Last night Front Steps Housing & Services (formerly Transitional Housing Inc.) held its first Home for All Ball since 2019. Front Steps provides permanent supportive housing & essential services needed to regain their independence. frontstepsservices.org #HousingFirst @FrontCle 
Front Steps Housing & Services was founded in 1986 as Transitional Housing Inc. (THI). It was one of the first transitional #housing programs in the country designed to serve #homeless & disabled women.
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Four sisters from the Congregation of St. Joseph purchased an old Econo Lodge motel on West 25th Street & renovated it. The building was transformed into a 60-unit residence. Transitional Housing Inc. (THI) opened its doors to residents in January 1986.
From inception to 2010, THI served more than 3,000 #homeless women & children, with a 98% success rate of clients moving into permanent #housing. In 2010, THI began retooling its delivery model to permanent supportive housing.
The restructuring was a direct result of the Homeless Emergency Assistance & Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH Act), which was signed into law in 2009. It was also in response to the changing landscape of the local Cleveland/Cuyahoga County #homeless continuum of care.
The HEARTH Act focuses on providing a permanent solution to end the cycle of #homelessness. In 2011, THI had fully embraced the national best practice of the Housing First model. The nonprofit converted 10 of its 60 transitional housing units into permanent supportive #housing.
The 10 permanent supportive #housing units served chronically #homeless disabled women. #THI established a collaborative relationship with Emerald Development Economic Network (#EDEN) to provide rental subsidies for those units. edeninc.org @FrontCle @eden_CLE
Transitional Housing Inc. (#THI) began a strategic planning process in 2013 to further respond to changes in the local #homeless community & shifts in government funding. I was a THI Board member at the time, so I participated in the process.
#THI converted its 50 remaining transitional housing units to permanent supportive housing. All 60 units serve individuals & families in Cuyahoga County, who are living with a mental illness &/or economically disadvantaged.
In 2014, Transitional Housing Inc. was renamed Front Steps Housing & Services to align with the scope of services provided to residents & the local community. “Front Steps” is a symbolic reference to home & represents the starting place for new beginnings. frontstepsservices.org/blog/2015/6/11…
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