Our Vision
Chrysalis provides a safe and loving environment for girls to grow, mature, and learn the skills they need to emerge as productive young women in their communities.
We are proud of our 94% program expense percentage. This means 94% of our total expenditures are directly related to our mission statement while the remaining 6% covers overhead and administrative expenses.
Our Impact
Chrysalis is a residential girl’s home that seeks to provide a safe, nurturing family environment to girls who are in need of therapeutic foster care between the ages of ten to eighteen. The program offers trained specialists to assist the girls in their journey back to physical and emotional health. Up to fourteen girls can reside at our facility at any given time, and the program has helped hundreds of girls since it was first opened in 1988. Most of the girls are from the Wiregrass area, but we receive referrals from all over the state of Alabama. Chrysalis is a nonprofit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
10+
Thousand Dollars Raised 2019
Thanks to our sponsors and Butterfly Fling guests, we raised over $10,000 in 2019 to help with home improvements and repairs.
30+
Years Serving Girls In Need of Support
Chrysalis opened its doors in 1988 and has been helping young girls since.
500+
Hundreds of children Impacted
Chrysalis has helped over 500 girls since its doors opened.
Our Programs
Chrysalis utilizes evidence-based treatment approaches, and Certified Trauma Therapists help clients develop the cognitive and behavioral skills required to become happy and healthy. This system is flexible enough to allow the development of individual plans of care, yet structured enough to define the parameters within which each girl is expected to function.
Services
Individual and group counceling
Training in basic living skills
Availability of behavioral specialists to work one-on-one
Psychological and psychiatric testing and evaluation
Weekly case staffing to review programs
Individualized treatment plans reviewed weekly and reevaluated every 90 days
Participation in Individualized Service Plans (ISP) with referring agency
Chrysalis contracts with the Alabama Department of Human Resources to provide care for girls in state custody.
June 2019
“My life could’ve looked much different today had I not been there (Chrysalis) then. They took me out of somewhere I couldn’t stay anymore and they treated me right. Even when I was hard to love. This was the light at the end of the tunnel.” -Nichole
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Our Team
Get Involved
You can support Chrysalis in many ways, through donations, participate in our annual Butterfly Fling, join the board or one of our volunteer committees, apply to work at our home, or if you have a skill or service that could help us in any way, you could donate your time.
Participate in our annual butterfly fling
The Butterfly Fling is held the last Sunday in April every year at Landmark Park from 2pm-4pm. Your participation and/or sponsorship helps!
Volunteer opportunities
Take the skills requirements and volunteer your time to help at our home or apply for a permanent position.
Make a Donation
You can make a donation here or mail your check to Chrysalis, A Home for Girls, 100 Westside Drive, Dothan, AL 36303