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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Category: Beach House Family Shelter
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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This June, July, and August 2020 were great months for Beach House Family Shelter, located in Toledo, Ohio. We want to give thanks for the amazing donors who so generously gave to our Participants.
CATFEST 2020 (June 7th)
In honor of the life of Catherine “Cat” Lambert, …
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The Kids Feelings Expression Group is a new program offered through Leading Families Home’s Steps to Health department. It is taught to children ages 4 to 18, who reside at Beach House Family Shelter and in our housing programs.
Why
The purpose of this group is to …
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Diamond
Meet Diamond, a 27 year old mother of two young children, who dropped out of high school before graduating. She came to Beach House Family Shelter with several challenges, including a poor credit score and little income, which made it difficult for her to find …
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Homelessness doesn’t just happen to people; sometimes it can take months or years for a family to move through a set of circumstances that brings them to homelessness.
Such is the case for Tana, a 32 year old single mother of three, who came to Beach …
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Meet LuCynthia Jones, Steps to Home Housing Director for Leading Families Home. In this 15-minute interview, LuCynthia shares information about her role as Housing Director, the latest updates in her department, and important certifications her team is working to achieve.
My name is LuCynthia Jones, Steps …
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