Project Hope for the Homeless

The News-Herald ran an excellent article in today’s paper about the increasing need in Lake County, and how Project Hope is working to meet the need.

Read more here.

The Ridgecliff Foundation, which has provided instrumental support of the aftercare coordinator position since it began in 2007, has provided Project Hope with a grant that will continue their support in the coming year.

“We are very grateful to the trustees of the Ridgecliff Foundation for recognizing the connection between mental health, substance addiction and homelessness, and continuing to support our efforts for those guests working through those issues once they leave Project Hope,” said Executive Director Judy Burr. “Through the aftercare program, many individual adults and parents have been able to maintain the positive successes they achieved by improving their lives while at the shelter and continuing to progress once they have moved into their own housing situation. Our aftercare coordinator, Tonya Deering, does an outstanding job working with former shelter guests to help them meet social, physical and emotional needs that could become barriers to their success.”

As the temperatures rise, so does the risk of skin cancer, heat stroke dehydration and other heat-related illnesses among the adults and children experiencing homelessness in our county, who are outside during the day.

Help us keep them safe by making a donation of:
● Sunscreen
● Flip-flops (especially for men, but for all ages and sizes)
● Bandanas, so they can dip them into cool water and use to stay cool
● Hats to block the sun
● Sunglasses

Please don’t hesitate to call us at (440) 354-6417 to learn about more urgent needs we may have or to arrange a time to make a donation. Thank you for your support!

The Willoughby Advocacy group, from the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities, along with Deepwood’s Vocational Guidance Center, visited Project Hope and delivered $400, raised through their chili cook-off, and boxes of Wish List donations.

Thank you for your support! We feel very blessed to have met you, and thank you for your generosity!

Three Project Hope representatives, Executive Director Judy Burr and former shelter guests Ed Hotko and Tim Mummaw, spoke at the 8th Annual Report to the Community for the Coalition for Housing and Support Services in Lake County May 20, 2011.

View speeches by Ed Hotko and Timothy Mummaw here.

French Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Madison held a fundraiser for Project Hope that raised $775 to help support shelter operations. We appreciate their generosity and support – thank you for helping to restore hope and renew lives!

Project Hope for the Homeless would like to thank the members of the Western Reserve Junior Service League for recently funding two grants for the shelter: the first helped Project Hope purchase panic buttons to help shelter staff contact emergency resources when needed even faster than before; the second provided funds for Project Hope to purchase mattress covers for shelter beds.
We appreciate their continued support and dedication to the community through the grant program. Learn more about the Western Reserve Junior Service League here.

Please join us at 6:30 p.m. April 9 for our New Life fundraising dinner and auction, which will be held at St. Noel Banquet Center in Willoughby Hills. In addition to about 200 silent and live auction items, which include award-winning art, Walt Disney World tickets, a five-night stay at a private Walt Disney World resort, a private, catered dinner for 10 from Martorana Personal Caterers and more, you will hear first-hand experiences of how Project Hope is changing lives.

This year’s dinner is sponsored by Truline Industries, John and Noreen DeSantis, Fredon Corporation, The Sadar Group, French Chiropractic and Wellness Center and Habitat for Humanity of Lake County/ReStore.

Learn more about how you can attend, donate to or sponsor the event.

For more information, call (440) 354-6417 x105 or email development@projecthopeonline.org