Bishop Gooden Home

Bishop Gooden Home, our first and oldest house, was built in 1894. This grand three-story house has been renovated and expanded to include a large dining room and kitchen. Some say that conversations on the expansive front porch are among the highlights of their experience. Up to 19 Residential Treatment clients can reside here.

For 44 years we were known as Bishop Gooden Home. As the program has expanded, including two additional facilities and several levels of care, the decision was made in 2006 to change the name to The Gooden Center. Bishop Gooden Home houses clients in BASIC Residential Treatment.

Certainly, Bishop Gooden Home located at 191 North El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, is the flagship house of The Gooden Center. With a capacity for 19 residents, the house is also the center of the Gooden Center community. Residents may be joined at meals in the main dining room by alumni or residents from one of the sober living houses. Built in 1894, Bishop Gooden Home is historically significant. All material used to construct the house arrived by wagon. In the last decade the building has undergone major renovation and expansion. The craftsman style wide front porch is where the community gathers to share experience, strength and hope with the new clients. Conversations on the front porch, many say, are among the high points of their treatment experience.