Providence House Inc

PROVIDENCE HOUSE, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1981 TO PROVIDE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR CHILDREN IN GREATER CLEVELAND WHOSE FAMILIES WERE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS.TODAY, WE OPERATE FIVE DISTINCT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT AT-RISK CHILDREN, NEWBORN THROUGH 12-YEARS-OLD, BY PROVIDING FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGH CRISIS BY CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES, CULTIVATING NURTURING PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBILITY, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY ADVOCATING FOR UNDERSERVED FAMILIES AND DEMONSTRATING THE LASTING IMPACT OF PREVENTION.

FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, PROVIDENCE HOUSE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH PROVEN PROTECTION AND SUPPORT SO THEY CAN REUNITE SAFER, STRONGER, AND WITH MORE STABILITY. ON OUR 30 BED CAMPUS (20 BEDS IN OUR CRISIS NURSERY AND 10 BEDS IN OUR PEDIATRIC CRISIS NURSERY), CHILDREN, AGED NEWBORN THROUGH TWELVE, FIND SAFETY AND COMFORT IN A HOME-LIKE SETTING WHILE WE COORDINATE AND CONNECT FAMILIES TO PARTNER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO STABILIZE THEIR CRISES, IMPROVE PARENTING SKILLS, AND PRESERVE THE FAMILY OR FIND ALTERNATIVE LONG-TERM CARE FOR CHILDREN. IN RECENT YEARS, PROVIDENCE HOUSE HAS EXPANDED THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE CHILDREN STAYING IN OUR CAMPUS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021, 654 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WERE SERVED BETWEEN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. FAMILIES TURN TO PROVIDENCE HOUSE WHEN THEY ARE EXPERIENCING CRISES THAT MAY PUT THEIR CHILDREN AT RISK OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO RECEIVE CRITICAL SUPPORT DURING THEIR TIME OF NEED. LAST YEAR IN OUR CRISIS NURSERIES, 174 CHILDREN WERE ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE AND PROVIDED WITH 2,677 DAYS OF CARE (160 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL SERVICES AND 14 WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES). THROUGH OUR UNIQUE, MULTI-GENERATIONAL CRISIS NURSERY MODEL, 100% OF CHILDREN WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND 96% OF FAMILIES WERE FULLY ENGAGED IN RECOMMENDED VISITATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, 41 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN OUR VOLUNTARY TWELVE MONTH AFTERCARE PROGRAM, INCLUDING WEEKLY GROUP PARENT EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. LAST YEAR WE REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 312 FAMILIES WORKING WITH PARTNER AGENCIES WITH 908 BASIC NEED ITEMS WITH OUR COMMUNITY REFERRAL PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RESILIENCY PROGRAM, 43 FAMILIES RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, GROUP PARENT EDUCATION AND TRAUMA SERVICES DELIVERED ON LOCATION AT PARTNER AGENCIES TO PREVENT OR DEESCALATE CRISIS.PROVIDENCE HOUSE IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS FROM FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS, AND CHARGES NO FEES FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO FAMILIES.