Press Release - Providence House Completes New East Campus Crisis Nursery
Press Release - Providence House Completes New East Campus Crisis Nursery
Members of the media are invited to join Providence House, local officials, and community supporters on Friday, October 13, 2023, at 11 am for an East Campus Crisis Nursery Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony celebrating the completion of our new Crisis Nursery in the Buckeye-Shaker Neighborhood.
Providence House, Ohio’s first Crisis Nursery, will become the nation’s largest residential Crisis Nursery with the opening of our new 20-bed Crisis Nursery in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker community. The new Crisis Nursery will allow us to serve nearly 250 additional children each year and is named Hope’s House in honor of our founder, Sister Hope Greener, CSJ, who opened Providence House in 1981.
Over the past 42 years, we have kept more than 14,000 children safe and their families together on our West Campus in Ohio City, and last year, 98% of the families who had a child stay with us reunited after successfully addressing the crisis situation that brought them to us! Together, our East and West Campus Crisis Nurseries will care for nearly 600 infants and children each year!
Our East Campus was constructed to address an alarming increase in the need for our Family Preservation Crisis Nursery services – as approximately 400 children are on our waitlist or go completely unserved each year due to a lack of space and resources. Nearly 70% of those children live in East Side neighborhoods, so we decided to “grow where the children are” and build our second home in a community more accessible to families and children who need us.
Our Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony will feature remarks from the following Providence House champions:
- Greg Rush, Senior Vice President and CFO of the Cleveland Browns and Chair of the Providence House Board of Directors
- Paul and Karen Dolan of the Cleveland Guardians, Co-Chairs of our Giving Hope for the PHuture Campaign for our East Campus
- Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne
- Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin
- Natalie A. Leek, Providence House President and CEO
The ceremony will also feature an Interfaith Blessing bestowed by our East Side neighbors, Rabbi Josh Jacobs of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation and Pastor Clarence Hall of Morning Star Baptist Church.
The Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony will be held in the parking lot of our new East Campus at 11801 Buckeye Road, Cleveland. You can enter the parking lot from East 119th Street. Limited parking will be available in the lot, but there is also street parking available as well as in an adjacent lot on East 118th Street.
*Please note – our Ribbon-Cutting ceremony is by invitation only, but we are also hosting a Community Open House on Friday, October 13, from 3 – 6 pm so the public can tour our new East Campus and learn more about our services for children and families. Media is welcome at both events.
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While we are incredibly grateful to be celebrating the completion of our East Campus Crisis Nursery, unfortunately, financial challenges are currently delaying our ability to begin welcoming children at our new East Campus Crisis Nursery.
Despite 42 years of proven success in our mission to keep kids safe and families together, we remain 80% privately funded and are often at the mercy of economic, environmental, and international conditions.
These challenges have been significantly amplified by the post-pandemic economy:
- Inflation and workforce pay demand have increased our costs by 24%
- Economic concerns are driving fundraising down across the nonprofit sector
- Our largest government funder has decreased by 60% over the past 4 years
- The crisis nursery state budget line was just reduced by $150,000
Given our current funding challenges, we are pausing recruitment and staffing for our new East Campus Crisis Nursery at this time in an effort to stabilize our funding levels for children and families in crisis at our West Campus. It is important to remind everyone that the funds we received through our Giving Hope for the PHuture Capital Campaign were restricted for construction and cannot be used for operating costs.
Providence House is committed to opening our new East Campus so we can address the increasing needs of children and families that prompted our expansion and will ramp up East Campus services in phases as soon as our funding levels recover.
To reach our goal of beginning services at our East Campus, we have launched an Urgent Need Appeal to help cover the recent cuts in our funding and are asking the community for support.
If we can raise $150,000 by Friday, October 20, an anonymous donor has agreed to match that amount dollar for dollar! Anyone interested in making a gift can visit our website, provhouse.org/urgent.
About Providence House
Providence House has helped keep more than 14,000 children safe and families together in the last 42 years, embracing them with support to enhance stability and strengthen communities.
We provide free, voluntary, 24/7 emergency shelter to children newborn through age 12 whose families are experiencing crisis situations such as homelessness, domestic violence, sobriety, mental health, or medical challenges. Our Family Preservation Crisis Nursery is a safe, licensed, homelike environment for children that gives parents and guardians peace of mind knowing their children remain in their custody and are receiving loving care.
