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You belong here

From where you are, to where you're going.

Chrysalis Women's Outreach walks alongside women in recovery and rebuilding — with mental health support, community, practical skills, and a clear path to a fresh start.

1200+
Women supported
35+
Weekly group sessions
48
Partner organizations
100%
Free & confidential
How we help

Three pillars, one journey

Rehabilitation, mental wellbeing, and practical assistance — braided together, because real recovery touches every part of life.

Rehabilitation & recovery

Peer-led recovery groups, sober-living referrals, and one-on-one advocacy that meets you at any stage — no judgment, no pressure.

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Mental health & mindfulness

Processing groups, trauma-informed counseling referrals, and weekly breathing & mindfulness classes to steady the mind.

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Practical assistance

Legal aid referrals, budgeting workshops, and small-business seminars that turn a fresh start into a firm foundation.

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Community projects

Healing happens in community

You were never meant to do this alone. Our community projects create spaces to be known, to contribute, and to grow — from shared meals to neighborhood gardens to mentorship circles.

  • Butterfly Garden project — a volunteer-run green space and outdoor group room.
  • Warm Table community meals, twice weekly, childcare included.
  • Sister-to-Sister mentorship pairing new members with graduates.
  • Skill-share swaps where members teach what they know.

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Getting started

Reaching out is the first flight

No paperwork marathon, no cost, no wrong door. Here's what happens when you connect with us.

Say hello

Call, message, or drop by. Tell us as much or as little as feels right.

Meet your advocate

You're matched with one person who listens and helps you map next steps.

Find your path

Join the groups, classes, and referrals that fit your goals — at your pace.

Programs & groups

Places to heal, to breathe, and to belong. Every program is free, confidential, and welcoming to women at any stage of their journey.

Rehabilitation & recovery

Recovery, met with respect

Whether you're on day one or year five, our recovery support is peer-led, trauma-informed, and free of judgment.

Weekly group

New Wings recovery circle

An open peer-support group for women navigating substance recovery. Drop in any Monday & Thursday evening — no commitment required.

1:1 advocacy

Personal recovery advocate

A single dedicated advocate helps you find treatment, sober living, and the practical support that keeps recovery possible.

Referral network

Treatment & sober-living referrals

Warm hand-offs to vetted detox, outpatient, and transitional-housing partners — with someone checking in along the way.

Mental health

Processing groups

Held, guided spaces to make sense of what you've carried — grief, trauma, transition, and everything between.

Facilitated

Trauma processing group

A closed 8-week group led by a licensed facilitator, using trauma-informed practices to process and release.

Open group

Grief & loss circle

A gentle, ongoing space for women moving through loss of any kind, meeting every other week.

Peer support

Anxiety & overwhelm group

Practical, shared strategies for the days that feel like too much — plus referrals to counseling partners.

Breathing & mindfulness

Learning to breathe again

Our mindfulness classes teach simple, portable tools — breathwork, grounding, gentle movement — that you can carry into any hard moment. No experience needed, mats provided.

  • Morning Breath — 30-minute guided breathing, Tuesdays & Fridays at 8am.
  • Stillpoint — a beginner mindfulness & meditation series, 6 weeks.
  • Gentle Flow — trauma-sensitive movement, no prior yoga needed.
  • Reset Room — a quiet drop-in space open during all center hours.

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Community projects

Built together, for each other

Recovery sticks when there's a community to come home to. These member-run projects are where connection grows.

Butterfly Garden

A volunteer-tended green space and outdoor group room, where members grow food, flowers, and confidence side by side.

Warm Table meals

Free community dinners twice a week with childcare on site — because no one should have to choose between support and supper.

Sister-to-Sister mentorship

Program graduates mentor newer members one-on-one — a hand to hold from someone who's walked the road.

Skill-share swaps

Members teach what they know — sewing, resume writing, coding, cooking — trading skills and rebuilding a sense of expertise.

Resources & classes

Practical help for the parts of a fresh start that money and paperwork touch — legal aid, budgeting, and building something of your own.

Legal aid

Legal help you can actually afford

We refer members to legal aid offices offering low-income and income-driven assistance. An advocate can help you gather documents and prepare for your first appointment.

Riverside Legal Aid Society

Family law, protective orders, and housing — free for households under 200% of the poverty line.

Sliding scale
Walk-in Weds

Hearthstone Housing Rights Clinic

Eviction defense, tenant rights, and benefits appeals on an income-driven fee scale.

Income-based
By appointment

New Start Family Law Collective

Custody, divorce, and name-change support for survivors, with fees waived for qualifying clients.

Fees often waived
Free consult

Community Immigration Justice Line

Low-cost immigration counsel, work-authorization help, and VAWA self-petition support.

Low-cost
Multilingual
Budgeting & financial skills

Money, made less scary

Judgment-free classes that build real confidence with money — from a first bank account to a full household budget.

4-week class

Budgeting from Zero

Build a working monthly budget from wherever you are today, with printable worksheets and one-on-one check-ins.

Workshop

Credit & debt basics

Understand credit reports, rebuild a score, and make a realistic plan for tackling debt without shame.

Drop-in

Banking & benefits help

Open a first account, set up direct deposit, and make sure you're receiving every benefit you qualify for.

Small business & enterprise

Turn a skill into a livelihood

Many of the women we serve already have a talent worth paying for. Our small-business track helps you shape it into something sustainable — legally, financially, and confidently.

  • Idea to Plan — a 6-week course that ends with a one-page business plan.
  • Licenses & the legal basics — registering, taxes, and staying compliant.
  • Micro-grant & lending circle — small startup funds and peer lending.
  • Mentor match — paired with a local woman business owner.

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Seminars & workshops

One-day sessions for the best start

Free, no-registration-needed seminars on the practical skills that open doors. Come to one or come to all.

Resume & interview lab

Build a resume, practice interviews, and leave with a plan for your next application.

First Tuesdays
10am–1pm

Know your rights at work

Wages, breaks, harassment, and what to do when something isn't right on the job.

Third Thursdays
6pm–8pm

Digital skills starter

Email, online forms, and job portals — hands-on, at a comfortable pace, laptops provided.

Second Saturdays
11am–2pm

Housing & benefits navigation

Understand waitlists, applications, and the programs you may already qualify for.

Last Wednesdays
1pm–3pm

The chrysalis is where change happens

We took our name from the quiet, hidden place where a caterpillar becomes something new. Transformation isn't loud — it's tender, protected, and deserving of support.

Our mission

Every woman deserves a safe place to begin again

Chrysalis Women's Outreach exists to make sure that recovery, healing, and opportunity aren't reserved for those who can afford them. We meet women where they are — in crisis or in transition — and walk with them toward stability, dignity, and self-determination.

We don't do this to anyone. We do it alongside them, guided by the women we serve and the ones who've come through before.

What guides us

  • Dignity first. Every person is treated as the expert on their own life.
  • No wrong door. However you arrive, you're welcome and you belong.
  • Always free. Cost is never a barrier to support.
  • Confidential. Your story is yours to share, or not.
  • Community-led. Our members shape our programs.
Our story

From a single support group to a network

It started around a kitchen table

A handful of women meeting weekly to keep each other steady — no funding, just showing up.

The circle grew

Word spread. Volunteers added mindfulness classes, then budgeting help, then legal referrals.

A center of our own

Community partners helped open a welcoming space with group rooms, a garden, and childcare.

Today

A full network of programs, partners, and graduates who now mentor the next woman through.

Reach out — we're glad you did

There's no wrong reason to contact us and no cost, ever. Tell us what you need, and an advocate will take it from there.

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