Joseph & Mary’s Home Board Chair Michael Spangler, along with this year’s Perseverance in Hope Keynote Speaker Bobby Watts – who is the National Health Care for the Homeless Council CEO – appeared on Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas on Thursday, October 30. Read this story to find out how you can view the recording of the discussion they had with host Stephanie Haney.
Joseph & Mary’s Home will be featured on Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas with Host Stephanie Haney on Thursday, October 30 at 9 AM ET! Listen in to hear from Michael Spangler, Board Chair of Joseph & Mary’s Home and Bobby Watts, CEO of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council. You can tune in live on the Sound of Ideas Website; The Ohio Channel; or WKSU 89.7 FM. A recording will be available later wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube.
On Friday, September 26, Joseph & Mary’s Home welcomed Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne for a meeting with leaders, board members and staff from Joseph & Mary’s Home, Sisters of Charity Health System and the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. Executive Ronayne was able to see the new Joseph’s Home space for the first time. He heard from several key team members about the impact Joseph & Mary’s Home is making.
Internships are beneficial to both interns and the organizations that host them. This was certainly true this summer at Joseph & Mary’s Home. Savanna Kerr, a junior at John Carroll University, interned through JCU’s Summer in the City program. Coordinated by JCU’s Center for Service-Learning and Social Action, Savanna’s internship had her at Joseph & Mary’s Home full time for 10 weeks. Savanna – who is a political science major on the pre-law track – shared her thoughts about the positive and educational experience.
Executive Director Beth Graham, who has successfully led Joseph & Mary’s Home since January 2020, is stepping down from her position to take a new role outside of Joseph & Mary’s Home and the Sisters of Charity Health System. Her last day will be Monday, August 11. The search has commenced for Joseph & Mary’s Home’s next executive director. Beth will remain in an active leadership role until her August 11 departure, and she has been instrumental in offering succession planning ideas.
St. Augustine once said, “What you want to ignite in others must first burn in yourself.” The Joseph’s Home Blessing on July 23 made it clear that a fire is ablaze with the desire to support medical respite care in Northeast Ohio. Thank you to all who provide residents with a sense of hope for a brighter tomorrow! Photos from the Joseph’s Home Blessing are now available, with the majority viewable on Facebook.
Bishop Michael G. Woost, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, led the blessing at the new Joseph’s Home on Wednesday, July 23. The Diocese of Cleveland featured a story about the blessing on their website and in their weekly enewsletter. Visit this story to read the full write-up. Joseph & Mary’s Home will share more photos from the blessing next week, including those that offer a sneak peek at the new home for healing. Male residents will begin moving into Joseph’s Home in August, after furniture is installed.
Executive Director Beth Graham was recently featured in a video produced by the Community West Foundation. In the message, she shares more about the benefits of the medical respite model, as well as the strong partnership between the Community West Foundation and Joseph & Mary’s Home. Her video can be viewed here.
Jewel Greene joined the Joseph & Mary’s Home community in September 2022 as a resident support associate. She continues serving in that capacity today, working the overnight shifts on Monday and Tuesday nights. Her primary role? “To be there and to listen,” said Jewel.
The recent issue of The Journey, the biannual newsletter of Joseph & Mary’s Home, features a cover article about Dennis, a Marine veteran who came to Joseph & Mary’s Home after facing both cancer and housing loss. The newsletter also features the 2024 Outcomes Report, the 2024 Donor Roll, an update on the Joseph’s Home Relocation Project construction, a donor spotlight on Jim and Bonnie Gwin, a staff spotlight on Resident Support Associate Jewel Greene, news updates, and more.