While their children stay with us, parents and guardians engage with our Social Work Team to address the challenges they’re facing through counseling, parenting education, trauma services, case management, and connections to our more than 130 community partner agencies to provide support and build a strong foundation for their family’s future.
Our families come from nearly 30 zip codes across Greater Cleveland. The majority of families served are led by single moms of color. Last year, 20% of our families came to Providence House without any income, and nearly 100% met the ALICE threshold of earning non-living wages.
We also offer community-based services, including a Community Education and Resiliency Program and a Community Referral Program that provides essential need items to families through referrals from partner agencies.
Our West Campus is located in Ohio City, and our new East Campus is located in the Buckeye-Shaker Neighborhood.
CONTACT Kaitlyn Lionti, Providence House | kaitlyn@provhouse.org | 216.651.5892 ext. 141
Providence House Named Best Nonprofit in Cleveland Scene's 2021 Best of Cleveland
Providence House Named Best Nonprofit in Cleveland Scene's 2021 Best of Cleveland
Cavs Players Score with a Purpose to Help Raise Over $17,000 for Community Grants from the Cavaliers Community Foundation
Cavs Players Score with a Purpose to Help Raise Over $17,000 for Community Grants from the Cavaliers Community Foundation
Author: Cleveland Cavaliers
During the Cavs 2020-21 season, every dunk shot made by a Cavs player at a home or away game was a slam dunk for the community thanks to a partnership between the Cavaliers and Lexus who teamed up to introduce Dunks for Dollars. Every dunk earned a $50 donation from Lexus, and with a total of 341 dunks this past season, the Cavs players scored over $17,000 for the Cavaliers Community Foundation, which supports charitable organizations in Northeast Ohio.
The Cavaliers Community Foundation has a core focus and primary mission to support youth wellness and education in Northeast Ohio. This is activated by applying financial, human and promotional resources to address critical community needs.
In addition, courtesy of the Cavs and Lexus, for every 20 dunks throughout the season, a youth hoop was donated to Providence House and East End Neighborhood House in Cleveland. The youth hoops were delivered to each center by Cavs mascot Sir CC, the PowerHouse Dance Team, and Cavs Academy Youth Sports coaches who put on mini-clinics with the children as they enjoyed their new basketball youth hoops. The events finished with snack time and a group photo.
The Cavs and Lexus will continue Dunks for Dollars through the 2021-22 season, making every Cavs slam dunk a memorable highlight in the game and in the community.
Governor Signs Executive Orders Awarding Funds to Help Families, Reduce Poverty
Governor Signs Executive Orders Awarding Funds to Help Families, Reduce Poverty
Author: Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed two executive orders directing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program funding to initiatives that will provide support services to Ohio families.
The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives recommended the fiscal year 2022 awards help families and reduce poverty.
Cleveland Browns honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Cleveland Browns honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today, the Cleveland Browns honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man that stood for peace, equal, rights and freedom for all people. His lasting impact reminds us to educate, empower and inspire positive change off the field, by using our platform to address racism and tackle social justice in our communities. Through the Be the Solution initiative, the entire Browns organization remains committed to conversations and actions that move our community towards a more equal and just tomorrow.
Inspired by an email sent by the team’s EVP of Football Operations and General Manager Andrew Berry, the Browns Be the Solution initiative was launched in June 2020 in response to the tragic death of George Floyd. Ultimately, the email served as the inspiration for a call to action for all Browns fans to stand up for social justice.
Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
The Browns stand in solidarity with all the people within our country who are making the commitment, effort and sacrifice necessary to demand and work towards positive change for the Black community. The following are the areas where the organization will work to become an instrument for change:
- Education, Police Reform and Accountability
- Economic Advancement and Community Support
- Non-Partisan Voter Registration
- Education and Turn Out
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
You too can make a difference and inspire others through volunteerism. Start by finding something you believe in and want to support. The Browns partner with many organizations doing impactful work throughout Northeast Ohio, but there are so many others you can make a difference through in your schools, on college campuses, in the workplace or within your neighborhoods.
