1971 - Opened as High Hopes Recovery Center, a structured living and social detoxification program on Fairmont Street near downtown Dallas housing 17 women.
1974 - Evolved from a halfway house into a more specific recovery program including therapy and life skills training. Changed name to Nexus Inc., from the Greek word meaning "link." Agency resolved to become a woman's link to sobriety, independence, and dignity.
1990 - Relocated to 12-acre campus on La Prada Drive in east Dallas. Move allowed room to provide a full spectrum of services for females of all circumstances and ages. Nexus began allowing women to bring their young children into treatment with them. With this Nexus became one of the few drug treatment centers in the state that allowed children to accompany their mothers into treatment.
1991 - Opened a program for adolescent girls and expanded the adult women program to 40 beds.
1993 - Expanded services to include a program for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.
1996 - Began the Women's Auxiliary of Nexus to support and promote the interests of Nexus.
1997 - Opened an outpatient counseling center on Lemmon Avenue.
1999 - Built the Crystal Charity Children's Center to house the child development center and medical clinic.
2003 - Partnered with UT Southwestern Medical School to obtain a physician specializing in psychiatric issues involving addiction.
2004 - Became a licensed childcare provider by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
2005 - Chosen to participate in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network, a study that will ultimately improve the quality of drug abuse treatment throughout the country.
2006 - Became accredited by The Joint Commission, an accomplishment that is rare in nonprofit organizations and attests to our high standards for client care and safety.
In 2008 Nexus served 1,902 adult women in its residential program and 354 children who accompanied their mothers into treatment, 182 adolescent girls in a residential setting, and 1,273 outpatient clients.
Our mission is to serve as a link to sobriety, independence and dignity for low-income women and their families affected by addiction.
We inspire hope, offer respect, and honor the unique differences of female addicts.