Pillars of Grace — A Healing Home logo: four pillars inside a floral wreath beneath a rising sun
Five women standing together in a sunlit garden, a heavy chain broken and lying open on the ground at their feet

Imagine what we can do when we join hands.

When people across our communities, across this country, and around the world choose to stand together, even the smallest act of generosity becomes part of something much larger. A contribution, a prayer, an introduction, a shared message, or an offered hour can help give a woman the stable ground she needs to heal, rebuild, and grow strong.

That strength does not stop with her. When a woman has a stronger foundation beneath her, she can reach back for someone else’s hand—lifting her, guiding her, and reminding her that a better life is possible. This is how hope travels: one person steadied, then another.

There will be moments when someone who is struggling cannot carry her own hope. In those moments, we can hold it for her. By joining forces, we can use our strength to give strength, turn small contributions into lasting change, help save lives, and build a circle of support wide enough to reach far beyond one home. Together, we can help people rise—and become strong enough to help others rise with them.

Planned opening: late 2027 / early 2028

A women-only supportive sober home in Minnesota

A safe place to rebuild after treatment.

Pillars of Grace Healing Home will give residents four months of structure, sisterhood, and practical support—so recovery has somewhere steady to take root.

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Supportive housing—not treatment or clinical care.

Pillars of Grace emblem with four flowering pillars and a sunrise
Four foundations. One healing home. A new beginning.
Portrait of Angela Martini, founder of Pillars of Grace Healing Home

About the Founder

Angela Martini

Angela is a woman in long-term recovery, a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRS), and the founder of Pillars of Grace Healing Home.

Our Founding Board

Our Board of Directors — Trained & Ready

Every member of our founding board has completed formal training for their role — and passed a final examination — before ever casting a vote.

Angela Dustine Martini

President & Founder

Completed the Pillars of Grace Founder Training — all 12 modules of the founder curriculum — and passed the final examination (43 of 48) on October 3, 2026.

Certificate of Completion awarded to Angela Dustine Martini for completing the Pillars of Grace Founder Training, 12 modules, with a final examination score of 43 of 48, dated October 3, 2026
Certificate of Completion — Pillars of Grace Founder Training. Tap the certificate to view it full size.

Shelia Lockler

Treasurer

Completed the Pillars of Grace Board Member Training, Treasurer Track — six modules — and passed the final examination with a perfect score (24 of 24) on October 3, 2026.

Certificate of Completion awarded to Shelia Lockler for completing the Pillars of Grace Board Member Training, Treasurer Track, six modules, with a perfect final examination score of 24 of 24, dated October 3, 2026
Certificate of Completion — Board Member Training, Treasurer Track. Tap the certificate to view it full size.

Sharice McMorris

Secretary

Completed the Pillars of Grace Board Member Training, Secretary & Recovery Program Track — six modules — and passed the final examination with a perfect score (24 of 24) on October 3, 2026.

Certificate of Completion awarded to Sharice McMorris for completing the Pillars of Grace Board Member Training, Secretary and Recovery Program Track, six modules, with a perfect final examination score of 24 of 24, dated October 3, 2026
Certificate of Completion — Board Member Training, Secretary & Recovery Program Track. Tap the certificate to view it full size.

Four months.
Four foundations.

Each resident follows her own four-month journey while sharing the home’s weekly rhythm. Women can arrive at different times and still move forward together.

01

Physical · Restore the Body

Sleep, movement, nutrition, cooking, and medical and dental care. The body is stabilized first, because healing needs a strong foundation.

02

Mental · Renew the Mind

Thought patterns, coping skills, journaling, life skills, and goals. Residents strengthen the thinking that guides everyday choices.

03

Emotional · Heal the Heart

Therapy, healing groups, meditation, boundaries, grief work, and forgiveness—the deeper heart work, done safely.

04

Spiritual · Awaken & Launch

Purpose, faith in each resident’s own way, gratitude, and service—plus a launch plan for housing, aftercare, and life beyond the home.

A real home with a steady rhythm.

Life at Pillars of Grace Healing Home will be structured without feeling institutional. Every resident arrives after completing treatment; this is the next step—a place to practice recovery in everyday life.

The program is Christian-inspired, with an optional faith path. No church attendance or religious belief is required, and every resident’s path is respected. Grace is not grace if it comes with conditions.

MorningQuiet time, breakfast, and chores
Pillar blockWorkbook circle, nutrition class, or movement workshop
AfternoonMovement, one-on-one peer support with a CPRS, and personal tasks
EveningRecovery meeting, reflection, and wind-down
WeekendsGroup walk, house meeting, grocery trip, free time, and visits

The Grace Journey

Sixteen weekly life-skills workshops build month by month through the four pillars.

