Providence House Inc

Providence House is a Family Preservation Crisis Nursery that has helped keep more than 15,000 kids safe and families together across Northeast Ohio since 1981, embracing them with support to enhance stability that strengthens communities.

We provide free, voluntary, 24/7 emergency shelter to children newborn through age 12 whose families are experiencing crises such as homelessness, domestic violence, sobriety, mental health, or medical challenges. Our Crisis Nursery is a safe, licensed, homelike environment that gives parents and guardians peace of mind, knowing their children remain in their custody and receive loving care despite their temporary separation.

While their children stay with us, parents and guardians engage with our Social Work Team to address the challenges they’re facing through Family Preservation Services including individualized counseling, parenting education, trauma services, case management, and connections to our more than 130 community partner agencies to provide support and build a strong foundation for their family’s future.

In the last five years, 99% of our families have stayed together after engaging with our services!

Our West Campus is in Ohio City, and our new East Campus is in the Buckeye-Shaker Neighborhood. We’ll be opening our new East Campus in the next few months!