Providence House

For nearly 43 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 2023-2024, 876 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, 238 children were admitted into our care and provided with 3,874 days of care (220 children were served through our traditional services and 18 were served through our emergency placement program in partnership with the division of children and family services). Additionally, families from throughout the greater cleveland area participated in our family preservation services during their child's stay which included 696 parent visits, 290 referrals for additional services, 952 case management contact hours, 194 parent support sessions and 213 bus passes to help with accessing services. Through our unique, multi-generational crisis nursery model, 99% of children were reunited with their parent or guardian and 98% of families were fully engaged in recommended visitation, case management, and support sessions. In addition, 84 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 518 families working with partner agencies to distribute more than 671 basic need items with our community referral program. 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.