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Residents Keep Their Cool With New Air Conditioning
RESIDENTS KEEP THEIR COOL WITH NEW AIR CONDITIONING For years the residents, staff and board of Joseph’s Home have longed for the day when all resident rooms and common areas would have air conditioning. On sweltering summer days, the indoor temperatures in many rooms can become uncomfortably high, which creates an unnecessary challenge for residents […]
Joseph’s Home Announces 2013 Benefit Luncheon
Cleveland, Ohio (May 17, 2013) – Joseph’s Home, the only Northeast Ohio organization with the sole mission of helping severely ill homeless men recover their health and stabilize their lives, will hold its signature annual fundraising event Thursday, June 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel Cleveland Downtown—Lakeside. Dick Russ, former WKYC and WJW […]
Mural Brings New Life to Joseph’s Home Entryway
When Hawken School students offered to paint a mural at Joseph’s Home, someone had to decide what they would paint. The students turned to the residents themselves. At a brainstorming meeting in early spring, the residents requested a floral theme. Thinking of themselves as seeds, they suggested that the flowers represent the growth and blossoming […]
2013 Feast of St. Joseph Celebration
FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH 2013 On Tuesday, March 19 over 50 supporters and friends of Joseph’s Home gathered at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center to celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph and to recognize over 450 generous organizations, foundations and individuals who supported Joseph’s Home financially in 2012. Father Neil Kookoothe of The Church of […]
Partner Profile: Hawken High School Student Recounts His “Little Miracle” at Joseph’s Home
Adapted from Jacob Dennis’ paper, “A Little Miracle.” Chilly December air greeted my face—but the cold wasn’t the reason I shivered as I carried my cello and music stand to the door of Joseph’s Home. The day before, Mr. W., a former Joseph’s Home resident, having learned that I play cello, had proposed that we […]
A Life Transformed: Taking Care of Business
When Mr. Pisciotti arrived at Joseph’s Home in August 2012, he didn’t expect much. He was in desperate need of surgery and had no income or resources. He was less than a year into recovery from a gambling addiction that had wreaked havoc on his life. In his situation, any alternative to sleeping on the […]
Joseph’s Home and Family Promise provides transitional housing, chance at a better life for the homeless: Holiday Spirit
First published on Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — John Hall was driven by crack and cocaine — so driven, he lost his wife, children and job.Hall, 51, of Cleveland, said the murder of his father, curiosity and the influences of the streets had led him to drugs. He said he hoped the drugs would take away […]