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The 11th Step House is a non-profit corporation, (501C3) dedicated to the process of helping women who want to recover from the disease of alcohol and/or drugs addiction.

Linda Steward, Director has been participating in the sober living arena with a high success rate for the past 20 years. She is a charter Member of the Orange County, Sober Living Coalition. She holds her CSAC 1 certificate in drug and alcohol counseling. Linda’s greatest desire is to see women come through the house and be successful in living sober.

Mercedes Ziegler, Asst. Director has been on Staff for over 5 years. She successfully completed the NAB Leadership Training, devoted 2 years to Bible study at the Walter Hoving Home in Pasadena, California. And is equally committed to the 12 Step recovery process.

Our Mission . . .
• To provide a safe, alcohol and drug free environment for women. • To help sober and clean women transition from the sober living home to “real life” as productive members of Society. • To help women apply the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in their daily lives. • To teach living and relationship skills. Our Vision For Women Who Come To Our Home We see women in the process of recovering from dependencies from the things that crippled them, such as the abuse of alcohol and drugs.   We see these women living in community while growing in godly character as they work the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with passionate perseverance.  We can see them developing new healthy ways of resolving conflict and solving their problems in an atmosphere of loving communication.  We see them praying for their own needs and the needs of others.  We can see them developing self-control and becoming more disciplined as they seek a higher power and listen to the feedback and interaction with others.  We see women speaking the truth in love while refraining from gossip and slander.  We see them going out in the community and searching for jobs with confidence and security. We see them going back to school to improve their education.  We desire women to walk in freedom from dependencies while sharing their program with others.  We coach these women to develop new identities and believe themselves to be precious children of a higher power.
		Taken in 2005 at the first ever fundraiser launched by the 11th Step House at the home of Sandy Vetter, one of our board members, in Laguna Beach.

This is what wakes us up in the morning, and is what we
dedicate our lives to: a completely new way of looking at life, at a higher power and at others.