Homeless Veteran Services

The Mary E. Walker House
A Women Veterans' Transitional Residence located in Coatesville, PA

"To offer a safe environment where women Veterans can stay, living in harmony with others, while they endeavor to attain personal growth and enhance life skills, in order to re-establish themselves as members of a community and regain ownership of their lives."

Dr. Mary E. Walker served her country during the Civil War and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

She remains the only woman to have received this great honor.

At the Mary E. Walker House, we are dedicated to the women of our Nation's Armed Forces on their journey to finding a way home.

The Mary E. Walker House is a program of The Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that exclusively serves Veterans in need. The Mary E. Walker House is a thirty (30) bed transitional residence for women Veterans who have found themselves in difficult life situations and without a home.

Walker House is located in Pennsylvania on the grounds of the Coatesville VA Medical Center. Coatesville, PA is surrounded by the beautiful rolling countryside of Chester County. The Walker House staff strives to provide a comfortable, safe, and secure transitional setting, while maintaining an atmosphere that fosters respect, responsibility, and recovery. We are here to offer assistance and support the woman Veteran's efforts by creating an environment that will provide them:

• Empowerment
• Re-established connections to others
• Attainment of effective and healthy coping skills

• Medical and Mental Health Services as a VA Outpatient
• Recovery Setting
• "Seeking Safety" Pprogram
• Case Management
• Job Development
• Educational Opportunities
• Personal Budget Development
• Assistance with VA Benefits
• Linkages to Community Resources & Involvement
• Discharge Planning

• Homeless Woman Veteran
• Medically and Psychologically Stable
• Ability to Commit to Recovery & Treatment Program Model
• Capacity to Perform Activities of Independent Daily Living
• The Ability to Commit to Program Policy Compliance
• Be Referred by a VA Clinician

• An application is required for review before admission will be considered or granted. A VA Referring clinician may obtain an application by contacting The Mary E. Walker House. To learn more about the application process, please contact The Mary E. Walker House Program Coordinator. Applicants must give serious consideration to the commitment they will make by an admission to The Mary E. Walker House program. Motivation is vital to overall program success.
• It is here at the Mary E. Walker House that women Veterans are able to stay while they move in a new direction through a direct focus on addressing problems that may seem insurmountable. So many women Veterans have felt lost in the "system" or have chosen to hide in it. It is our staff's deepest hope that The Walker House can truly be a door to their "way home."