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Beach House, Inc., dba Leading Families Home, is a 501(c)3 charity based in Toledo, Ohio.
We support long-term independence by providing emergency family shelter, effective housing, economic and behavioral health stabilization, education, and employment services.
197
Households served in 2022
221
Children served in 2022
92%
2022 Participant satisfaction
OUR MISSION
Helping families achieve independence and economic stability by providing life-changing resources, including mental wellness, education, employment services, and safe, affordable, sustainable housing.
We guide families from homelessness to housing and economic stability through trauma-informed case management, behavioral health, education, and employment services. Hope is found when you enter our doors.
Leading Families Home is a 501(c)3 charity based in Toledo, Ohio. We provide resources to support homeless families as they transition to permanent housing.
OUR VISION
Building a community in which everyone has the resources to live sustainably.
Leading Families Home is part of the Continuum of Care in Lucas county.
Helping people regain independence and economic stability through education and employment has been the core work of our organization.
OUR HISTORY
Beach House Family Shelter began in 1921 when Mrs. Helen (Beach) Jones, wife of the former mayor Samuel "Golden Rule" Jones, recognized the need to establish a shelter for unprotected women and children. Prior to that time, homeless women were offered shelter in the Lagrange Street Jail. Women from several organizations assisted Mrs. Jones in establishing Beach House Family Shelter.
The first shelter was located at 547 Erie Street. The first floor of the shelter was for "wayward" girls and the second floor was the refuge for homeless women and children. The shelter was named in honor of the mother of Mrs. Jones, Harriet Beach, who was an advocate and ally of social justice. Beach House Family Shelter was managed and governed by a Board of Directors known as the "Women's Protective Association."
Beach House Family Shelter received tax-exempt status in 1942, and received a charter from the State of Ohio as a nonprofit corporation in 1963. The name, "Women's Protective Association" was changed to "Beach House, Inc."
In 1982, the program began to include emergency family shelter and services for intact families, including fathers, and single-parent fathers with children.
With the changing needs of our community, Beach House Family Shelter has expanded its role in providing housing and economic stability through trauma-informed behavioral health, education, employment, therapy, case management, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment resources, and aftercare services to the homeless in the greater Toledo area.
In June 2023, Beach House Ashland, LFH's second emergency family shelter, was opened. This facility is able to offer shelter to up to 75 individuals.
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