- Take the First and Ten pledge here and make the commitment to give 10 hours to help your community
- Check out our Be the Solution and First and Ten Community Partner organizations for ways you can get involved
- Follow us @BrownsGiveBack and use #BeTheSolution and #give10 to inspire others
Since its launch in 2014, the Browns First and Ten movement has inspired more than 2.75 million hours of volunteerism. Together, we can make a difference in our communities.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?”Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Matt Starkey
Be the Solution Organizations
- Bail Project, Inc. – A non-profit organization combatting mass incarceration.
- Black Voters Matter Fund – Its goal is to increase power in our communities through voter registration.
- Cleveland NAACP – Aims to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
- EDWINS – This restaurant gives formerly incarcerated adults a foundation in the culinary and hospitality industry.
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland – Secures justice and resolves fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services.
- Towards Employment – Its mission is to empower individuals to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through employment.
- Black Lives Matter / Black Lives Matter Cleveland – A global organization with the mission of eradicating white supremacy and building local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities.
- Campaign Zero & #8cantwait – Aims to end police violence in America.
- Diversity Center of Cleveland – Its mission is to eliminate bias, bigotry and racism.
- George Floyd Memorial Foundation, Inc. – Its mission is to eradicate systemic racism, eliminate police brutality, and to promote social justice and protect the civil rights of all people of color.
- Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) – Provides innovative social enterprise job-training, civic engagement strategies and safety net services for Northeast Ohio.
- Urban League of Greater Cleveland – Aims to provide equal opportunities for African Americans and other minority members through education, research, advocacy and provision of services.
First and Ten Community Partners
- American Cancer Society – Nationwide health organizations dedicated to eliminating cancer.
- American Red Cross – Humanitarian organization providing emergency assistance, disaster relief and disaster preparedness education.
- USA Football – This independent nonprofit is the official youth football development partner of the Cleveland Browns, the NFL and the league’s 31 other teams.
- USO of Northern Ohio – Strengthen America’s military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation.
- Providence House – A crisis nursery committed to child abuse prevention and family preservation in Cleveland.
- United Way – Strives to create a community where every child succeeds in school and every family and individual find financial stability and good health.
- Achievement Centers for Children – Empowers children and adults with disabilities and their families to achieve their greatest potential.
- Greater Cleveland Food Bank – Leads hunger relief efforts in Northeast Ohio, leveraging donations of food, funds and volunteer activity.
- The Centers for Families and Children – Creating life-changing solutions for people in Northeast Ohio so they can lead healthier and more successful lives.
- Greater Cleveland Sports Commission – Aims to measurably enhance the economy, image and quality of life in the Greater Cleveland community by attracting and creating significant sporting events and activities.
- American Heart Association – Aims to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Proforma Gives Back To Local Community With Holiday Fundraising
Proforma Gives Back To Local Community With Holiday Fundraising
December 23, 2020 // Franchising.com // CLEVELAND, OH – Participating in charity fundraisers during the holiday season has become a long-standing tradition with the Support Team Members at the Proforma Worldwide Support Centers in Cleveland, OH and Tampa, FL. Each year team members pull together to collect an abundance of donations for children and families in the local area and to help spread holiday cheer to local residents. This year the Cleveland Support Center donated over 700 items to Providence House of Cleveland. In addition, both Support Centers in Cleveland and Tampa identified local nursing homes to send holiday greeting cards and words of good cheer to residents who are shut-in and alone this holiday season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Support Team Members from Cleveland chose to support Providence House of Cleveland, Ohio’s first, and one of the nation’s longest operating, crisis nurseries in the US and Canada due to the growing demand for essential items for infants and children of the Greater Cleveland Community. Everyone involved had to get creative this year to ensure the requested items, and the subsequent donations, were collected in a manner that was safety conscious and socially distanced. In order to do so, members of the Providence House Team worked closely with representatives from the Proforma Support Center to establish an online donation site that would ship purchased items directly to the recipients in need.
“The amount of donations that we’ve received for the Providence House fundraiser has been amazing. It’s incredible to not only meet but exceed the goals we had set for this year. It is truly such a great feeling to be a part of something so special and I want to personally thank all of the employees who donated to the Providence House charity event this year,” said Vera Muzzillo, Chief Executive Officer for Proforma.
Donations included an abundance of requested toys, educational tools, clothing, arts and crafts and other valuable items. In addition, as one of the leaders in the Promotional and Printing Industry, Proforma also provided new fleece blankets and reusable cloth masks to the Providence House charity for distribution.
