Women In Transition  

The ATHENA Program is the newest clinical endeavor of Tampa Crossroads, Inc. This 16 bed transitional housing program, located in Ybor City, now provides safe housing and treatment services specifically for female veterans who are homeless as a result of substance abuse and mental illness, PTSD, sexual abuse and trauma, physical disability, domestic violence, or due to a lack of transferable employment skills after discharge from the armed forces.

The ATHENA Program is the only transitional housing program within the State of Florida specifically designed to address the unique needs of homeless female veterans. Our 30 years of treatment experience working with homeless females with histories such as these has found that temporary housing within mixed gender emergency shelters or transitional housing programs is not optimal and has often resulted in further abuse, trauma, and worsening of their substance abuse and mental illness.

The ATHENA participants are provided safe housing for up to 24 months within the fully renovated and newly furnished ATHENA facility. During this time, these female veterans will participate in individual and group counseling weekly and learn the life skills they will need to support permanent, independent living and leave the life of homelessness behind them forever.

Additional groups offered at the ATHENA Program include marriage and family counseling, relationship groups, meditation groups, exercise activities, nutrition classes, parenting classes, budgeting classes, cooking classes, and appreciation of the arts classes.

For more information visit http://www.tampacrossroads.com/default.asp?url=programs/athena.htm or call (813) 238-8557  Ext. 401