Sometimes miracles do happen. That’s what one of our Participants said after working with Leading Families Home to reunite her family and find permanent housing.
Our Participant, Jen, and her husband, Lee, were referred to Leading Families Home from Family House, an emergency shelter in Toledo. …
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Meet Drew Masse, board member at Leading Families Home.
My name is Drew Masse, and I’m a board member at Leading Families Home. The way I got started in all this is that I became a board member of an organization called FOCUS in Toledo. What …
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Meet Alyssa Banks, Peer Support Specialist at Leading Families Home. She works at Beach House Family Shelter with our kids through groups and programs to help them learn about emotions, exploring art, and becoming healthy, happy adults.
Hi, my name is Alyssa Banks. I’m a Peer …
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Meet Peter & Valerie Garforth, long-time supporters of Leading Families Home.
Valerie: I’m Valerie Garforth, and this is my husband Peter.
Peter: I don’t speak.
Valerie: He can speak when spoken to.
How Did You Become Involved in Leading Families Home?
Well, it goes back a long way, to I think …
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Meet Ruth Ann Petroff, the HR Manager at Leading Families Home. In this interview, she shares how she came to our organization, her thoughts on what makes our organization unique, and why a person should donate to our cause.
I’m Ruth Ann Petroff. I am the …
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Meet Lisa Banks, Interim Executive Director for Leading Families Home. In this interview, Lisa shares her thoughts on the mission of our organization, how lives are transformed through our programs, and what your donation means to Leading Families Home.
My name is Lisa Banks, and I …
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At Leading Families Home, we believe in creating stability for our Shelter Participants in order to help them maintain permanent housing once they’ve transitioned from homelessness.
We do this in a number of ways, including financial education, case management support, and housing.
Homeless
When our Participants first come …
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Experiencing homelessness is devastating.
Those who come to our emergency shelter do so for a variety of reasons, such as fleeing domestic abuse, a disability, loss of income, the incarceration of a partner, and substance use disorders.
Although living at Beach House Family Shelter is better than …
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It’s an unfortunate negative – and false – perception that most homeless people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Most are not.
But some do struggle with addiction, and they deserve the same respect and support as everyone else.
Meet Bryant and Bianca, a couple referred to …
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Need emergency shelter in Toledo, Ohio? We’re here to help! To enter a shelter, please start by calling 2-1-1, which is the entry point for all shelters in Toledo’s Continuum of Care (CoC), run by the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board (TLCHB). Once you connect …
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