"I came from nothing and built a community": After years of healing, woman takes next step in sobriety.
Laurie Doxtator moves out of Green Bay-based Amanda's House, a sober living house for women. She's taking new perspectives and a support network with her.
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By Joe Timmerman, Wisconsin Watch
November 5, 2025
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Laurie Doxtator, a resident at Amanda's House, stands in the room that used to house the sanctuary when the building was a church, August 13, 2025 in Green Bay, Wis
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Joe Timmerman/Wisconsin Watch
Mandolin Foundation: A Safe Haven for Women in Recovery
In 2020, the Mandolin Foundation was founded by Paula Jolly as a tribute to her daughter, Amanda. What began as a vision for support has evolved into a critical resource for women and children facing substance abuse and mental health challenges. Under this umbrella, Amanda’s House opened its doors in March 2022, providing transitional living for women and their families seeking stability, recovery, and a fresh start.
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Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Amanda’s House fills a vital gap by offering one of the only sober living environments in the area that allows mothers to stay with their children. Many of the residents arrive with nowhere else to turn – coming out of incarceration, treatment programs, or unsafe home environments. Here, they find not only shelter but also life skills training, mentorship, and a supportive community to help them rebuild their lives.
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Three years and more than 10,000 lawyer calls after being charged, this Wisconsin mother still doesn't have a defense attorney.
Tracy Germait, right, who has been waiting more than two years for a public defender, laughs with her daughter, Isis, 11, after leading a Cocaine Anonymous meeting Aug. 12, 2025, at MannaFest Church in Green Bay, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)
Your Impact: 90 days after
Give Big Green Bay
We're thrilled to share some of the early impact your generosity during GIVE BIG has made possible:
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Assisted 2 women with early move in fees providing the key to assessing safe stable housing
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Refresh of shared spaces with "new to us" furniture, fresh paint, creating an updated look improving our residents home
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GIVE BIG FUNDS FUTURE INITIATIVES:
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Additional 5 new bedrooms
Adding a Bathroom & Kitchen upgrades to support a growing number of residents
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​We are grateful to be partnered with De Leers Construction for this renovation which will be executed in stages based on available funding.
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​Your generosity makes these improvements possible; if you support our mission and are able to help, please
Thank you,
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Paula Jolly, Executive Director Mandolin Foundation, Amanda's House
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Honoring her daughter, Amanda’s House founder seeks to break addiction’s cycle in Green Bay
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Paula Jolly’s program has been serving women who are healing from trauma, mental health and substance use disorder for 3 years
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Leading with heart
Inspiring Change and
Well-Being
March 2025
Conference for nonprofits attended by
Mandolin Foundation, Amanda's House
Executive Director, Paula Jolly
and Administrative Assistant, Alisha Ayres
Amanda's House
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Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin and Mandolin Foundation celebrate new beginnings for women and families with the gift of Amanda's House location
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Green Bay Press Gazette December 2023
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Inspired by her daughter's struggle, Green Bay Mother opens nonprofit rehab facility
WLUK Community Cares
Video
April 2024
Tour inside Amanda's House
A Mothers goal; the search for a new home
9-20-2023
Woman's treatment facility opens in Green Bay, inspired by co-founders late daugher.
A Mother's Goal
Search for a new home
