Recovery High School

Community Benefit

117 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701

The Phoenix Foundation is Maryland’s only recovery high school serving students affected by alcoholism and drug addiction.

The building was presented to the nonprofit by the Ausherman Family Foundation, who is leasing it to the school for $100 a month and provided $1,500 in funding to furnish and ensure the venue is compliant with all city and state accreditation requirements. Ausherman Properties has been instumental in assisting the school gain permits and bring up to code.

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The Phoenix Foundation of Maryland Recovery High School

Project Highlights

Historic Downtown Frederick property
Convenient to public transportation, the downtown Frederick arts district and other supportive nonprofit organizations
Three story building accommodates 20 to 40 students
Provides a learning environment for adolescents that is focused on academics, as well as recovery support for teens entering the recovery lifestyle
Tour of facility

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Marvin Ezra Ausherman, a native of Frederick County, received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Miami University of Ohio in 1974.

Marvin then joined his father in the family’s residential home building business. He eventually took the reins of the company until it was sold to Drees Homes in 2003. Marvin had a successful career as a second-generation residential home builder/developer, completing 30 communities and 5,000 homes over 40 years. For the past 15 years, Marvin has been a commercial developer/investor and devotes much of his time to the family’s philanthropic endeavors. He created the Ausherman Family Trust in 2000 and the Ausherman Family Foundation in 2006.

Marvin has and always will be involved in many Frederick County organizations and projects for the betterment of the Frederick community. He has served on the County’s Affordable Housing Council as chair and on the Boards of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation of Frederick County, YMCA of Frederick County, Federated Charities, Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, Frederick Health, Frederick Community College, and others. He is the founder of BlueRidge Bank, a local Frederick County community bank, and also a member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Frederick.