Month 1 · Physical: Rebuild the Body

  1. Loving the Woman in the Mirror
  2. Healthy Body, Steady Mind
  3. Healing from Harm
  4. Daily Rhythms That Heal

Month 2 · Mental: Rebuild the Mind

  1. Rewriting Your Story
  2. Boundaries That Protect Your Peace
  3. Money Without Fear
  4. Thinking Clearly, Choosing Wisely

Month 3 · Emotional: Rebuild the Heart

  1. Love That Lifts You
  2. Parenting with Grace
  3. Feelings Are Messengers
  4. Forgiveness and Letting Go

Month 4 · Spiritual: Rebuild the Spirit & Launch

  1. Finding Your Purpose
  2. Work That Works for You
  3. Your Next Chapter
  4. Walking in Your Calling

The program closes with graduation, a farewell circle, and a take-home Keep Going Guide.

Built for the women who need a safe next step.

Pillars of Grace Healing Home is being planned for Washington County and the Twin Cities east metro, where women’s recovery-housing options remain limited.

Who the home is for

  • Adult women rebuilding after addiction treatment
  • Women without a safe or sober home to return to
  • Women ready for structure, community, and forward motion

What residents leave with

  • Stable housing secured
  • Income, education, or benefits in motion
  • A named support network
  • A written plan for relapse risk and life’s unexpected turns
Pillars of Grace emblem with four flowering pillars and a sunrise

The vision

“Create a safe, healing place where people can rebuild the foundations they need to move forward and live well.”

Pillars of Grace Healing Home will start small, with a long-term vision of growing into supportive homes for women, men, and mothers with children. Each home will center the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual foundations that help residents build stable ground.

Phase one: buy a five-bedroom house in the Washington County area, with a target opening in late 2027 or early 2028. The layout is set: three bedrooms shared by two women each — six residents — one bedroom as the fitness and exercise room, and one as the office and staff space.

Four pillars. Stable ground. New life.

Why I Do This Work — From the Founder's Heart

Angela's founding philosophy, in her own words — the belief Pillars of Grace Healing Home is built on.

“It has to come from your heart. It has to be sincere, and genuine, and your passion.”
— Angela Martini, Founder

I've been thinking about the work I do, and the work I plan to do. It's nice to get compliments and recognition for a project, or for something I've put together to make things better. But to truly help people — to be genuine, and sincere, and a real help — it can't be because you want praise, or recognition, or awards, or prizes, or anything like that.

It has to come from your heart. It has to be sincere, and genuine, and your passion. And that's what will make a program work, I think — if it's truly from your soul. When every part of you wants to help others, and see them succeed, and see them do well, and help build them up. That's what matters.

If you're going to start an organization — a nonprofit organization, an organization that's meant to help better people's lives — it has to be based on that.

— Angela Martini, Founder, Pillars of Grace Healing Home

What the first home may take.

The current plan is to buy a five-bedroom house in Washington County: three bedrooms shared by two women each (six residents), one bedroom as the fitness and exercise room, and one as the office and staff space, with shared living and dining space, a group room, and laundry. A purchase and renovation budget will be published here once a property is chosen and real quotes are in hand.

Costs pending property-specific quotes.
The budget will cover the home’s purchase price, renovation and safety work, furnishings and equipment, the company vehicle, insurance, and a six-month startup operating reserve. Real figures — from an actual property and actual bids — will replace this note as soon as they exist.

Angela's books

Angela's story — and the heart behind Pillars of Grace — in her own words.

Now live on Amazon · 2nd Edition

Unyielding Grace

Unyielding Grace is Angela Martini's faith-based story of survival, recovery, and rebuilding — the lived experience that led her to found Pillars of Grace Healing Home for women rebuilding after addiction treatment.

Paperback $24.95 · Also available with Kindle Unlimited · 228 pages · Published September 22, 2026

If the book encourages you, please share the link below with someone who needs hope — a friend, a church, a recovery group, or anyone walking through a hard season.

Coming next: Rebuilding the Pillars — Angela's spiritual guided companion book, written for people of any belief system. Its Amazon link will be added here as soon as it is live.

Read the plan in detail.

Open the documents behind the vision, the four-month program, and the weekly workshop series. Each PDF opens in a new tab.

Unyielding Grace — 2nd Edition on Amazon

Angela's faith-based book. Paperback $24.95 and on Kindle Unlimited. Direct link: amazon.com/dp/B0HLVLHDY7

Founder’s Vision

A one-page statement of purpose and long-term hope.

Full Program Guide

16 pages covering the four pillars, daily life, intake, graduation, and support.

How It Works

A two-page overview for partners, supporters, and community conversations.

The Grace Journey

The complete 16-workshop outline, organized by month and pillar.

16 Weekly Workshops

The full breakdown of all 16 life-skills workshops — four per pillar, one for each week of the program.

Help turn the vision into a front door.

Pillars of Grace Healing Home is in the process of establishing nonprofit status. Our founding board, program, partnerships, funding plan, and first home are being developed now.

  • Pray for the residents who will one day walk through the door
  • Share the vision with someone who believes in second chances
  • Partner as a church, recovery organization, counselor, funder, employer, property professional, or community member

The Pillars of Grace fundraiser is now live. Every gift helps move the first home closer to opening its doors.

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