“It’s so wonderful to see our Support Center Team Members rally around and throughout the community, especially during these particularly trying times brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are so proud of our team and wish to thank everyone who donated this holiday season,” said Kathy Mayo, Proforma Director of Human Resources.
Nick Chubb voted Browns 2020 Ed Block Courage Award recipient
Nick Chubb voted Browns 2020 Ed Block Courage Award recipient
Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb has been selected by his teammates as the Browns’ 2020 Ed Block Courage Award recipient. The Ed Block Courage Award is given annually to a member of each of the 32 NFL teams who exemplifies the qualities of Ed Block, the former head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts, based on courage, compassion, commitment and community.
“This is a big honor. I want to thank my teammates for this award,” said Chubb. “I also want to thank the Browns athletic trainers and doctors for helping me get back on the field to do what I love.”
After finishing second in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,494 rushing yards, only 46 yards behind Titans RB Derrick Henry, Chubb ranked third in the league with 335 rushing yards (first AFC) and was tied for second with four rushing scores following Week 4, when he sustained an MCL injury during the team’s 49-38 win at Dallas. The Pro Bowl running back missed only four games while rehabbing and responded strongly when returning from injured reserve. After rejoining the active roster, Chubb recorded 464 rushing yards (116.0 yards per game) and three rushing TDs during his first four games, all of which resulted in Browns wins.
Chubb currently ranks third in the league in rushing yards per game (99.9) and first in yards per carry (6.0 avg.) among running backs. Despite missing four games, he stands fifth in NFL with 799 rushing yards (third AFC), tied for 10th with seven rushing scores (tied for fourth AFC) and first with 11 carries of 20-plus yards. Chubb has surpassed 100 rushing yards in five of his eight games this season, including a streak of three such contests immediately after recovering from the injury. The Browns are 12-4 overall when the Georgia native reaches the 100-yard mark.
Since being drafted by the Browns in the second round (No. 35 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Chubb has rushed for 3,289 yards with 23 TDs and added 63 catches for 502 yards with two scores. Last season, Chubb became the first Brown to register at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his first two seasons and earned his first career Pro Bowl accolade.
Chubb has also been active in Browns Give Back’s efforts in the Northeast Ohio community and the team’s commitment to education, youth football and the First and Ten volunteering movement. This past offseason, he teamed up with VKTRY Gear to provide 500 free pairs of insoles to frontline healthcare workers. Additionally, Chubb annually hosts youth football camps in Georgia in conjunction with Patriots RB Sony Michel, his close friend and college teammate.
Chubb will be recognized tonight during Providence House’s Annual Deck the House Benefit Auction, which will be hosted online this year. Browns alumnus T Joe Thomas and his wife, Annie, are serving as honorary co-chairs for the event. The program begins at 6 p.m. and can be viewed through provhouse.org/dth.
Providence House’s Deck the House and the 2020 Ed Block Courage Award presentation highlights Day 5 of Browns Give Back’s “10 Days of Giving.” Throughout the event Browns players, coaches and staff members will share unique stories about community initiatives and contributions as part of the team’s yearlong commitment to education, youth football, social justice and inspiring others to support their communities through the First and Ten volunteering movement.
In addition to the team’s First and Ten volunteering efforts, “10 Days of Giving” encompasses the Cleveland Browns Foundation’s “Stay in the Game! Keep Learning, Every Day” Network and Browns Youth Football. The “Stay in the Game!” Network is focused on promoting equal educational opportunities for all students and school districts in Ohio, as well as combatting chronic absenteeism, while Browns Youth Football remains devoted to assisting the development, safety and growth of youth and high school football throughout the state by helping inspire a love of the game.
Following “10 Days of Giving,” the Browns host the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium for Monday Night Football on Dec. 14. The team will highlight many significant initiatives as part of Browns Give Back’s “Season of Giving” during the game, including recognition of local community partners and individuals who have made a meaningful impact on Northeast Ohio and beyond this season and throughout 2020.
Providence House, the Cleveland Browns Courage House for Children since 1999, protects at-risk children and supports families through crisis, strengthening communities to end child abuse and neglect. For more information, visit www.provhouse.org.