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Right now, pregnant women and mothers in Idaho who are struggling with substance use have nowhere to turn that truly meets their needs. The need has never been more urgent. Between March 2021 and 2024, the number of women placed on Idaho’s prenatal substance-use registry increased from 1,955 to 2,843 — a 45% increase. At the same time, a recent state maternal mortality report confirmed that 2 of the 6 maternal deaths reviewed had illicit substances in the mother’s system at autopsy, with at least one mother having a documented extensive history of substance use disorder. These are not just statistics — they are mothers, babies, and families who deserve a chance to heal.

Be Part of the Solution

At Change House, we are building something different: a safe, supportive residential substance abuse treatment program where pregnant women and mothers can recover with their children, not separated from them. According to Idaho Department of Corrections data, 56% of women incarcerated for drug-related offenses reported having children under 18, showing how deeply addiction impacts families and the next generation. Without family-centered treatment, the cycle continues.

How Funds Will Be Used

We are ready to launch this life-changing program, but we cannot open our doors without your help. Our first and most urgent need is to secure a building — a place that will become a home for hope, healing, and new beginnings.

Your tax-deductible donation will directly support the startup of this program by helping us:

Secure and prepare a safe, welcoming facility
Furnish family living spaces and therapy rooms
Launch evidence-based treatment, parenting, and family support services

With your support we can turn an empty building into a place where recovery happens, children are nurtured, and families are rebuilt.

Our Motivation

“When I was 19 years old, I gave birth to my daughter, and she was born tox positive. Because of that, she was taken from me right there at the hospital. Walking out without my baby was the most devastating moment of my life.

But eight days later, something incredible happened — I was given a second chance. I was allowed to enter inpatient treatment with my daughter. That opportunity saved my life.

For four months I lived in treatment, learning how to stay sober, how to heal, and how to become the mother my daughter deserved.

That one opportunity changed the entire trajectory of my life.

Today I live a life in recovery, and I’m forever grateful that someone believed a struggling young mom deserved another chance.

So many mothers never get that chance. They are separated from their babies and left to fight addiction alone.

That’s why I am so passionate about creating spaces where moms can recover with their children — because recovery doesn’t just save one life, it saves entire families.

My story is proof that when you support a mother, you change generations.”

“In 2010, a young mom of three made one of the hardest and bravest decisions of her life—she went to treatment with her children.

At the time, life felt uncertain. Addiction had taken a toll, and the future seemed unclear. But she refused to give up on herself or her kids. By entering treatment together, she chose healing, stability, and a new path forward for her family.

Recovery wasn’t easy, but she stayed committed. One day at a time, she rebuilt her life. She found steady work, created a safe home, and showed her children what resilience and perseverance look like.

Today, she has been sober for over a decade. Her children have grown up watching their mom fight for a better life—and because of that, the cycle of addiction in their family has been broken.

Her story is proof that when mothers are given the chance to recover with their children, entire generations can change.

Recovery is possible. Families can heal. And hope is stronger than addiction.”

Brady B.

“When I was 9 years old I lost my mom. For years I watched her pain suffocate her, using drugs, alcohol, and self harm to cope. The memories of visiting her in treatment often overshadow the memories of her happy.

Fast forward ten years, I found myself pregnant when I was just seven months sober. I was alone and had just finished my outpatient treatment program. I had a choice, repeat my childhood or build something new.

In between those ten years my dad had remarried and both him and my step mom struggled with addiction, leading me to find comfort in drugs and drowning in my mental health. I was in treatment more than in school many years. I used to often look back and wish I was dealt a different hand, given more resources, or that my parents would have gotten help so they could have helped me.

During my first pregnancy I decided to stop being the victim and be the person my son needed me to be, the person I know my mom wanted to be.

Now seven years later, living life in recovery and working in the recovery field I see changes still need to be made. Founding Change House was the first step to make it happen. I had a mom that loved me but no support. Change House is for mothers and their children in need of that support. Change House is for my mom.”

Jada York

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