Birth & Growth of North County Serenity House
Six women devoted to saving the lives of female alcoholics founded North County Serenity House (NCSH) in 1966 with the opening of a home in Poway. In 1972 the program moved to a home in Escondido. A growing need for residential services led to the expansion of 27 beds at our flagship site.

Residential services expanded to drug abuse treatment as this need grew and as relations between drug & alcohol abuse were recognized. Serenity Too, a non-residential program, opened in 1990 to serve women who could not or did not need to access the residential program.

Since 1990 NCSH has grown tremendously, adding, 4 homes for women and children, a home for homeless women in the earliest phases of recovery, a 140-bed residential facility, 2 child development centers, a Learning Center, and administrative offices. In 2007, NCSH finished building Serenity Village, which helps meet the area’s need for affordable transitional housing through its 48 beds for women in recovery and their children.

Our Mission
“North County Serenity House is committed to providing behavioral health services in a safe, secure environment to women, children, and families through a multidisciplinary approach that improves and promotes health, fosters learning, embraces diversity, and enhances quality of life in our community.”