Ruth House

Ruth House Ruth House is a safe, nurturing recovery home for women. Recovery isn’t just possible- it’s powerful.

Through therapy, 12-step studies, life skills, and evidence-based practices, we help women heal, rebuild their lives, and rediscover their worth.

Over the last two years, we began noticing an alarming trend in our program. Of the 44 women who walked through our door...
04/23/2026

Over the last two years, we began noticing an alarming trend in our program. Of the 44 women who walked through our doors, 18 did not qualify for the funding that helps offset their program costs. That is 40 percent of our residents. We saw this and knew we had to step in and bridge the gap.

Through this scholarship fund, these women now have support during those critical first 3 months. That time allows them to get proper documentation, find employment, and begin saving for long term stability like license reinstatement fees, a vehicle, and housing deposits.

Thank you to Wabash Valley Community Foundation for not only stepping in to meet this need, but for believing in the growth happening inside our walls every single day.

*On a personal note, our Program Director Melanie did a phenomenal job delivering the acceptance speech for this grant award. We could not be more proud of her courage and willingness she brings to the table each and every day. We are blessed to call her ours.

We want to give a HUGE thank you to the Masters Classical School for sending over a few kiddos on their service day. The...
04/19/2026

We want to give a HUGE thank you to the Masters Classical School for sending over a few kiddos on their service day. They jumped right in cleaning out our flower beds and laying mulch, ensuring our yard is beautiful for the spring/summer.

Masters Classical School is more than education, although that is a major component. They also teach these children the importance of service, what truth is, critical thinking, and core beliefs all rooted in Christ. What a blessing to have them in our community.

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Our girl Becca bought a vehicle a month or so ago and unfortunately it was a bad one. It had some issues that weren’t ab...
04/17/2026

Our girl Becca bought a vehicle a month or so ago and unfortunately it was a bad one. It had some issues that weren’t able to be fixed. BUT she learned a quick lesson in “Life on Life’s terms”.

She processed and accepted the situation as it was, starting working in the solution (saving money) AND purchased another vehicle.

Patrice at Hand-Picked Cars has been the BIGGEST blessing to the ladies in our program. We are so thankful.

These are promises. To be able to walk through ups and downs with joy and hope.

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Our sister got herself a car!! 🚗 Woot woot! The promises in full swing. We get out what we put in. Proud of you, Audrey!...
04/16/2026

Our sister got herself a car!! 🚗

Woot woot! The promises in full swing.

We get out what we put in. Proud of you, Audrey! 🎉

Tonight we got out of the house and out of the norm and learned about equine therapy. Ms. Carrie Page shared about her h...
04/14/2026

Tonight we got out of the house and out of the norm and learned about equine therapy. Ms. Carrie Page shared about her horses and it hit us… we are not all that different.

She talked about her wild mustang. How it lived in the wilderness, was captured at 5 years old, and how what happened next depended on the trainer.

If a horse is trained through fear and force, it might fall in line but that fight or flight never leaves. It stays guarded, reactive, just trying to survive. But when a trainer shows patience, consistency, and understanding, that horse learns trust. It learns how to respond instead of react.

That is us.

Life shapes how we think and how we respond. Those are our thought patterns. For a lot of us, we lived in survival mode for a long time. Fight or flight. No in between and oftentimes, substance became how we coped.

BUT recovery is where we start to relearn.

We learn to pause. To check those thoughts. To respond differently. Just like leading a horse you do not yank and force it. You guide it. You give a little freedom, a couple feet of rope, while still holding structure.

Too tight and there is rebellion. Too loose and there is chaos. But with the right balance, something steady starts to form.

That is recovery.

We do not lose our spirit. We just finally learn how to live in it.

Thank you so much Carrie for sharing Poncho and Journey with us this evening. 🐴

Jonna and Josie 💖Last night 65 friends, family members, mentors, sponsors, and children paused, came together, and celeb...
04/10/2026

Jonna and Josie 💖

Last night 65 friends, family members, mentors, sponsors, and children paused, came together, and celebrated graduates #3 & #4 of this new season at Ruth House. These ladies have stuck and stayed while others have walked out the door. They have pushed through difficulties that could have easily been an out. They have pushed through and began to clean up the wreckage of their past. They have made the decision to let “Thy will be done.”

We have placed a community around them, handed them tools to put in their toolbox, and shown them what consistency looks like. This is not the end- it’s truly the beginning of the rest of their life.

We now become family for life, serving as home base for our graduates. A safe haven when life is great and when life is hard.

✨ Josie, may you always keep that smile, walk with your head held high, and stay close to the ones who have walked this path with you. 

✨ Jonna, may the fire within your soul continue to burn. May your desire to grow never stop. May you continue to be the bright light you’ve shown yourself to be.

And may you both remember recovery is a journey, not a destination. We are so proud of you.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

We want to thank our Local Coordinating Council and Partners for a Drug Free Sullivan County for partnering with Ruth Ho...
04/08/2026

We want to thank our Local Coordinating Council and Partners for a Drug Free Sullivan County for partnering with Ruth House.

Because of this support, our Cooking Life Skills Program continues to make a real impact. Our women plan meals, shop from the pantry first, create grocery lists, and cook dinner together each night. These are skills many come in without, but leave here confident in.

This is about more than food. It is about learning how to provide, plan, and build a stable future.

Since November with this grant, we’ve able to purchase $2,000 worth of meat from Krocs Butcher Shop.

So far during this grant period:
• 11 women currently
• 18 women served
• 125 home cooked meals provided

We are incredibly grateful for this partnership and the investment in the women we serve.

Shoutout to Kroc’s. They are always extremely helpful in making sure we get what need at a great price!

Sisterhood. Memories. Relationships. Service. The girls took last night to go help our soon to be graduates deep clean t...
04/08/2026

Sisterhood. Memories. Relationships. Service.

The girls took last night to go help our soon to be graduates deep clean their new place. 🧼 We like to say we become family for life and THIS is how we show up for one another. This is more than sober living, more than rehab. This is connection. This is serving one another. Showing the next girl, you are not alone. Come jump in our pocket, and let us show you.

Proud of all my girls.

Happy Easter from our RH family to yours. May you know Him and make Him known. ✝️
04/05/2026

Happy Easter from our RH family to yours. May you know Him and make Him known. ✝️

Step by step. Our new utility room coming alive! We will have 2 stackable washer/dryer combos to accommodate the growing...
04/02/2026

Step by step. Our new utility room coming alive! We will have 2 stackable washer/dryer combos to accommodate the growing house count and to keep laundry flowing smoothly.

Broad Meadow Consulting has gone above and beyond in explaining the next steps, prioritizing phases, and getting things done while still allowing day to day operates to continue.

It’s pretty incredible to watch!

One more post for the day. I know, it’s been a lot of celebration at the house today! 🎉Darian - 7 monthsCarly- 9Becca- 1...
04/02/2026

One more post for the day. I know, it’s been a lot of celebration at the house today! 🎉

Darian - 7 months
Carly- 9
Becca- 18

Becca will be stepping up as House Monitor 1 after Jonna graduates next week. Carly will be House Monitor 2.

We are so proud of these ladies. It’s more than just being sober. It’s connecting with God, it’s being of service to others, it’s digging deep and taking a look at self, it’s cleaning up the wreckage of our past.

Congrats ladies. May you always let your light so shine ✨

We just have a lot to celebrate today! Our Carly celebrated 9 months on Saturday! Keep growin’, sis. 🌱
04/01/2026

We just have a lot to celebrate today!

Our Carly celebrated 9 months on Saturday! Keep growin’, sis. 🌱

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128 South Crowder Street
Sullivan, IN
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