park Heights
4615 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(443) 423-1500
Today, 23 million Americans are addicted to alcohol or drugs, but only 10% actually enter into an appropriate treatment program.
Gaudenzia is here to help you receive the best treatment possible for your individual needs. Whether you attend a residential or outpatient treatment program, or you enter into one of our recovery-oriented housing options, Gaudenzia will work with you to ensure that you are placed into the best level of care.
Our specially-trained Referral Development team will work closely with you during the admission process to ensure that you are offered the treatment you need.
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services
A leader in the addiction treatment and recovery services field since 1968, Gaudenzia offers programs to best serve the needs of our diverse and ever-changing client population.
Adult Residential Services
Short, intermediate and long term substance abuse and mental health services are available for adults, women with children, homeless individuals, and HIV symptomatic substance abusers.
Outpatient Services
Traditional counseling is provided in outpatient settings including Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Partial Hospitalization, and diversified prevention programs.
Adolescent Services
For teens seeking recovery from chemical dependency, Gaudenzia offers both residential and outpatient programs.
Mental Health Residential Services
Specialized services to treat individuals whose chemical dependency co-occurs with mental disorders.
Prison Services
Specialized programs for individuals involved in the criminal justice system including services for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.
Transitional and Permanent Housing
Gaudenzia operates affordable, drug-free housing to help clients stabilize their recovery following treatment.
To find the program best suited for your treatment needs, please visit our Get Help Now section.
Gaudenzia Workforce Academy
Gaudenzia continues to be in the forefront of employee development and entry level job opportunities to replenish our ever changing human service workforce.
Gaudenzia Center for Higher Education grew out of an ever pressing need to replace the pool of entry level human services workers in the fields of substance abuse, mental health and criminal justice services. The center currently has a working relationship with the following institutions of higher learning:
Alvernia University
Baltimore City Community College
Central Penn College
Community College of Philadelphia
Drexel University
Lincoln University
Temple University
Widener University
For more information regarding Gaudenzia Center for Higher Education opportunities, please contact Vernon Hunt at (610) 239-9600 Ext. 1031 or vhunt@gaudenzia.org.
Gaudenzia Training Institute provides roughly 228 training offerings to over 3000 human service and behavioral health professionals on a yearly bases. We continue to train our staff on how to take online CEU seminars. We currently are providing an array of trainings for both Gaudenzia Crossroads in Erie, PA and Gaudenzia RAP in Washington DC.
View the full 2017 training catalog here!
Gaudenzia Relias Learning Program offers training curriculums that correlate with each employee’s position. Each curriculum contains mondules of topics that are of the behavioral health, administrative and personnel subject matters.
The courses are accredited by various organizations and can be completed on any device with high speed internet access. The courses include pre and post tests, learning modules and learner evaluations. For more information please contact Vernon Hunt at (610) 239-9600 Ext. 1031 or vhunt@gaudenzia.org.
Gaudenzia Peer Leadership Program is a twelve month job development program which entails eighteen weeks of training three days a week, a six week internship at a designated Gaudenzia program four days a week for six hours, followed by a six month on-the-job training experience. The goal of the program is to prepare individuals to attain self-sufficiency through employment as House Managers with a potential career path within Gaudenzia. Participants must be referred by a Gaudenzia Division Director and have one year of sobriety by the completion of the program. Participants are then eligible to sit for the (PCB) Certified Recovery Specialist Examination and Servsafe Certification upon successful completion of the program. Peer Leadership Programs are scheduled in four areas for the 2017 – 2018 fiscal year.
Gaudenzia Project Entry: A ten week skills development program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of current House Managers. The program has successfully trained 12 cohorts across the organization, six in the Eastern Region, two in the Central Region, two in the Chesapeake Region and two in Erie. Upon successful completion trainees are eligible to sit for the (PCB) Certified Recovery Specialist Examination and Servsafe Certification.
Upon successful completion of the Project Entry and Peer Leadership Programs, we continue to work closely with the trainees to provide the mentoring and referrals sources necessary for entrance into higher education institutions.