Sometimes the brave men and women who assume the responsibility of serving in our nation’s military return to few opportunities in civilian life. Their challenges may include finding housing, employment, financial hardships, and the transition from a military lifestyle to one with much less structure. FrontLine Service’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) provides these individuals and their families with the support they need to overcome these challenges.
Read MoreCharles had all but lost hope. He wanted a chance to change his life, to be a husband and father, and to leave the lifestyle that had led to serving time in prison. He had spent 7 years in prison for drug trafficking and weapons charges.
After serving his time, Charles was sent to the Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) for six months to transition back into the community. He felt lost, unsure of what to do. It was there that Charles met Tracy Callahan, a mediator from FrontLine Service’s Cleveland Mediation Center program.
Read MoreImagine coming from a series of broken homes, left emotionally and psychologically scarred from your childhood, abandoned by your family, jumping from foster home to foster home. In such an unforgiving world, you turn to drugs as your only escape as you enter into adulthood with no home, no income, and no support from family.
When you find out that you are going to be a parent, you know you would do anything for your child to save him from the life you have lived. That was the situation Cindy found herself in before finding FrontLine Service’s Bridges to Housing program.
Read MoreFrom the outside, Safe Haven appears to be just another house in the neighborhood. But for those who have experienced homelessness for years while struggling with severe and persistent mental illness, Safe Haven is a refuge. A refuge for people like Gregory.
Gregory is one of the people who live at Safe Haven’s family-like environment with experienced, 24-hour staff. Because of this unique program, Gregory was able to have a second chance at living a happier and more independent life.
Read MoreBeyond the cityscape of skyscrapers is a green park, an oasis for those seeking respite from concrete and blacktopped roads. There, on a bench near a bus stop, a woman rested. This space was her home. She was a familiar face in the neighborhood, the locals treated her with kindness. They knew her only as “Lisa.”
Like every other day, she sat on the bench adorned in sunglasses, her wavy locks of grey and white hair flowing out from under her two hats, one stacked on top of the other. She wore various layers of shirts and pants which she kept on year-round, no matter the season. And that late summer afternoon wasn’t any different until someone came to join her.
Read MoreMichelle is a single mother, caring for her 10 year old son, Jaden, and her infant daughter in the peacefulness of their new home. She hasn’t missed a day of work in years, doing her best to provide them with everything that they need. She loves them deeply. She knows that as they grow older they will likely learn the full extent of her sacrifices and the courage that it took for her to drastically change the environment in which they live.
Only a few short years ago, Michelle lived with the father of her children in a home filled with abuse and hateful words. Over the years there would be occasions that the neighbors could not ignore, his verbal abuse and physical violence toward Michelle would escalate and a call would go out to the police.
Read MoreFrontLine’s Mobile Crisis Team is available 24/7 to anyone in Cuyahoga County who is in crisis or contemplating suicide. That is how Janice found us. Janice’s 28-year-old daughter, Maria, was homeless for 60 days in the previous year. While in crisis, Maria had given up her apartment for the streets, and Janice had no idea how to find or help her. Her daughter simply notified the landlord and started sleeping in her car on the street. Then she just disappeared.
Janice called the only resource she knew who could help: FrontLine Service’s Mobile Crisis Team.
Read MoreMelanie, like many young adults who age out of foster care, was homeless when she first encountered FrontLine. Our team helped her find an apartment, manage her mental health, regain custody of her child and maintain stable employment and housing.
Read MoreJohn was a military veteran ineligible for any veteran services. After six years of refusing help from various programs, FrontLine’s PATH team was able to build a trusting relationship with John. Today, he’s enjoying his new apartment and receiving the support he needs.
Read MoreAfter an abusive father figure was sent to jail, Sam and his mother were left without a support system. With FrontLine’s help, they were able to work through this traumatic incident and come out of it stronger together.
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