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.

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 on the grounds of the Coatesville VA Medical Center. in the beautiful rolling countryside of Chester County in Coatesville, PA.

Walker House and its staff strive to provide a comfortable, safe, and secure life-setting, while fostering respect, responsibility, and recovery.

We are here to provide assistance and support the woman veteran’s efforts by creating an environment that will provide them:

With a full commitment from the woman veteran, this effort will take them down a path to a more secure and successful re-entry to the community.

Services

Access To:
• Medical and mental health services as a VA outpatient
• Recovery setting
• “Seeking Safety” program
• Case management
• Job development
• Educational opportunities
• Personal Budget development
• Assistance with VA benefits
• Linkages to community resources & involvement
• Discharge planning

Eligibility
• Homeless woman veteran
• Medically and psychologically stable
• Ability to commit to recovery & treatment program model
• Have capacity to perform activities of independent daily living
•Have the ability to commit to program policy compliance
• Be referred by a VA clinician

Application Process

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 formal 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.

It is here 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 deepest hope that Walker House can truly be the door to their way home.

Contact Information

For additional information on this program, please call us at:

The Mary E. Walker House
1400 Black Horse Hill Road
Coatesville, PA 19320
610-380-0704
FAX: 610-380 1124