Katherine’s and Rita’s Houses

July 19, 2024

Unhoused Women in Recovery:

If you are a single woman age 18 or older, are at least 30 days clean, and wish to live in an environment focused on recovery, Katherine’s and Rita’s Houses are transitional homes for unhoused adult women in recovery from substance use disorder. We offer structured family-style living designed to assist women to return to the community as their best selves. Residents may stay up to two years with the goal of developing a personal success plan. Please download this application and call our case manager Emily: 206-688-0094 between 10am-6pm Mon. - Fri.

Katherine’s and Rita’s Houses are transitional housing programs for unhoused, adult women in recovery from substance use disorder. We offer structured, family style living, designed to assist women to return to the community as their best selves. Residents may stay up to two years where they develop a personal success plan tailored to their individual needs. Our team consists of a full-time Program Manager, Case Manager, two Life Skills Coordinators, and On-Call staff who focus on creating a safe environment that nurtures each resident’s potential.

Mission Statement: Katherine’s House & and Rita’s House empowers women to stabilize and normalize through onsite case management, connections to resources, and by providing a safe home like refuge for women in recovery from substance use disorder and we strive to ensure women exit homelessness permanently.

Donations Needed!

Buy items from Amazon Wish List
Contribute immediately online.
Mail checks or cash directly to:

Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Attn: Katherine’s House & Rita’s House
100 23rd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144

Sponsor an improvement like yardwork projects, fencing, painting, expert plumbing needs,
Sponsor supplies for our therapeutic animal programing: Chicken layer pellets, Chicken scratch grains, bedding for the coup, grubs for treats. Please contact Program Manager Stephanie Obad Schmor for delivery location 253-508-2755.
Donate your time by volunteering at the houses.
Clothing donations are not needed at this time.

Help make our houses HOMES!

The women very much appreciate household items such as dish soap, sponges, new bed pillows, Kleenex tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, household cleaners, laundry pods, and dishwasher tabs. If you’d like to send items straight to us please check out our Amazon Wishlist.

Are you downsizing? Looking to Marie Kondo your house? We can help!

Rita’s House has no overhead lighting in the bedrooms, we welcome lamps in good working condition—desk lamps, floor lamps, table lamps, and decorative lamps.

When a resident moves out, a room assessment is done. Occasionally there is a need to replace mattresses, dressers, bed frames, desks, desk chairs, nightstands, and sometimes sofas, chairs, and loveseats. Donations of these items may be accepted depending on timing.

To help make the houses feel more like home, they also welcome decorations, throw pillows, wall art, knick-knacks, bulletin boards, and inspirational books.

To donate:
Text our volunteer, Nancy, at (425) 894-4864 to set up a time and day for her to pick up!